Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [pers pn] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Kalchu was ashamed of his drunkenness and Chola grumbled and rebuked him for it . |
| 32 | It was a good thing he had finally come to his senses and realized it for himself . |
| 33 | He said and we 'll take it up and repair it for you . |
| 34 | God seems to get a real kick out of choosing people who think that they are useless , or who others think are useless , and using them for something important and useful . |
| 35 | By taking V2s from here , from the mountains , shipping them back and using them for their own experiments . |
| 36 | On the basis of the principle of participation , for example , it is possible for man to justify controlling nature and using it for his own ends . |
| 37 | Chaplin and Keaton came into movies from a vaudeville background in which they had seen poverty and experienced it for themselves . |
| 38 | you u u use your brain a bit more , see now if er they used to come to me , my brother was one , he 'd come to me and he 'd say , right I 've got a heavy lift , so will you come up here and sling it for me but we had to put the slings round the heavy lift , say , I say right I 'll come up and another time we had a railway carriage come down like that 'll be shipped abroad , old railway carriage . |
| 39 | ‘ Found her on half an acre in Buckinghamshire with her mother and got her for my youngest lad . |
| 40 | ‘ I wish I could court you with beautiful words , ’ the farmer went on , ‘ but I can only say I love you madly and want you for my wife . |
| 41 | At the end of the question period , refocus attention on yourself through repeating your main points , wishing everyone well and thanking them for their attention . |
| 42 | Our Chairman , Richard Newcombe , who has taken a particular interest in the museum , then spoke , welcoming the guests and thanking them for their support . |
| 43 | I declined his offer of another brandy , made my excuses , and thanking him for his hospitality I left by the back door . |
| 44 | It controlled public resources in the manner of a private owner , and used them for its own purposes . |
| 45 | It is therefore a bonus for the theory that clay replicators synthesized organic molecules and used them for their own purposes . |
| 46 | Searle was a rogue and used it for his own purposes . |
| 47 | The taxi bill arose after he opened an account for Nalgo with Mersey Cabs without authorisation and used it for his own personal use as well as official business . |
| 48 | Er we we go in and sell the advertising if they er we 'll take over as soon as the current supply runs out we we 'll start offering er and supply it for them . |
| 49 | She had never been afraid to look straightly at whatever fortune sent her , to map its every feature , and acknowledge it for what it was . |
| 50 | She wants me to take them down and swap them for one . |
| 51 | Since first meeting him I learned to admire and respect him for his sincerity , humanity , integrity and his delightful sense of humour . |
| 52 | er he would back his with a little encouragement from me he 'd back his lorry right into it and flatten it for you . |
| 53 | She records them , acknowledges them — unless I 'm being incommunicado for some reason — and replays them for me later . |
| 54 | It 's not that that your Margaret ai n't got time to stop there and dry it for her , you know what I mean . |
| 55 | These are acceptable , but the witch who , at ‘ by the pricking of my thumbs ’ , held up his thumbs and twiddled them for us all to check out was excessive . |
| 56 | Central Council appreciates the contribution made by the RAFALOs and thanks them for their efforts . |
| 57 | Then she turned to the red bitch and thrashed her for her negligence , calling her lazy , useless , good-for-nothing . |
| 58 | If the military really believes in the justification of its exclusive stance , then let it stick to its guns and prosecute me for my actions . |
| 59 | He cut another slice and then he leaned across and buttered it for her , as if she had been a child . |
| 60 | This is what allows you to adjust the colours and mix and match them for your new palette . |