Example sentences of "of [pron] [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | He shall break clods or hoe from deep for 1 work and as much he shall make of them hedge for 1 work . |
| 2 | Schemes were over ambitious , the majority of them being for BA ( Hons ) , when it would have been more realistic to start with something less demanding . |
| 3 | ‘ And Joe and Biddy , I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for all you 've done for me . |
| 4 | I 'd welcome it too — get him out of my hair for a bit . ’ |
| 5 | I was convinced of one thing : of the purity and truth of my love for you . |
| 6 | Be assured of my love for you . |
| 7 | You should n't have doubted the depth of my love for you but I understand why you felt so insecure . |
| 8 | You needed to be reassured of my love for you . |
| 9 | The measure of my outrage and anger was the measure of my love for you . |
| 10 | She twinkled with pleasure as I wove a windmill-tilting , dragon-vanquishing saga of my quest for the frothy and elusive grail . |
| 11 | I sometimes did little unexpected kid things out of my tenderness for her , and was always glad to be the one to take up tea for her if she was unwell , and so on , or to help her with the housework when she was servantless . |
| 12 | I have appended a small article in the hope that you will find it useful and as a measure of my support for ‘ Observations ’ and I hope it does well . |
| 13 | ‘ I had a great sore on the side of my leg for about 19 months . |
| 14 | I also told him of my affection for you and that I could n't injure you by marrying you without love . |
| 15 | Then I took off my little gold earrings and felt in the folds of my dress for all the money I 'd saved or stolen from my brother 's pockets over the years , and placed both the money and earrings in the palm of her hand , forcing her fingers shut around them . |
| 16 | A night of restless tossing , snatchings of brief seasons of sleep , and fitful wakings , preceded the morning of my departure for the West Coast . |
| 17 | I make no secret of my gratitude for being a member of a fortunate generation who have not been called on to fight in Europe . |
| 18 | He goes he goes you ca n't go to sleep , and he sat on the edge of my bed for about quarter of an hour . |
| 19 | If you do close then it will pretty conclusively solve my dilemma about whether or not I could have afforded to tap 50 quid out of my grant for a subscription next term . |
| 20 | I had to check with John what had been sent and it turned out Rollersnakes — or one particular roller skating employee of said carpet shop/skateboard emporium — had kept most of my stuff for themselves and given me their old stock off the shelf . |
| 21 | He told them , ‘ Everyone had a codename in those days and , because of my admiration for the Irish struggle for Independence , I chose ‘ Michael ’ , a name I called myself after Michael Collins . ’ |
| 22 | I can be proud of my service for God … what Christ has done through me … . |
| 23 | I 'm a 27-year-old woman and I 've had a bald patch about the size of a 10 pence piece on the top of my head for about six weeks now and the hair does n't appear to be re-growing . |
| 24 | I 've been worried out of my head for so long it was a tremendous relief to me just to be able to talk to someone . |
| 25 | ‘ I had a bite on the top of my head for more than a month . |
| 26 | It would probably to appropriate for me to er second the motion in Welsh er , but as you 're and neither the English Welsh I would just like to say a few things , one , to express the appreciation of my council for the and secondly , |
| 27 | I do n't have any help in the house , as I prefer to use that part of my budget for the twins ’ child minder , Audrey . |
| 28 | I AM proud of my mum for her courage . |
| 29 | ‘ I ca n't let you out of my sight for ten minutes , ’ his mother said . |
| 30 | If he does n't then he 'll go out of my life for ever . |