Example sentences of "[indef pn] for [pron] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whereas Flynn was at the other end of the scale , for , despite his external charm , he really seemed to care little about anybody 's well-being — possibly because he cared nothing for his own . |
| 2 | The study of something for its own sake , for the sake of knowing , understanding , grasping it and for nothing else , is an essential characteristic of education , lower or higher , though more obviously of higher education . |
| 3 | Now I would like to suggest ‘ disinterested interest ’ , enjoying something for its own sake , is a defining characteristic of all ‘ second order ’ experiencing , whether it is writing a poem , playing football , telling a joke or making a model aeroplane . |
| 4 | And there is a sense in which this applies , but although I can appreciate his point that seeking a good reputation may well dominate the practical order , if it were also to dominate the activities I have designated ‘ second-order ’ then it makes nonsense of the possibility of ‘ disinterestedness ’ , enjoying something for its own sake . |
| 5 | This led to a vast number of prosecutions , usually in the magistrates ' court , because the authorities were quite careful about alleging that less damage had occurred than would give the protesters the option of having a jury trial , something for which most of them would have very happily volunteered . |
| 6 | If this was not so , why would it get funding ; you do n't get something for nothing these days … |
| 7 | Many of these secret jading substances are organic ; and their number is added to by , for instance , an observant horseman adapting something for his own use . |
| 8 | It 's something for us all to have power , power from behind , such as our church . |
| 9 | The balance I have put towards something for us both — a new continental quilt for our bed here — and I got a king sized one , as JOHN always seems to get it all , but this may be big enough to let me hang on to my side . |
| 10 | Was their cause not also a pan-Arab cause , one for which all Arabs should be fighting ? |
| 11 | Those whom it has encouraged are the likes of Saddam Hussein , who are fundamentally correct in claiming a link between the two occupations — hardly a flattering analogy but one for which many people may be about to pay for America 's 30 years of pusillanimity in the Middle East . |
| 12 | That would be an interesting task , but one for which this author is singularly ill-equipped . |
| 13 | The enforced retirement from academic life proved valuable in other respects as the next decade became a prolific one for her own work . |
| 14 | Ray Butts made the first one for his own guitar player , then he took it to Nashville and showed it to Chet Atkins and Chet bought one . |
| 15 | there 's one for you same as Nicky I 've got , here are , there 's another one , different one to that , there 's Nicola 's , leave 'em there I have n't got a Diana , the Queen Mother and the Queen left talking about my girl , my girl |
| 16 | James never did anything for me that way , Chrissy , never once . |
| 17 | ‘ Have you anything for me this morning ? ’ |