Example sentences of "and a [noun] for which " in BNC.

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1 He went to the court where he found himself dubbed the plaintiff , paid a fee and a deposit for which he received a receipt .
2 Ever since he became leader , he knew that the election was the great test , and a test for which his curiously sheltered political career had little prepared him .
3 Many of us have long thought that anyone who could lead the Labour Party out of the darkness of 1983 would find leading the country relatively easy — and a task for which , despite all the sneering of the snobbish clique that makes up the political élite in this country , it is not necessary to possess a double first from Oxbridge .
4 They tipped on to his desk their haul of three shotguns and a pistol for which the respective owners had no licences , and one dose of heroin .
5 The Peace of Paris left France and Spain ready to look for revenge , and Britain 's hasty departure from the war left Frederick feeling betrayed , so that Britain was quite likely to be involved in another war soon , and a war for which it would be hard to find allies .
6 For younger mothers it usually comes as a surprise , an unintended consequence of a past or current sexual relationship , and an event for which there has been little planning or preparation .
7 Molly 's father awoke the next morning with a start , a dry mouth and an erection for which he had no need .
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