Example sentences of "[pers pn] [conj] [adj] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was all new to me and interesting for that reason . |
| 2 | As this wall faces north the sun seldom shines on any of these , a dismal fact for gardeners working in them but usual for old kitchen gardens where every inch of warm south-facing ground was wanted for crops . |
| 3 | As he held her she seemed to swell , as if another skin , another body , more calm and perfect than the one she had , grew out of her as token for that love of him which could in looks and words show itself so inadequately . |
| 4 | To attack a new chair for the conduct of one organisation which has just come into being and to attack him as chair-designate for another organisation which has not yet come into being , seems extremely odd and unwise to me . |
| 5 | Though we have begun by stating that some consonances are stronger than others , the difference is not striking , and for the sake of simplicity we intend to regard them as equal for this method of creating harmony . |