Example sentences of "[noun sg] [subord] [verb] [pron] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here the dog will have the benefit of family companionship , but it is best to advise the person concerned not to let your pet off the leash when taking it for a walk outside . |
| 2 | It would seem likely that more people get themselves killed out of pride than sacrifice themselves for any moral end . |
| 3 | A DOCTOR groped a woman patient 's breast while examining her for a stiff neck , a court heard yesterday . |
| 4 | Yet others may deplore British nationalism while taking it for granted that there is some homogeneous group called the British , thus conceding the basic premise for a British nationalism . |
| 5 | Accordingly , Angel One had drawn on his ninjutsu training when preparing himself for the arena , with the purpose of springing a nasty surprise on his twin enemies — the Executioner and the Controller — should the opportunity present itself before he was himself killed . |
| 6 | A common failing of doubtless well-meaning staff is to wildly underestimate the age of an animal when offering it for adoption . |
| 7 | Although code switching is as much an " insider " activity as talking itself for those communities which practise it , it is remarkable that most communities do not have a set of " folk linguistic " categories which relate to this mode of talk . |
| 8 | This necessity for innate leadership qualities may affect these managers judgement when choosing someone for a supervisory job . |
| 9 | Patients will often be your greatest ally when testing yourself for the first time . |