Example sentences of "[noun prp] for [art] [noun pl] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She pours withering scorn upon such ‘ painted poupées ’ as Joan Collins and Liz Taylor for the hours they devote to their images , as well as the men they choose as partners , but one look at the deep lines of bitterness etched into the faces of those women who renounce loving relationships in favour of cats , gardens or anything else tells me all I need to know . |
| 2 | Mrs Dawson praised Sarah for the times she has popped in to see if she could help . |
| 3 | She was taking her revenge now on Bathsheba for the difficulties she had experienced in her life . |
| 4 | It was written and circulated privately by Evelyn Underhill for the retreats she gave at Pleshey and elsewhere . |
| 5 | In similarly insincere terms he thanks Duncan for the honours he has received from him : These speeches are subtly calculated by Shakespeare , for their insincerity is obvious to us ( the affected metaphors , the flabby repetitions ) but not to the recipients . |
| 6 | Of course , you only get UB for the days you are unemployed . |
| 7 | In 1973 the Libyan leader , Gaddafi , indirectly attacked Egypt for the concessions it had made . |
| 8 | thanks Mrs Grundy for the cakes we ate in the interval … |
| 9 | I expect Poole has told you that I have searched London for the chemicals I need . |
| 10 | Bristol 's Engineering students will be indebted to Bill Larnach for the challenges he presented and his insistence on good communication . |