Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] for this [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just recently I was talking to a man who had crossed the world to see someone for this very reason . |
| 2 | The fisherman 's wife , however , chastised him for this simple request and returned to the shore , there to harangue the Golden Fish with her demands for jewels , wealth and status . |
| 3 | As time passed did you ever think you 'd catch anyone for this particular crime ? |
| 4 | A number of explanations suggest themselves for this strange impulse towards self-effacement in men who loved power , besides the official one that it served to maintain the standing of the native authorities in the eyes of the people . |
| 5 | The Service Consultancy initiative is a major benefit to clients in this area and I have already received many letters from customers , advised by the circular in their invoicing , thanking us for this additional feature . |
| 6 | So , for instance , the Crowther Report of 1959 on the education of 15-18-year-olds talked about the likelihood that middle-class girls would combine a career with motherhood and marriage and the necessity for them to receive an education which prepared them for this future dual role . |
| 7 | And I hope you can do something for this little lad here . |
| 8 | She had dreamt of this moment , fantasised it in her mind so many lonely dark nights , and now it was happening and nothing had prepared her for this self-destruction . |
| 9 | Nothing in her life had prepared her for this wanton fire , burning and aching inside her . |
| 10 | We were all keen walkers , and enjoyed the challenge of remote places , but nothing in Britain could have prepared us for this close encounter of the furry kind . |
| 11 | But nothing has prepared us for this divine outburst . |
| 12 | Another part of Phoebe hated herself for this cynical internal grin , because these were her friends and she was indubitably one of them , and could not imagine being otherwise . |
| 13 | You will need to steel yourself for this possible increase ( initially ) in the behaviour you want to eliminate ; but do n't lose heart — stick to your guns . |
| 14 | His coach Ron Roddan says that , at 32 , he has never been fitter , that the disappointment of the World Championships last year , in which he ran his guts out and finished fourth , provided the final necessary impetus to give everything for this final race . |
| 15 | They blamed themselves for this unfortunate marriage . |
| 16 | ‘ No , I was looking for you and I would n't have figured you for this particular humming and vibrant example of the capital 's nightscene . ’ |
| 17 | We wish to congratulate and encourage you for this humanitarian act , so praiseworthy , and urge you to persevere in this work of salvation . |
| 18 | We 're doing it for this little orphanage and it 's all terrible exciting . |
| 19 | Indeed she did , for having sacrificed herself for this damnable dress material it was no more than commonsense to make certain that no part of it had been damaged or soiled , that she could go to Miss Dallam presently , when she found the strength to get up out of this bed and tidy her hair and her cuts and bruises , as if absolutely nothing had occurred . |
| 20 | ‘ Thank you for this wonderful night , ’ an emotional West Berliner said to him . |
| 21 | How do you think your career to date has fitted you for this particular job ? |
| 22 | ‘ O Mary , mother of sorrows who knows so well a mother 's anguish , intercede I pray you for this sorrowing mother and her innocent son … ’ |
| 23 | How could she feel so physically drawn to him , when intellectually she was detesting him for this arrogant charade ? |