Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Through reflecting on and articulating aspects of my Christian life and discipleship — my hopes and fears , my successes and failures — with someone who will help me look for the Spirit 's direction , my private world becomes shared , I can make more sense of my pilgrimage and continue in it supported . |
| 2 | ‘ And I want some of you to help me look for the others . |
| 3 | It is they , too , who lend him/her money for the journey and help him/her look for a job in the urban environment . |
| 4 | These changes gave museums the right to retain what they earned , to privatise some of their services such as restaurants , publishing etc , and also gave them responsibility for the maintenance of their buildings . |
| 5 | A source of particular vulnerability for the agencies is that in its reorganization of the water industry the 1973 Water Act gives them responsibility for the management of the great majority of sewage treatment works , which in many areas are themselves significant — often principal — sources of pollution . |
| 6 | He said : it gives me hope for the future of the planet that people can work for a solution to poverty and problems and can enjoy life at the same time . |
| 7 | Was there a secret reason that made them hanker for a new life in a new world ? |
| 8 | If Dad was alive he 'd give me money for the bike like a shot . |
| 9 | This gave them sympathy for the victims of the slave trade and slavery and , as the abolitionist John Bowring stressed , formed a strong bond of union between them . |
| 10 | He would refuse them permission for a play . |
| 11 | Swindle was too crude , for if the plan worked , no one would lose a penny ; all that would have happened was that a few banks would inadvertently have lent them money for an undefined period . |
| 12 | Do n't let the them ring for a bit . |
| 13 | And it 's been on my heart for a long time to save . |
| 14 | I 'd welcome it too — get him out of my hair for a bit . ’ |
| 15 | IWISH to express my support for the ambulance men and women . |
| 16 | Sir , — I would like to make known my support for the devolution of Scotland . |
| 17 | And that we actually op adopted a b a modern sensible er , reasonable attitude towards all living creatures and that we do today vote to ban fox hunting it is anachronistic as I said earlier , it is not necessary it actually causes harm , not only does it cause harm to foxes , but at least in one case , which is sufficient for me to continue my support for the ban damage to the people in my area . |
| 18 | If you do close then it will pretty conclusively solve my dilemma about whether or not I could have afforded to tap 50 quid out of my grant for a subscription next term . |
| 19 | I failed to get my case for a share of his property and savings heard because I was told the courts do n't recognise a common-law wife . |
| 20 | My case for a ‘ gender-aware ’ re-evaluation of the arts curriculum ( including teacher skills , expectations and modelling as well as the physical facilities and option offerings of curriculum areas ) rests on the preceding four criteria and the evidence presented in justification of each one . |
| 21 | The intensive care time was the most distressing , though my admiration for the nursing staff was boundless , and so was my gratitude to the surgeon who quite literally saved Michael 's life . |
| 22 | He told them , ‘ Everyone had a codename in those days and , because of my admiration for the Irish struggle for Independence , I chose ‘ Michael ’ , a name I called myself after Michael Collins . ’ |
| 23 | I yield to no one in my admiration for the great Iron Duke himself , but my favourite general of the Napoleonic wars was General Kutuzov . |
| 24 | As for my right hon. Friend 's personal position , may I express my admiration for the frank and manly way in which he has offered his resignation ? |
| 25 | I am giving up my throne for the woman I loathe |
| 26 | I would be on my bike for the rest of my life , stuck on the stopping train to nowhere . |
| 27 | I groped around with my foot for the table-leg and pressed down hard until the spasm gradually subsided . |
| 28 | I can tell the hon. Gentleman with the full authority of my office and my responsibility for the programme that if one cuts £6 billion from the defence budget no defence job in the country will be safe . |
| 29 | At night , I hold my excuse for a pillow , and think about your face and your hair and your incredible eyes . |
| 30 | My excuse for the gap in my knowledge is that tufted ducks are rarely vocal except during the breeding period . |