Example sentences of "[noun pl] for [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seems odd , in retrospect , to see governments delegating so passively their most important educational function , but there were two main reasons for it at the time . |
| 2 | Finally she made her choice and gave the reasons for it with the confidence she always brought to her work . |
| 3 | Archie usually performed as a combative left-half for the Palace , but he was also occasionally drafted into the front line , to play as a makeshift centre-forward to most useful effect , because his considerable height gave him a distinct advantage in that department and he scored on his first two outings for us in the number nine shirt . |
| 4 | He was an astute purchase , for he came to us as a proven goalscorer and immediately lived up to his reputation by netting upon his debut against Millwall here at Selhurst Park ( 5–0 ) and going on to hit 19 League goals from 27 outings for us in the remainder of that season . |
| 5 | You 're going to have the job of changing the ice-packs for me through the night , are n't you ? ’ |
| 6 | 750,000 copies of this booklet have been produced and we will try to get copies for you for the next Q.T. Day . |
| 7 | The proposals for it by the UDC 's consultants are not for retail use , but they are ‘ consumption- ’ rather than production-orientated . |
| 8 | If there are enough requests for them in the web , I 'll stick them in . |
| 9 | She is not working here this week but should be fielding calls for us after the election . ’ |
| 10 | After leaving Argentina illegally in 1940 , he flew Spitfires and Hurricanes for us during the war . |
| 11 | There can hardly have been any business sector with so many strong contenders for it as the banking sector . |
| 12 | Harry played in eight of the last nine Palace Football League matches of season 1921–22 and scored two goals for us in the last eight minutes on his debut to help Palace defeat Bury 4–1 at The Nest on 25 March , but all these appearances were in the inside or centre-forward positions . |
| 13 | George moved to Sheffield to play for The Wednesday in the summer of 1925 but his 48 goals for us in the higher divisions , scored generally when we were far from being a great side , were easily our best tally in the period 1921–5 and have only ever been bettered by Mark Bright and Ian Wright . |
| 14 | Much of this he was to achieve , though he received little thanks for it from the Parisians who , in large part , remained hostile to the regime . |
| 15 | They ate well , but she got little thanks for it from the mistress of the hut . |
| 16 | Tony Asmar 's lined up a couple of people in Beirut to shoot some pictures for us near the airport . |
| 17 | If they are churchgoers , but unable to go out alone , it is usually possible to organise lifts for them in the cars of other church members to Sunday services as well as week-day activities . |
| 18 | 'I 'll arrange some training sessions for you in the data processing section . |
| 19 | There were distinct advantages for me in the relationship . |
| 20 | Would you like to become a journalist for an hour or so , and copy out one or two ‘ In Years Gone By columns for us from the files ? |
| 21 | A fervent follower of the tariff reform movement of Joseph Chamberlain [ q.v. ] , he began to write leaders and articles for the Morning Post under the editorship of his friend ( Sir ) Fabian Ware [ q.v. ] ; in 1906 he wrote articles for it during the course of a journey through Canada , Australia , New Zealand , and South Africa . |
| 22 | I asked Dick if there were any surprises for him about the aircraft and he mentioned that he was pleasantly surprised that this Allison machine ran so smoothly and that the power band was as wide and it was . |
| 23 | He shepherded the twins aboard without losing either of them down the gap and found seats for them in the same row . |
| 24 | Miss Macdonald , I thought , would probably know about Andrew Stavanger 's dentist — she might well have made appointments for him in the past . |
| 25 | When they lock the man up with Jim and John and Henry and Mary and Dolores and Grace — I hope they will give him access to books , with paper enough for him to go on making translations for us from the classics such as we have never seen except at his hands in our language . |
| 26 | Tom met him outside at lunchtime as there were no classes for him in the afternoon . |
| 27 | There were no messages for him at the desk . |
| 28 | Malcolm Badenoch , 25 , of High Street , Elgin , had brought in local youths , some still at school , to act as dealers for him in the sale of the drugs at all-night raves , Lord MacLean was told . |
| 29 | Should you decide that you would prefer to knit your design in jacquard rather than Fair Isle , DesignaKnit can automatically separate all the colours for you in the way that is required for your particular knitting machine . |
| 30 | So unless er anyone has any direct questions for me from the meeting erm |