Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could n't help smiling at that ; she still had n't quite forgiven me for the fact that her remedy had n't been effective . |
| 2 | For myself , I wish to say to men that as long as they associate me with an idea of ‘ woman ’ drawn from the past , or suppose that a model for gender relations is to be found in that past , they have failed to see me for the person who I am , or to envisage what equality might mean . |
| 3 | On the day Sir Hubert arrived in Rangoon he sent for me to thank me for the way in which this delicate matter had been handled . |
| 4 | It will not cover me for the hearing . |
| 5 | Well you got me for the day today , cos I ca n't go now until I fetch the car . |
| 6 | A temporary assistant lecturer 's post was available in my Department at U.C.L. Apparently , my Head of Department , , was happy to appoint me , but before the decision was made , he offered his new professorial colleague , , an opportunity to interview me for the job . |
| 7 | It was obviously advantageous to record those events and the aftermath as quickly as possible to preserve them for the benefit of those who came after us . |
| 8 | The seller has no difficulty in producing them for the buyer in any quantity provided he has sufficient notice to schedule production , and purchase needed materials and components . |
| 9 | THEY WILL INFLUENCE ME FOR THE REST OF MY DAYS . |
| 10 | They will influence me for the rest of my days . |
| 11 | ‘ But the biggest joke is that Pauline actually recommended me for the part because she liked me so much ! |
| 12 | Two teenagers have chosen to bed down for the night in a freezer as part of their training for an expedition to the Artic Circle , They hope that a good night of shivering in sub-zero temperatures will prepare them for the trip . |
| 13 | This suggests that something is amiss with the job definition and , by implication , also with education and training which does not prepare them for the reality . |
| 14 | But he has forsaken them for the moment , at least in his current Emmerich show , ‘ Some Very Recent Paintings ’ ( opening 14 January ) . |
| 15 | Yeah she said she has to wear them for the television |
| 16 | His mother had not joined them for the meal , bowing in this regard to the T'ang 's wishes . |
| 17 | While I was at Cambridge , I began to follow a rule of life which I hoped would prepare me for the priesthood . |
| 18 | When they arrived at Auckland Alexander asked them for the silver and his Presence was such that they did not dare to tell him that they had no silver , so Joan said that it was ‘ in the bank ’ . |
| 19 | But he dismissed them for the time being , having more important matters to be dealt with . |
| 20 | I have been convinced for a long time that people could not love , accept or respect me for the person I am , only for the amazing amount of exercise I can do . |
| 21 | You do n't need me for the moment , but I 'll be back this afternoon . |
| 22 | ‘ I do n't need them for the moment , ’ said Apricot , ‘ because Bernard and I do n't do it . |
| 23 | ‘ Well , Dacre came to find me for the purpose of asking my permission to address you , ’ said Kirtlington . |
| 24 | Er I think they genuinely believe their case , it 's not a case that I believe , but I I 've always genuinely respected them for the case they take . |
| 25 | The promise of high rewards is necessary to provide an incentive to encourage people to undergo this training and to compensate them for the sacrifice involved . |
| 26 | disturbance payment erm to compensate them for the cost of remo cost of moving and |
| 27 | The majority of Athenian citizens were working men who needed the meagre payment that was eventually made for carrying out public duties to compensate them for the loss of daily earnings . |
| 28 | The keeping of livestock includes keeping them for the production of food , skins or other agricultural purposes . |
| 29 | she , keeps checking me for the thyroid as well now , every time I go and the tablets are all going haywire , she takes a blood test , a blood thing you know , your pulse every time I go |
| 30 | One of the brigade 's proudest possessions is a letter from King George V , thanking them for the part they played in saving the Royal Train during the disastrous fire in the Works in 1933 , when £30,000 worth of damage was caused . |