Example sentences of "[adv prt] [pos pn] [noun] for this " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once , she would have laid down her life for this man , and the memory of that devotion could still make her soul weep . |
| 2 | ‘ If the IRA think they can pass on their responsibility for this terrible act by issuing such a nonsensical statement , then they have sadly underestimated the understanding of the British public . ’ |
| 3 | I think I need to build up my strength for this afternoon . ’ |
| 4 | Amy had screwed up her courage for this . |
| 5 | Mrs Goreng had something up her sleeve for this . |
| 6 | However if this is what the old person wants , one of the most helpful things we can do is to back up their wish for this to happen . |
| 7 | The purges have proved to be one of the most hotly debated topics for historians because , due to the harsh censorship and killing of many opponents of Stalin , there is a lack of opinion and primary sources which show how they affected the whole country , and nobody could read Stalin 's obviously warped mind to find out his reasons for this holocaust . |
| 8 | He did n't single out his children for this . |
| 9 | to get so you 've worked out your scale for this one that goes along the X axis . |