Example sentences of "[prep] [pers pn] for [pos pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ACTRESS Jean Marsh is not flattered by a description of the rose she had named after her for her role as the maid , Rose , in Upstairs Downstairs . |
| 2 | The safety of knowing that at least he was n't after her for her father 's wealth ? |
| 3 | Really she 's after him for his money . ’ |
| 4 | It had made the Marchese a small fortune when he sold it to the deputy of the English connoisseur in Naples who was going to ship it away in boxes ; it was being stripped from the walls when the Government heard of it and came and sealed up the villa again , but not before one of the intermediaries had sliced enough off the top of the deal to pay his passage to America , promising to send after him for his family . |
| 5 | The kindness of my Kildalton friends in thinking of me for their minister is encouraging as showing that no truly earnest , honest . |
| 6 | He listens , he listens to it afterwards and he goes no I ca n't understand , well now I can , now I can understand why they take the piss out of me for my voice . |
| 7 | the way Jimmy goes , Jimmy goes understand why you always take the piss out of me for my voice |
| 8 | After about twenty minutes I got up and prepared to leave , thanking both of them for their hospitality . |
| 9 | Like Julia , in the earlier book , Beth catches things ‘ on the hop ’ — almost as a student whose mind is more imaginative than philosophical will react to a first reading of Bishop Berkeley by quickly turning his head , hoping to witness the sudden appearance or disappearance of those external objects which are supposed to depend on his perception of them for their existence . |
| 10 | They had always written off their mother 's manoeuvres as tribal tactics devised to keep the two of them for her kind , with their father as some sort of lower ally in the endeavour , more deeply absorbed by his autonomy and his cigars than by the dynamics of living with his wife . |
| 11 | At the bottom end of the educational scale I remember so very clearly the instances — and there were far too many of them for my peace of mind — where the school had virtually given up in the face of difficulties . |
| 12 | On my life , I ordered one of them for my friend 's daughter for her birthday and it was ten pounds that 's two ninety nine . |
| 13 | I only wanted to tell you I 'm really interested in the Foundling babies and I hope to visit some of them for my husband . |
| 14 | Let's start off with all of them for your worksheet status , to see the memory . |
| 15 | Dad you gon na open one of them for your birthday ? |
| 16 | Should of got one of them for your granddad . |
| 17 | I must take this opportunity to say a personal thank you to each and everyone of you for your kind support and all the good wishes that I have received during the past six months . |
| 18 | My thanks go to each and every one of you for your contribution to our success . |
| 19 | I should think of you for his finger . |
| 20 | ‘ Oh , Ven , and I thought it was because you did n't trust me enough not to ask Lubor personal questions about you for my interview . ’ |
| 21 | The line ‘ women only like me for my mind ’ is clever … |
| 22 | Former Scottish international Rodger , who won the men 's singles last year in the Middlesbrough Borough Councilsupported event , has a particular strong field competing against him for his title . |
| 23 | He made his announcement as his commanders prepared to begin disciplinary proceedings against him for his denunciation of racism and brutality in the force . |
| 24 | Indeed , she was hot with me for my part in the business , and rang a fine peal over my head ! ’ |
| 25 | And the Reverend Steve Parcell is with them for their tour in Northern Ireland . |
| 26 | In addition they provide compensation water into the burns and rivers ensuring a continual supply to those users who tap straight into them for their supply , eg. industrial users along the Water of Leith . |
| 27 | The young woman remembers how her mother would leave home at 5am day after day , and wait in the Marmoura forest near where the King used to play golf in an effort to plead with him for her husband 's life . |
| 28 | She should have become angry with him for his persistence , on cue , but for some reason she did n't . |
| 29 | Horrible thought , but suppose she was just living with him for his money ? |
| 30 | ‘ Be quiet ! ’ she yelled , angry with him for his weakness , but was rewarded with the back of Teng 's hand . |