Example sentences of "[coord] for the [noun sg] of [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Interception in practice So warrants could be issued only on very limited grounds : either for major subversive or espionage activities , or for the detection of really serious crime . |
| 2 | Nor for the fun of like . |
| 3 | Responsibility for broad planning policies and for the development of both structure and local plans must , however , rest with the county councils . |
| 4 | Everyone has the gift of life — and for the sake of just a little pain over a week it 's a wonderful opportunity to take . |
| 5 | Reforms of the internal practices of trade unions and legal changes in their status would provide opportunities for managers to regain authority and for the emergence of more ‘ responsible ’ and less ‘ political ’ trade unions . |
| 6 | That is yet more Tory doublespeak for a decade that has seen the Government inspire a decline in coal production from 120 million tonnes per annum to 91 million tonnes ; for a decline in employment from 223,000 jobs to 74,000 jobs and for the closure of more than two thirds of our collieries . |
| 7 | In BR especially , it has been the vehicle for the comprehensive internal regulation of railway affairs and for the resolution of both collective and individual conflicts . |
| 8 | Women , being closer to nature because of their biology , were more likely to be overcome by powerful feelings , and the burden therefore fell upon women to control themselves , for their good and for the good of all around them . |
| 9 | So tomorrow it 's back to work , but for the rest of today we have no one to please but each other . ’ |