Example sentences of "[subord] [verb] for [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In writing for others they will learn that writing for a public audience requires more care to be taken with the finished product than writing for oneself as an aid to memory . |
| 2 | According to Lovins , ‘ the equipment more than pays for itself by costing less to maintain ’ . |
| 3 | But it has more than paid for itself in improved factory efficiency , said Bob Pruitt , operations manager of Thatcher Tubes , Florence — part of Courtaulds Packaging . |
| 4 | The man was alone ; he looked alternately towards the house and then down , as if searching for something on the dashboard . |
| 5 | She looked into his eyes , as if searching for something in them ; her white face made the dark , heavy-browed eyes look lost and empty , and after a while he could not look into them anymore , and had to smile and look away . |
| 6 | Following this ritual , she was separated from Annabel while waiting for it to be decided which class she would attend first . |
| 7 | Andrew Tombs , 27 , of Stokesley , North Yorkshire , agreed to carry out 150 hours community service after pleading guilty at Teesside Crown Court to stealing equipment valued at £7,400 from Tarmac Construction , while working for them as a drainer on a building site in the town . |
| 8 | Andrew Tombs , 27 , of Stokesley , North Yorkshire , agreed to carry out 150 hours community service after admitting at Teesside Crown Court stealing equipment worth £7,400 from Tarmac Construction , while working for them as a drainer on a building site in the town . |
| 9 | We tend to serve and finish off complete units of food as provided for us by manufacturers . |
| 10 | Nearly half the bottom band drew a parallel line , not a perpendicular one , and as many drew a diagonal line when asked for one at right angles . |
| 11 | They would then have an incentive to seek out wild foods when foraging for themselves during the day . |