Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] for the [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is no such thing , mind you , as private property for nine tenths of the population : its existence for the few is solely due to its non-existence for those nine tenths . |
| 2 | In this way the youngsters make it clear that they are not yet mature enough to be considered rivals for territories or breeding partners and are allowed to feed on the reef beside their parents for the several months that it takes them to grow to maturity . |
| 3 | Thanks also to Lynn Inglis and her team for the many newsletters they produced to such a high standard . |
| 4 | Karl-Heinz Kretschmer resigned as the ( CDU ) deputy Minister President of Brandenburg following accusations that he too had been involved with the Stasi , and two PDS deputies in the Saxony-Anhalt parliament , Gunter Scholz and Rolf Funda , resigned their seats for the same reason on the recommendation of the party . |
| 5 | Similarly , an airline or even government operated air traffic control authority might amend a procedure promulgated in its manuals for the same reason . |
| 6 | She and Sarah tried to arrange their dates for the same evenings , so that for the rest of the week they were free to go out together . |
| 7 | Horses out riding can show their intolerance for the same daily routine and their need for excitement . |
| 8 | Markham , Ontario-based Geac Computer Corp — which has been promising an acquisition a month over the next 12 months , got two under its belt for the same month in May : it has bought the UK end of struggling MAI Systems Corp , MAI ( UK ) Ltd , and has also picked up Tekserv Computer Services Ltd . |
| 9 | Perhaps she had known it would happen , perhaps he had answered her call for the same reason . |
| 10 | Dinah thanked her salary for the latter 's white-painted existence , and the fact that she had thrashed Lilian enough to ensure silence among the rest . |
| 11 | Central Council would like to express their gratitude for the many generous donations and gifts which help to maintain the high standard of care given to the Home 's guests . |
| 12 | The Sigmar representatives are very influential , and because they cast their votes for the same candidate they wield influence out of proportion to their numbers . |
| 13 | all well and good , but for twenty year , we should n't be talking about this , when I was in Ireland a couple of years ago the skew over overseer said he had to get rid of his television for the same reason , he er could n't turn it up |
| 14 | He opened his eyes and prepared to correct his daughter for the several hundredth occasion in their lives together . |
| 15 | Indeed , he had , in fact , smashed one of their violins when he lost his temper for the same reason in the previous year . |
| 16 | Although Darwin had turned in the right direction , he could do very little with mind and culture during his lifetime for the same reason that he was helpless before the mysteries of heredity : the basic information and modes of thought were lacking to produce the stable foundation which he correctly viewed as essential . |
| 17 | He eventually got the girl to agree to a date and walked around with an idiot smile on his face for the few weeks beforehand . |