Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] [conj] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the case of carers who have their own children this is easier to see than for the classic ( and disappearing ) case of the single daughter who was presumed to be childless ; although in that case the assumption in the past was that the single daughter would be rewarded in material terms through being the major beneficiary of her parents ' will , if they had money or property to bequeath . |
| 2 | The watch is British made except for the movement which comes from the best Swiss supplier . |
| 3 | All this meant that for the first time all pupils were aiming for " A " levels , and could be helped and encouraged by discussing careers and progress with their masters and parents . |
| 4 | So far as the transfer of the property or the whole or part of the husband 's share in it to the wife is concerned , the provisions set out in Chapter 2 apply and for the reasons there mentioned there is unlikely to be a liability for capital gains tax or inheritance tax . |
| 5 | As Britain has 22 million homes with television , this means that for the foreseeable future the majority will be stuck with the terrestrial four channels . |
| 6 | This means that for the boom to continue it would be necessary to undertake capacity increasing investment , that is , increase the stock of fixed capital . |
| 7 | This means that for the first one the doubt is ‘ simple ’ and can be cleared up in a straightforward way , but for the second it is ‘ compound ’ and needs much greater care . |
| 8 | This means that for the first time doctors may be able to tell if an infected person who feels well is in danger of becoming ill , so that they can try to do something to prevent this . |
| 9 | Given that almost three-quarters of lone mothers are on income support this means that for the majority income will not change , regardless of how much maintenance is collected . |
| 10 | This means that for the forseeable future , prisoners remanded in custody by magistrates , will have to be held in police cells until a jail place becomes available . |
| 11 | These figures in Table 1.2 are derived from spectroscopic studied except for the last , which is discussed later . |
| 12 | The existing case law is for the citizen impossible to understand and for the lawyer difficult . |
| 13 | Or you could buy dresses , one or two dresses that were all complete except for the seam down at the back and the seams under the arms . |
| 14 | Figure 3 shows that for the nine patients as a group , there was a linear relation between the mean plasma gastrin during infusion of G17 plotted on a log scale and the mean acid output at each of the G17 doses . |
| 15 | Commenting on the Khmer Rouge position at the talks , the Independent of June 27 said that for the first time in three years of diplomacy , the group appeared " unsure of themselves , and nervous of being outmanoeuvred " . |
| 16 | ‘ That means that for the third year running not a single council house can be built despite the fact we have more than 4,000 people on the waiting list and last year had to rehouse 750 homeless families . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ For me , being single-minded meant that for the eight months of the racing season every other aspect of my life was put on hold , ’ Vitor began , ‘ apart from the construction company . |
| 18 | BUT the Policyholder shall repay to the Corporation all sums paid by the Corporation which the Corporation would not have been liable to pay but for the provisions of such law . |
| 19 | BUT the Policyholder shall repay to the Corporation all sums paid by the Corporation which the Corporation would not have been liable to pay but for the provisions of such law . |