Example sentences of "respect [pers pn] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anyway , the people at SIS are big enough to take it and I respect them for that . ’ |
| 2 | I respect them for the medieval certainty of their beliefs and for the casuistical cunning of their arguments . |
| 3 | And I respect you for it . ’ |
| 4 | All of these she had wriggled out of , and as they were leaving the cinema he had had the nerve to say , ‘ You know , I really respect you for saying no , Benny . |
| 5 | But I respect you for it . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Your plans are quite praiseworthy , Sophie , and I respect you for sticking to them . |
| 7 | And although we often hear about different jobs being of different sorts of status , they 're on a ladder of status , its for unemployed people the situation is very often as if you 've actually been kicked off this ladder and this is what people say when they describe being unemployed as being on the scrap heap and so on , it 's as if you 've been expelled from this particular world where erm people respect you for having a job and know that you 're contributing . |
| 8 | They respect him for his deeds on the cricket field but can never hope to pierce the armour-plated shell around a deeply private and older man . |
| 9 | That 's a sign of the new maturity he says he possesses and I respect him for it . ’ |
| 10 | Listen well when he tells us what happened out there to him and respect him for what he has done , and honour him , for at least he has given each of us hope and proof that escape is possible . ’ |
| 11 | He 's been brought up strictly , he goes to synagogue — I respect him for that . |
| 12 | I respect him for what he has done in Santa Barbara . |
| 13 | And I respect him for that . |
| 14 | Spaniards respect her for keeping her schoolteacher 's job for as long as possible . |
| 15 | I mean we were in a particular discussion last night I mean that chap was making a particular point and we were able to ask questions and that was very useful and it helped everything else and as a result I have a view that Hydro Electric have a certain commitment to the community and I respect it for having that commitment . |