Example sentences of "for [det] that [pron] [vb past] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | Yet for all that he no longer believed the creed in which he had been raised : for all that he fought for a king against an upstart general , for the old order against the new , Karelius recognized that at heart he would always be one of Cromwell 's men . |
2 | For all that he warned against the mixing of science and religion , Bacon remained convinced that scientific conclusions had still to be limited by religion . |
3 | J. R. R. Tolkien ( 1892–1973 ) , a Catholic by upbringing , wrote in praise of the remembered virtues of the British Tommy in the trenches during the First World War , and the enormous and highly improbable success of The Lord of the Rings ( 1954–5 ) , for all that it began as a cult in the United States rather than at home , struck a chord that was ultimately insular , tribal and boldly British . |
4 | For all that it sold for $46,200 ( £30,800 ) ( est. $30–50,000 ) . |
5 | Just a quick memo to express my thanks for all that you did on Friday/Saturday . |