Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] [conj] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The speaker planning in the here-and-now , possibly threatened with his interlocutor wanting to take a turn , typically repeats himself a good deal , using the same syntactic structure , the same lexical items , using the first word that comes to mind rather than hunting for the mot juste , filling in pauses with ‘ fillers ’ . |
| 2 | Was there erm a canteen there or facilities for you ? |
| 3 | Certain principles have never yet been contested in any court of law so that precedent for their consideration has never been laid down . |
| 4 | The industrial revolution changed the scene dramatically and animals for transport gave way to horses kept for sport and pleasure while the success of veterinary surgeons in raising the health standards of agricultural animals ensured that their services would remain in demand . |
| 5 | Probably a blood glucose of 12 mmol/l or above on more than one occasion should indicate oral therapy for the patient on diet alone or insulin for the patient on maximal oral therapy . |
| 6 | As 1992 approaches , the year for the fulfilment of the Single European Market , it is even more important for the Churches of Europe to have a more accurate and comprehensive picture so that strategies for the re-evangelisation of the European Community can be developed . |
| 7 | Whether or not any special rule survives for trespassing cattle is not likely to be of any importance now that damages for personal injuries can not be recovered under that head . |
| 8 | The sufferer has to learn to live in reality , blaming self rather than others for his or her own problems and recognising that unconditional love could only be received when it is equally freely given . |
| 9 | Professor Dudek , who had begun to express criticism rather than encouragement for the young poet , went on to speak of ‘ an intellectual disorder ( not only in politics , but in morality and religion ) which leads to a primitive mythological effort to organise chaos … ( it ) proceeds from a state of mind fundamentally disturbed , and bordering on the deeply neurotic or worse . ’ |
| 10 | In East Berlin on Feb. 7 the three left-wing citizens ' movements ( New Forum , Democracy Now and Initiative for Peace and Human Rights — by then all represented in the government ) agreed to campaign together as the Electoral Alliance " 90 ( Wahlbündnis " 90 ) . |
| 11 | The growing independence of their children , at each successive stage , can be a matter of concern rather than joy for those who over-commit and over-identify their lives with the nurturing of dependent children . |
| 12 | Now , after almost fifty years we look back and the rich variety of our doings in the years between fulfills the concept of university as a preparation for life rather than training for a specific walk of life . |
| 13 | However , Le Roy Ladurie sees the strikes and uprisings of this period as expressions or frustration rather than campaigns for political change . |
| 14 | Course extended to allow for BEd degrees and honours degrees and Diploma in Higher Education ( the latter retrospectively from 1974 ) ; education approved for all degree and diploma programmes ; also art & design for BEd only and music for BEd and DipHE only , single fields in catering studies , and food & nutrition ( approved for BA and BSc only ) . |
| 15 | To the chair reasons for my concern here and reason for my asking her whether she will now agree to a full investigation of this service at to be conducted by councillors and for the council to be satisfied that the service can be put right . |
| 16 | SIR — I admire Philip Gwinnell 's careful aural scrutiny of the Labour Party broadcast ( letter , April 8 ) , but I feel I should point out , in the interest of accuracy , that ‘ All Together Now ’ was recorded by The Farm rather than Tears For Fears . |
| 17 | Those who are qualified in Medicine and who are seeking further professional training rather than studies for a postgraduate degree should write to the Postgraduate Dean at the Lister Postgraduate Institute , Hill Square , Edinburgh EH8 9DR . |
| 18 | Sometimes , though , these teams provide a gatekeeping or goalkeeping service for the agency rather than crisis-intervention for clients . |
| 19 | In addition , ‘ WONDERS ’ paid the Hermitage more than $200,000 for the exhibition , and for the Russian curators to write the catalogue . |
| 20 | In addition , it is hard to tell how much of the cash and sayings comprise everyday cash-flow rather than investments for income or gain . |
| 21 | Edinburgh , his childhood past and nostalgia for missed opportunities are the emotionally tender side of a man whose public image is tough and uncompromising . |
| 22 | ACTOR Nigel Havers dipped into his own pocket yesterday when he heard how a plumber charged a young single mother more than £300 for a simple job . |
| 23 | Much of the methodology described in this chapter is derived from work in Dr Martin H Johnson 's laboratory , Department of Anatomy , Cambridge , during the past 10 years and I should like to express my gratitude to all members of the laboratory past and present for their contribution to it . |