Example sentences of "for [pron] [pers pn] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However most of those for whom we had relevant information did feel strain , often considerable , and often very acute . |
| 2 | ( He is certainly the first pope for whom we have direct evidence that he had been at a centre of learning . ) |
| 3 | There 'd been a lot of changes under the malais , I 'll give them that , even if most of the development was for reasons of military necessity and accomplished , like the Japanese for whom they had more than a sneaking admiration , with forced-draft labour . |
| 4 | Other families showed astonishing generosity , even for grandparents for whom they felt much less sympathy . |
| 5 | Unfortunately , little is known about her life , however , it is understood that she regularly for the National Geographic magazine , for whom she did some of their earliest published colour photography . |
| 6 | Unfortunately , little is known about her life , however , it is understood that she worked regularly for the National Geographic magazine , for whom she did some of their earliest published colour photography . |
| 7 | Indeed I think that the the the present secretary of state for whom I have great respect and regard , I think he would be very well advised to think again , because I think that the temporary derision that he would meet in the House of Commons would be nothing as compared with the the er the wounding that he will sustain later if and when things go wrong with these proposals . |
| 8 | I shall give way to the hon. Gentleman , for whom I have some affection , or to any other Labour Member who can tell me what part of that mandate I have reneged on . |
| 9 | The Secretary of State is one of the few Ministers for whom I have any respect . |
| 10 | It is important to do justice to the situation , which necessarily involves a description of a very remarkable woman for whom I have considerable respect . |
| 11 | Ken Coates , Nottingham 's MEP and my colleague at the Russell Foundation for whom I do some research , has raised the alert on this . |
| 12 | He could emulate neither the austere aristocracy of Pius XII , whom he revered and always defended , nor the comfortable geniality of John XXIII for whom he felt great affection ( dating back to 1925 ) . |
| 13 | At Deirdre 's elbow stood the faithless Jonathan Headleand , who was trying to explain to his stepmother 's first husband Edgar why he 'd decided , after all his protests , to follow in his father 's footsteps , while simultaneously trying to keep one eye on Deirdre ( for whom he felt responsible ) and the other on his girlfriend Kate Williams who was being harangued by a Tory backbencher about Marxist infiltration of the Open University . |
| 14 | He also ignored the extent to which the concrete policies of Derry Labour , as distinct from its rhetoric , were the common currency of all opponents of the Unionist Party , including the Nationalists , for whom he had boundless contempt . |
| 15 | Naturally , Eliot was pleased about my enthusiasm for Collingwood , for whom he had considerable regard ; but although he told me he liked the Essay on Philosophical Method , which had appeared in 1933 and concerning which I had attended Collingwood 's lecture-course in my first year , I could see that he was more interested in such works as A. E. Taylor 's Faith of a Moralist , or more directly theological works , such as those of Jacques Maritain . |
| 16 | And also after his reconciliation with Miss Havisham , for whom he gets hurt in the process of trying to save her from the fire and also because of how he wants so much to help Herbert . |
| 17 | He was to play through to 1967–68 , trying his luck in one season ( 1958–59 ) with South Australia , for whom he took 7 for 110 against Peter May 's MCC side without earning Test selection . |
| 18 | This in turn brought him into contact with Owen Jones , the Superintendent of the Exhibition , for whom he wrote two introductions to Jones ' Grammar of Ornament , first published in 1856 . |
| 19 | Wing-half John was forced to retire from professional soccer with a back injury after a distinguished career with Luton , for whom he played 218 games from 1953–1962 , scoring 16 goals , and then Bournemouth . |
| 20 | Having entered the Merchant Navy at the age of fifteen , he had jumped ship into the US Navy and ended in the Royal Navy for whom he played seventeen seasons of rugby . |
| 21 | His desk is rimmed with pictures of prominent people — a senator , a Saudi prince , an ambassador — patients for whom he has retarded death by cancer . |
| 22 | The only clients for whom he has little or no sympathy are psychopaths ( ‘ a real bugbear ’ ) : he believes they waste volunteers ' time and can not be helped . |
| 23 | One of Roche 's most famous clients was the mighty CBS , for whom he undertook four CEO searches in the nine years between 1971 and 1980 . |
| 24 | For them we offer illustrated commentaries on Matroc applications in many market sectors — from gas heaters to medical implants . |
| 25 | It is is n't it ? it seems ironic that for me it seemed such a big thing , in case you still need it clear I was William 's nephew . |
| 26 | For me it meant more than that . |
| 27 | I have a certain nostalgic respect for that kind of 1970s ' ultra-Leftist-womanist impossibilism , but for me it has two major problems . |
| 28 | He defined the need for special forces in the area : first as troops for post-occupational duties in captured territories ; second , as ‘ small raiding parties of the thug variety , for which we have L Detachment S.A.S. Brigade and the Special Boat Section ’ ; and finally as raiding parties on a larger scale which was the original purpose in retaining the old Middle East Commando . |
| 29 | Their role as the principal form of money for over two millennia means they can tell us about economies for which we have little or no written evidence , and the fact that they were mass-produced and have survived in such large numbers offers the opportunity to approach the economic history of some societies in a quantitative way . |
| 30 | In July will be launching a new dry cat food made by us called ‘ 's Selection ’ — a very attractive product for which we have high expectations . |