Example sentences of "[pron] for [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is time he responded and paid compensation to those farmers , and allowed them to get on with earning their livelihood , instead of telling them that there is nothing for them from the Ministry of Agriculture . |
| 2 | Work hard , get in more business but there will be nothing for you at the end . |
| 3 | You 'll be aboard my ship when we sail on the Sunday tide , and I 'll warrant you 'll thank me for it in the years to come . |
| 4 | Mum had found them for me in the house at Lochgair . |
| 5 | Almighty God , our heavenly Father , infinite in wisdom , love and power : have compassion on those for whom we pray ; and help us to use all suffering in the cause of your kingdom , through him who gave himself for us on the cross , Jesus Christ , Your Son and our Lord , |
| 6 | Thank for clearing everything for me with the NYPD . |
| 7 | The aim will be fulfilled if the teacher 's aid encourages self-help skills and good personal organisation by the pupil rather than doing everything for him in the way of fetching and returning materials . |
| 8 | He said , ‘ I 've left something for you on the bedside table . |
| 9 | Ooh , I 've got something for you in the cupboard . |
| 10 | you ought to see underneath the fridge , he does this in the kitchen and they 've all gone under the fridge , when you 're at the top shop or any other places where the will you have a look on the cards in the window , I 'm looking for a slide , you know , but a smaller one for him for the garden for the summer really , cos that 's just about had it that one ? |
| 11 | He fumbled a packet from the pocket of his anorak and I lit one for him with the dashboard lighter . |
| 12 | He 'd been over the limit , they 'd said , when he 'd crashed his BMW , and there could have been no sympathy whatsoever for him from the relatives of the woman killed in the other car . |
| 13 | Tom Fearon keeps him for me at the livery stables . |
| 14 | The presbyterie taking the heignanseness of the crime in their consideration doe in odium fanti at terrorum allis appoint Mr. David Sympson his parish minister publickly to rebuke him for it before the congregation and then to take occasion to admonish the people against the evil of such practices and they recommend to the Baillie of Ila to put the acts of parliament against charmers in execution . |
| 15 | The presbyterie taking the heignanseness of the crime in their consideration doe in odium fanti at terrorum allis appoint Mr. David Sympson his parish minister publickly to rebuke him for it before the congregation and then to take occasion to admonish the people against the evil of such practices and they recommend to the Baillie of Ila to put the acts of parliament against charmers in execution . |
| 16 | It was clear that she 'd been taking him for a ride , in that there was no ride in it for him at the end of the process . |
| 17 | ‘ You can cut it for me after the party , ’ he told her , which everybody took to be a big joke . |
| 18 | But I 've just reached the door when his escorts do it for me in the corridor . |
| 19 | The first is to find a timber merchant or cabinet maker who is prepared to machine it for you to the pattern you want — likely to be expensive . |
| 20 | Also for Bargain Basement , that 's the feature today , if you 've got an item for sale , five pounds or under , we 'll sell it for you on the programme . |
| 21 | You must prepare yourself for it in the erm in the time-honoured way , which is to erm acquire A-levels or erm an Open University qualification or a Higher National Certificate or something of that kind . |