Example sentences of "[conj] for [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Absolute phase was correct , frequency response flat except for only the tiniest of ripples . |
| 2 | The model assumes that for either the end state or the intermediate state , a scenario is needed — a written description of the envisioned behavior of the operation at some point in time . |
| 3 | It is generally accepted that for both the ageing and new/modern aircraft , the complexity of maintenance problems ( i.e. ageing — corrosion , modern — advanced avionics ) increased dramatically in the last ten years . |
| 4 | They believed that for once the truth should be told about the difficult life Diana has led and , for the most part , still leads . |
| 5 | It could give a whole new meaning to DROP-in centres and old folks ' CLUBS and mean that for once the social workers wo n't be criticised for making a balls-up … or down . |
| 6 | Within these rural areas there seems to be a definite preference in favour of not only smaller towns ( i.e. those below 50,000 people ) but also villages , for both the periods 1961–71 and 1971–81 , and for both the USA and England and Wales as shown in Table 5.2 . |
| 7 | The galaxies may continue to recede from each other but , under the influence of the Universe 's own gravity , begin to slow down and then start to come towards each other again — in exactly the same way , and for exactly the same reason , that a ball thrown into the air will slow and then return to the ground . |
| 8 | And finally we shall cross the name of Cedric Downes off that same list , and for exactly the same reason . |
| 9 | The PFA 's Taylor supports the move to publish a list of referees , as assessed by managers , and for only the top 20 to officiate in the Premier League . |
| 10 | And after raising the board and finding six washleather bags of sovereigns she had really believed him , and for only the second time she could remember in her life , she had cried . |
| 11 | But in a reasonably just society this belief in an obligation to obey the law , this attitude of respect for law , is as valid as an obligation acquired through consent and for precisely the same reasons . |
| 12 | It all reminded me of what I received when I dared to make some mild criticism of the habits of cyclists and for much the same reason . |
| 13 | A piece of pinewood , said Robert Craig , a Scottish electronics engineer , the log going up and down like the ‘ bees ’ in a bottle of bees wine and for much the same reason . |
| 14 | Some grow much better in damp places where the fish could nibble at them when they felt like it or if they needed to — in a similar way to a dog eating grass — and for much the same reason . |
| 15 | More recently , and for much the same reasons , Stelux , from Hong Kong , bought the Bulova Watch Company in the USA . |
| 16 | And for much the same reason as for Mars the thermosphere of Venus only reaches modest temperatures ( section 3.4.1 ) . |
| 17 | Britain therefore experienced a credit squeeze in the early 1990s during a period of recession in much the same way — and for much the same reasons — that she experienced a credit boom during the period of growth and ‘ overheating ’ in the mid-1980s . |
| 18 | In my judgment , and for substantially the same reasons as those given by the judge , the non est factum plea fails . |
| 19 | Suddenly , and for almost the first time in her life , apart from in her dreams , Marie felt that she was in a position of power . |
| 20 | I managed to keep afloat then till , as I said we found this half a lifeboat and there was couple of fellows and er I managed to swim over to that and pull myself up on it and for there the inflatable off the standby boat came alongside , picked us up and put us on then standby boat . |
| 21 | The streets and bars were deserted , and for once the incessant noise and bustle had abated . |
| 22 | ‘ I d-do n't know , Sir , ’ Lexandro stuttered ; and for once the title of Sir came sincerely to his lips . |
| 23 | The BBC 's Ski Sunday made Val d'Isere its TV curtainraiser , and for once the Criterium of the First Snow could boast a carpet of real snow . |
| 24 | I turned and looked out over the slanted , foreshortened wedge of streets and stocky tenements , and for once the strain in my ears found the appropriate line , the right score . |
| 25 | And for once the finale — everyone coming together to sing Dylan 's Chimes of Freedom — seemed not corny but exactly right . |
| 26 | She felt as if he was paying homage to their love , his every caress a thanksgiving , and for once the wildness left them alone so their loving was a thing of tenderness and healing , of joy and celebration . |
| 27 | Campana fired a red rocket , and for once the 75s replied ; right in the middle of the advancing Germans . |
| 28 | In the Lyrical Essays , I found someone who , like me , was happiest writing about sunlight and blue skies — but for exactly the opposite reasons . |
| 29 | But for now the transepts and choir are undergoing restoration and are blocked off by a wooden screen . |
| 30 | But for now the search for Planet X is futile . |