Example sentences of "[pron] [prep] [verb] [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Rock of Pakistan contented himself with keeping watch for that bit longer . |
| 2 | Thank you for taking time for this interview , well that 's a load of crap cos I did n't give time . |
| 3 | He looked at me with twinkling pity for my lack of understanding of the really serious things in life . |
| 4 | And when they banned me from playing cricket for a month , they actually did me a favour . |
| 5 | One might expect females to compete for rich food sources , for these are important to them in gaining nutrition for child-bearing and lactation . |
| 6 | The plaintiff sought to recover dues paid by him for landing stone for which , unknown to him , he was not liable because the stone was covered by an exemption . |
| 7 | After visiting Herzen in London he accused him of substituting passion for reason . |
| 8 | President Bush had stated on Aug. 2 that only a health problem — which he stressed did not currently exist — would deter him from seeking re-election for a second term . |
| 9 | A ROMANIAN baby is to help repay the kindness shown to him by raising money for other children in need . |
| 10 | In the far north-east and Karnchatka a common marriage practice was the residence of the husband in the family of his bride for a certain period of time , in order to pay for her by performing work for the family . |
| 11 | Intel Corp is reportedly talking to anyone with cooling technology for its overheated Pentiums . |
| 12 | The Devil was an invention , he claimed , that prevented us from taking responsibility for our own destiny . |