Example sentences of "[vb pp] [that] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It might be objected that for a politician to act as a ‘ caretaker ’ might in itself enhance his chances in the subsequent Leadership election , simply by his being seen to fulfil the duties of the office of Prime Minister . |
| 2 | It is widely accepted that for a bloom to develop the critical depth must be shallower than the mixed depth . |
| 3 | In the abortive Artois offensive of May 1915 , the attack by Pétain 's Corps at Vimy Ridge was so well prepared that for a moment it seemed as if the whole German front might collapse . |
| 4 | ‘ Micky , you 've said that for a fortnight , and there 's no sign of it happening . |
| 5 | Quentin had said that for a moment Kate had reminded him of Miss Trimm , and for another moment Lavinia imagined that : Kate at eighty-two , passionately involved with God . |
| 6 | I have said that for a student to make a truth claim , whether original or not , the student has to own it . |
| 7 | We have seen that for a reaction to be spontaneous must be positive . |
| 8 | She continued , ‘ I would have thought that for a man in your position , required to make countless decisions every day , such a weakness would prove to be a considerable handicap . ’ |
| 9 | It is thought that for a house in the high-rate stratum the assets are about four times as great as for one in the low-rate stratum , and that the stratum standard deviation is proportional to the square root of the stratum mean . |
| 10 | Later , it will be shown that for a variety of reasons such students within these departments produce theses which are seldom published , cited , or consulted . |
| 11 | It has been shown that for a chain moving in the melt , over time-scales that greatly exceed the lifetime of the tube τ , a reptation self-diffusion coefficient D rept , can be measured which is inversely proportional to n 2 , i.e. the diffusion law is |
| 12 | It should be noted that for a person obliged to retire from business because of failing health , the maximum relief can be obtained before the age of 60 ( given a ten year period as director ) . |
| 13 | However , it is known that for a number of avionic items removed there are a varying number of components which are subsequently diagnosed as ‘ no fault found ’ . |
| 14 | As a point of reference it will be assumed that for a supernova collapse the gravitational waves carry off a total energy of in a burst of milliseconds length and at a frequency of about I kHz . |
| 15 | He was so tanned that for a moment Helen failed to recognise him . |
| 16 | He had contacted UNIT HQ and had confirmed that for a period in the 1970s and 1980s there had been a scientific advisor to Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart . |
| 17 | Yet not too long afterwards , it was suggested that for a salesman with 20 years ' continuous employment , three years was an appropriate improvement period ; many would think that to be erring on the high side . |