Example sentences of "and [adv] [ex0] [be] [noun] for " in BNC.

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1 Because of their size they were unable fully to support a family and so there was need for off-farm employment .
2 Sometimes these complaints reach the national media and then there are demands for an independent enquiry .
3 And then there were hats for every occasion , sunglasses , sportswear and even the questionable piece of advice that a firm corset would prevent seasickness .
4 Now and then there were proposals for reforming the entire system , and it was even suggested that the 12 constellations of the Zodiac might be named after the 12 Apostles .
5 Sometimes she managed to sell a story to a magazine , and then there were cakes for tea .
6 And then there was money for maimed soldiers , for what they called visited persons , which was the plague , fire and candles for the courts of guards , that was paying for fire and candles for all the little sentinel posts round Oxford .
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