Example sentences of "[det] [noun pl] for [Wh det] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Doone phoned me yesterday to say he 'd been to the boatyard and taken away some objects for which he would give me a receipt . ’ |
| 2 | Dreaming of the future and rediscovering the feeling of past successes should have helped you work out some goals for yourself-what we will call a ‘ success image ’ . |
| 3 | The recorder Nicholas Jarman jailed him for a further 3 and a half years for what he described as a terrible act with the most appalling consequences . |
| 4 | There may be some pleasures for which it is worth risking one 's life but to do so for a cigarette is an illustration of the sheer insanity of addictive disease . |
| 5 | Does the right hon. Gentleman recall telling the House that a rise in inflation was expected in these months for what he called ’ technical reasons ’ shortly after the Prime Minister told the country that the Government had inflation licked ? |
| 6 | Providing you accept these performances for what they are , there is a great deal to enjoy here . |
| 7 | By and large , people still prefer not to acknowledge these issues for which there is no comfortable rule . |
| 8 | This means that many mergers for which there have been no demonstrable advantages , but which have not been found to be overtly anti-competitive , have been allowed through , and thus contributed to the general increase in industrial concentration . |
| 9 | We shall adopt a ‘ default ’ definition and characterise as lexical all ambiguities for which there is no convincing non-lexical explanation . |
| 10 | The excitement of the Camphill Project , the expansion of the congregation to swell the numbers in both morning services on a Sunday and the continuous flow of new members into the church are all things for which we can be glad and rejoice , because God is at work . |
| 11 | It was one of the many things for which she had Rune to thank . |
| 12 | Neumann 's hanging on to a limited and personalized notion of what constitutes an Allegretto leads him to assume many things for which there is little foundation . |
| 13 | The Rank Organisation 's policy requires employees who leave within 12 months of moving to repay their disturbance allowance , all fees for which they have received reimbursement , removal costs , travel costs and any out-of-pocket expenses paid by the company . |
| 14 | DAB had been concerned that insufficient time was available at its meetings to give detailed consideration to the many conferences for which it was responsible . |
| 15 | Whether you believe you are saying those words to God , fate or life itself , they will help to bring to mind those things for which you can be grateful and this in turn will help to increase your own state of joy . |
| 16 | This must be why his collection is , despite the inclusion of some beautiful and thrilling descriptive writing , less readable than those predecessors for which one reaches when tucked up in bed on a stormy night . |
| 17 | One is to conceive of them as being deliberately designed for the purposes they serve , the implication of which is that we should be constantly reforming existing institutions so that they may better serve those ends for which they were intended . |
| 18 | Measuring heritability comes into its own for those characters for which we have no knowledge of the genetics . |
| 19 | GPs who volunteer to hold practice budgets will act in a similar way for those services for which they are responsible . |
| 20 | If the assessor is not involved in provision , they can take a more objective look at individual client need , be able to say whether some need is unmet , and not be tempted to offer those services for which they are responsible as the sole , potentially inappropriate solution to the client 's problems . |
| 21 | Memorex Telex Corp said last week that it will adopt Unix System V.4.2 for its server and desktop product lines in order to offer more options for what it claims is the second-largest installed base of IBM Corp peripheral products worldwide . |
| 22 | ‘ Everyone except you , I suppose ! ’ she shot back accusingly , then bit her lip wearily , recognising her own tactics for what they were . |
| 23 | Do n't you have any feelings for what I 'm goin' through ? ’ |
| 24 | Clasper was beginning to be seen by his own members for what he really was : a born agitator and troublemaker who was great to have around when plant managements behaved like bastards because he was one too and would give as good as he got in a stand-up fight . |
| 25 | However , such letters receive no special security handling , and we do not therefore recommend these services when sending any letters for which you want cover for compensation . |
| 26 | In September 1539 Sir Thomas Heneage told Cromwell that he had managed to get three bills signed by Henry , but there were several others for which his successors in office would have to get that difficult authority , the royal signature . |
| 27 | The Sardinians were great experts in both activities for which their remote dwellings surrounded by rich Tuscan pastures were the ideal environment . |