Example sentences of "[pron] [noun pl] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The officials who sent them off from the ports with the loaded railway-wagons gave them rations for the number of days which the grain would in normal times take to its destination . |
| 2 | Miners may strike in support of nurses , but that does n't make them fighters for the equality of women or for women as women . |
| 3 | I had the Count send him my plans for the work I wanted to do on the buildings . |
| 4 | Those are my plans for the future , now it 's time for you to air your views . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Keep my products for the time being , will you ? ’ |
| 6 | I closed my eyes for the rest of the journey as it had been a busy two days and I did n't feel lik& going to the council offices either , It would be too late anyway so I decided to take a stroll by the river and see how Nigel was getting on with the excavations . |
| 7 | My thanks for the hospitality and friendliness accorded to myself and my comrades by all concerned . |
| 8 | ‘ Please convey my thanks for the help your service station gave me . ’ |
| 9 | TO ALL Telecom engineers , please accept my thanks for the effort and care you put into getting our phones back in order . |
| 10 | There was one about a fortnight ago , and would have given my ears for the sort of civilian committee , and the methods that they 're using here , compared with the ones I saw in London . |
| 11 | And most of all , could I complete my duties for the day without causing a major disturbance ? |
| 12 | My broadcasts for the war effort brought me into contact with the Chinese Ambassador to Canada , Dr Liu Shih Shen , who was , we learned later , a personal friend of Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek . |
| 13 | " Nettlerash , " I replied , fumbling among my bottles for the adrenalin . |
| 14 | Because I am — unlike Anya — neither amateur nor fool , I once again suppress my emotions for the sake of strategic advantage , and say not a word . |
| 15 | I do n't blame my parents for the way I turned out , I 'm the one responsible . |
| 16 | I am deeply grateful to my parents for the fact that until I was twelve years old and started at the grammar school , I was completely unaware of class distinctions . |
| 17 | To cut a long story short , it was n't until Wednesday that I could fit my shoes for the wedding , which was Thursday ! |
| 18 | ‘ Take them off and let's get them dry , you can borrow my slippers for the time being . |
| 19 | ‘ Tracey-Elaine , ’ I mouthed , ‘ cancel my appointments for the day . ’ |
| 20 | here are my targets for the period , right ? |
| 21 | We are setting ourselves targets for the time we take to make decisions on papers submitted to us and then to publish the papers . |
| 22 | ‘ I came back because I felt I owed it to County Durham , many of my ideas for the book were inspired here , ’ he said . |
| 23 | Again , my apologies for the delay and for the negative response . |
| 24 | Please accept my apologies for the damage done to one of your photos . |
| 25 | Groups of helenium , phlox and perennial gypsophila sown last year are now providing welcome colour and are my favourites for the house . |
| 26 | Now I am never ashamed of anything , for I consider shame to be a bourgeois and petty emotion , but this was the one occasion when I felt ashamed of myself , and I have never forgotten how sad it made me to have denied my principles for the sake of friendship and love — or what I imagined to be love . |
| 27 | To continue my predictions for the future . |
| 28 | My qualifications for the job I leave to you . " |
| 29 | ‘ I do n't choose my friends for the size of their wallets , you know . ’ |
| 30 | I have been shown how to make warm clothes for myself and my children for the winter . |