Example sentences of "for [pron] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am sure that Alec Clegg must have been heavily influenced in , my favour by Basil , for I remember a very inconsequential performance before the Committee , caused more by nerves and fatigue rather than indifference . |
| 2 | About this time I had , by a certain wicked attempt — for I had a bold heart which rather put me upon courting than avoiding danger — set a hornet 's nest about my ears so I thought it better to remove myself to France and be a little more discreet in my armours . |
| 3 | Is there memory in dreams ? for I had a sense |
| 4 | The beach is all mine but I can not stay long for I lack a senorita to oil my back . |
| 5 | Unhappily , such days do not come too often , for I live a long way from Ringwood and it is a very popular river in that area . |
| 6 | I was able to enjoy it for I suppose a half a second … two Ferrari drivers take each other off the road . |
| 7 | It was best not to wonder , for I faced a long journey in what remained of the Maggot 's plane . |
| 8 | Less appears to be known about whether his mood swings were severe enough to justify manic-depression as a primary diagnosis ; but Smart himself gives us some clue when he writes : ‘ For I have a greater compass of mirth and melancholy than another . ’ |
| 9 | Girl , now show me my way , for I have a child to care for . |
| 10 | ‘ Like Frances , who has a family , I 'd like to spend a bit more time at home , ’ he said , ‘ for I have a lot of material on tape and you ca n't write songs when you 're on the road . |
| 11 | Her service demanded more than just strength and devotion , for she had a most sensitive skin which attracted mosquitoes and during the rainy season and its close , was constantly itching and scratching . |
| 12 | She was bone-weary from a day 's back-breaking labour , but it was essential that she finish what she was writing , for she had a deadline to reach and that deadline was the day after tomorrow , her half-day , and she had barely begun her task . |
| 13 | Surprisingly , he was hearing Dr Moule quite loud and clear , for she had a firm and resonant voice . |
| 14 | She enjoyed their company , although she did not read their books as closely as they might have wished , for she had a strong and idiosyncratic sense of history , particularly of the Stuart period ( like my grandfather , she was a descendant of Charles II , in her case from Nell Gwyn , in his from Lucy Walter ) . |
| 15 | Sadly she had no chance to make amends , for she suffered a setback in training when being prepared for the Doncaster Cup and was retired . |
| 16 | It was worth more than £1 to her to see the child 's face ; and again as she watched from beyond the crowd — for she waited a little once she got free of the press . |
| 17 | Jane restrained herself from inquiring what she had done with it , for she sensed a field telegraph situation , so forced herself to be polite . |
| 18 | It was an interesting event for she has a distinct voice in which melody reigns supreme . |
| 19 | Perhaps Louise saw it too , for she gave a little laugh . |
| 20 | So he for one saw a need to separate the middle from the lower classes . |
| 21 | At Halling the prison was still in use in 1285 , for we have a record of Leticia de Brenchelee , being held in the Bishop 's prison here to await trial by a jury from the Hundred of Shamelle . |
| 22 | In the latter it is common to find small classes sharing a classroom , sometimes with a single teacher , sometimes with more than one but nearly always seated as a separate group with their own ‘ territory ’ and blackboard , for there exists a strange orthodoxy that a teacher with modest education and training ‘ can not be taught to handle more than one class at the same time ’ . |
| 23 | ‘ For there comes a time when he absolutely must go somewhere . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Mr. Ross goes lieutenant into one of them if he can pass his examination on the morrow ’ , Keith informed his sister , and it would seem that the examining board were duly impressed by their admiral 's anxiety , for they took a chance on this doubtful candidate . |
| 25 | The seeds of the beautiful spring-flowering laburnum are particularly toxic , for they contain a soluble alkaloid which will very quickly spell the demise of the fish . |
| 26 | Such institutions are the envy of many Arab countries for they reflect a commitment to national identity that one will seek in vain in most parts of the Arab world . |
| 27 | Once the ice shifted , 250,000 years ago , nomadic hunters made this region their own — we know , for they left a trail of hewn flint artefacts . |
| 28 | They forced themselves to eat the porridge , the eggs fresh from the nest , for they had a long day before them . |
| 29 | It is only since 1945 that the inevitable inflation of the currency has led investors to think that ‘ equities ’ are safer than gilts ; for they maintain a value even if the value of the currency deteriorates . |
| 30 | They are the great Temptation in themselves , for they present a Messiah whose credentials are established by miracle . |