Example sentences of "for [pers pn] [conj] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the London suburb where I live we see plenty of foxes , and I feel far greater affection for them than for the local cats or dogs . |
| 2 | ‘ Yes , and their cats will be looked after too — one only hopes Daisy wo n't put in more food for them than for the humans . ’ |
| 3 | That is a disaster not only for them but for the nation , which is robbed of their abilities . |
| 4 | It was not for them but for the ruling CPP to decide what best promoted the goals Nkrumah outlined . |
| 5 | Tirana home service radio initially denounced the hunger strike as having " nothing to do with a loyal strike struggle " , but in subsequent days the radio detailed the hunger strikers ' demands and deteriorating health , and by June 1 had swung round to emotional support for them and for the UITUA . |
| 6 | She never knew them , she pined for them and for the better life they might have had together . |
| 7 | My missionary vocation landed me with the task , the experience probably did more for me than for the fifty to one hundred loyal missionary supporters who attended . |
| 8 | You mean therapeutic for me or for the reader ? |
| 9 | ‘ A sad day for me and for the community . ’ |
| 10 | Mr Rowntree went on : ‘ It is very sad for you and for the animals . ’ |
| 11 | Apart from the people speaking for you and for the Council , and the Appeal Committee members themselves , only a limited number of people may be at a hearing . |
| 12 | erm let me just let me just ask you first of all what is the value for you and for the company of of developing skills on presentations . |
| 13 | It is important to know what help is forthcoming for you or for the elderly person for whom you are caring . |
| 14 | We talked about that for a while and that was when I got the idea of using the mud wagon-not just for him but for the McLaren girl too , and just like before I could see myself sitting in it with her . |
| 15 | He had it then , as clear as a map of a well-charted route unfolded on the captain 's table , what lay in store for him and for the settlement ; though the islanders had not burned wet leaves and swelled white smoke into a pillar of cloud to issue a warning , the signal might as well have been as clear . |
| 16 | She forced hatred to her soul , for him and for the unwanted desire that leapt unbidden to her pulses at the taste of his mouth on hers . |
| 17 | She hit her and at the same time as she hit her she virtually came to a er , a stop because of the fact she wa she started to brake as soon as she saw the the children appear er , but ne never the less contact was made but thankfully for her and for the child the the contact was a a at no significant speed , the child was just knocked off her feet and she got up and waved to Mrs and said I 'm alright and she ran off and she was away before Mrs had time , even to undo her safety belt to get out of the car . |
| 18 | She hoped that she had n't made an enemy out of Joe Lucas ; she knew that what he 'd done , he 'd done for her and for the memory of Christine . |
| 19 | One may deal briefly with Molla Arab 's supposed first period of office as Mufti , simply saying that there appears to be no more evidence for it than for the rest of Katib Celebi 's construction of the facts concerning the history of the office in the early years , which is not , however , to say that the statement ( or the construction , for that matter ) may be dismissed entirely ( cf. below , n. 166 , for example ) . |
| 20 | There was nothing for it but for the two young men themselves to go to Lucy 's aid so , clearing their minds of any impure notions , they darted forward and seized her humming body , one by the shoulders , the other by the knees . |
| 21 | It 's the main water supply for the whole camp , for us and for the barracks . |
| 22 | He knew what was right for us and for the country and he said it . |