Example sentences of "[adv] for the [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Importantly for the point I am making about the study of television genre , Todorov closes his summary of propositions thus : |
| 2 | Then suddenly he seemed to sag back into his seat , his hand reaching slowly for the pen I was still holding out to him . |
| 3 | There was much sympathy for the aims of the action , but little for the way it was pursued . |
| 4 | Clearly Helen has looked for ‘ explanations ’ to help her deal with such a painful experience , and the one she seems to have come up with is that she was picked on for the way she looks . |
| 5 | Therefore , the businessmen on our list have been chosen not merely for their money-making skills , but rather for the influence they can bring to bear . |
| 6 | ‘ I can never thank Terry enough for the way he treated me . |
| 7 | HALEMA STAYED FOR three days , just long enough for her round figure bobbing up and down the beach to become familiar , long enough for the affection she exuded to be returned tenfold . |
| 8 | The overtime and opportunities for easing which court duty affords is often not compensation enough for the stress it involves . |
| 9 | True , Emily 's mother was his own mother 's sister , but his sole contact with her was a book token every Christmas ; a token never quite generous enough for the book he wanted . |
| 10 | Not that I cared much for the way he kept them . |
| 11 | Thank you very much for the work you 've put in . |
| 12 | Alan got a message for you all the stewards and secretaries within Pilkingtons and also the A E U , M S F and the T & G thanks very much for the initiative you 've in getting us all together and the initiative you 've took in getting us part of the European set-up company Pilkingtons , at this present time are very negative . |
| 13 | Many agencies have tried to argue that using temporary workers can be cheaper than using permanent staff , because the employer pays only for the hours he needs and because the non-wage labour costs of agency workers are lower . |
| 14 | The sooner Wilson returns , however , the better it will be not only for the teams he plays for but for all of us . |
| 15 | Erm and I know one that I do know now said it 's Certainly , she said , it 's only for the money I do it , nothing else . |
| 16 | I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman not only for the sympathy he expressed to the families of those killed and injured , but for his support for the courageous efforts of the security forces . |
| 17 | We require also to recruit and motivate the best people and this in turn requires a good reputation , not only for the goods we make and the worthiness of our contribution to society , but also the way in which we do these things , the sort of people we employ and the contributions we make in the area , and whether we are good citizens or not . |
| 18 | Andy Swapp , manager of Blackwells ' Art & Poster Shop , argues that non-book paper products are not to be sniffed at , and explains why booksellers should consider stocking diaries , calendars and cards not only for the contribution they can make to profitability but also for the dramatic way in which they support and enhance book displays and promotions |
| 19 | Members of these covens are usually ‘ nominal ’ witches who pay only lip-service to the dogmas and are interested in it only for the kicks it provides . |
| 20 | Sometimes it 's free ( or , to put it another way , you pay only for the time you access the system ) , at other times you pay per ‘ page ’ of information you read . |
| 21 | Conchis was away far too long for the excuse he had given . |
| 22 | ( These are only my personal feelings and I would n't want to put anybody else down for the way they dress . ) |
| 23 | More than two negative reasons for accepting a job can take a heavy toll on your resources of enthusiasm , particularly if you had the added disappointment of being turned down for the post you 'd really hoped for at the time . |
| 24 | To make amends perhaps for the past he had turned tee-totaller and finally Salvationist . |
| 25 | Perhaps for the reasons he said . |
| 26 | ‘ Perhaps for the moment we 'd better get on with this search . ’ |
| 27 | The contract had been until the end of September when she could reapply for the job she had been turned down for , ‘ provided she had had sufficient experience nursing very sick children ’ , he said . |
| 28 | I 'll propose Emily 's report and , and in doing so I 'd like to say thank you to her for her sterling work this year , I think she 's done a terrific job erm and I 'd like to thank her personally for the help she 's given me over the year . |
| 29 | Erm , I think at the back of some people 's minds there was this pressure , you know that 's why a few did return to work and I mean I can understand some of them returning to work but not necessarily for the reasons they 've stated . |
| 30 | Users value the network for the access it gives to computer and information resources on campus but perhaps even more so for the gateway it provides to JANET , the network linking hundreds of institutions and thousands of computers in the UK . |