Example sentences of "for what [pron] [vb base] is " in BNC.
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| 1 | For what we need is not only the idea of non-arbitrariness but the idea of error and the ( logical ) possibility of correction of error by third persons . |
| 2 | They are no longer refusing to accept the evidence of their own eyes but are hoping there may be some sort of rational explanation for what they fear is an irrational event . |
| 3 | Dog owners from all over the country have been showing their appreciation for what they claim is the most royal of breeds . |
| 4 | ‘ On 20 October , President Mobutu 's government interrupted and shut down radio and TV programmes broadcast by the Church of Zaire because they were exhorting people to stand up for what they believe is right . |
| 5 | You may have sacrificed the comfort of your ultra-soft toilet paper for what you think is the recycled stuff — but it is possible you are being conned . |
| 6 | But what I do suggest is , a useful experiment is to pick a subject , start a stopwatch , talk for what you think is thirty seconds , stop the stopwatch and then see . |
| 7 | Now accepted in common parlance , it stands for What You See Is What You Get , the implication being that the image you see on the screen will be exactly that which you get on the page . |
| 8 | Called Born Victim it begins " I murdered Brenda Goring for what I suppose is the most unusual of motives . |
| 9 | " I murdered Brenda Goring for what I suppose is the most unusual of motives . |
| 10 | ‘ I realise the market for what I do is very fickle and it could all come to a stop tomorrow . |
| 11 | The sorts of experiences that you then get people talking about is really well I 've learnt to stand up for myself for the first time , erm I now know what I want to do , I know who I am , erm projects where I 've been involved , where you get women saying things like well two years ago I would never have dreamt of going and talking to the Council about my house , or my children , or that I ca n't get a job because I ca n't get child care , and I would n't have dreamt of doing that and people who now say well now I can do that , I know that I can go and stand up for myself and stand up for what I think is right , just as well as my husband can . |