Example sentences of "[vb pp] on [pers pn] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He fears the demands that will be made on him for reparation and ‘ the punishment and revenge that may fall on him . |
| 2 | Another tangled virgin called on her for help against a dragon , called on her though she had thought that her time was past and the dragons had all departed . |
| 3 | I had relied on her for support of every kind , long after I was grown-up . |
| 4 | He said the Kenton Road unit was vital to the 30 adults who have regularly relied on it for help since it began as a pilot project two years ago . |
| 5 | The extent to which British administrators depended on them for information varied greatly according to the social composition of the district and the competence of the civil servant in charge . |
| 6 | Almost any ruler other than Haile Selassie would have confirmed the sentence of death passed on him for treason by the high court , but the Emperor was content to fine him heavily and imprison him . |