Example sentences of "for [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The missed cues , the botching of business , the somewhat lumpy prancings of the Tiger Lily troupe counted for nothing beside the chilling authority of Hook and the strutting Peter , unearthly yet real of Mary Deare . |
| 2 | ‘ Sir , surely you do not expect Dinah to spend all her days as a spinster , living for nothing but the stage ? |
| 3 | Most doubters either think they have grace or care for nothing but the day itself . |
| 4 | I wished for nothing but the absence of pain , and Lili seemed beyond harm : as secure and unassailable as the morning-star . |
| 5 | In the highly oxygenated water below a weir swim the little fish not known for nothing as the ‘ miller 's thumb ’ : the flattened head of the fish was often compared with the thumb of the miller , worn it was said from testing the flour . |
| 6 | We will be able to provide the equipment he needs to lead a normal life , and we know he 'll want for nothing in the future . ’ |
| 7 | All this counts for nothing in the world of rugby and it will be his ability to scrum and compete with the best that will make or break this South African legend . |
| 8 | That is in itself a problem , for nothing in the arguments to explain the decline suggests why the fall in fertility should stop at about a two-child family , rather than ‘ overshoot ’ and decline still further ( Chapter 4 ) . |
| 9 | This weekend 's results , of course , will count for nothing in the Olympics . |
| 10 | ‘ Scroungers ’ expect something for nothing from the Welfare State , rather than offering a fair day 's work for a fair day 's pay . |
| 11 | The Communist Party could apparently hope for little from the Socialist League and for nothing from the Labour Party . |
| 12 | If a child is aged under 2 then any provision which is made for him/her by the LEA is stated to be special educational provision ; in the case of a child aged 2 or over it is ‘ educational provision which is additional to , or otherwise different from , the educational provision made generally for children of that age in schools maintained by the LEA ’ . |
| 13 | We are interested and associated but not absorbed and should European statesmen address us in the words which were used of old — Shall we speak for thee to the king or captain of the host ? ' — we should reply , Nay sir , for we dwell among our own people' ’ . |
| 14 | are there for everyone with the disease and other blood disorders , and they always need helpers . |
| 15 | ‘ But now is the time for everyone with the club at heart to rally round . |
| 16 | It was a good system for everyone except the artist , who was frequently offered a low rate for the job , then had his payment deferred , and sometimes had to battle for months to receive anything at all . |
| 17 | It campaigned for free universal state pensions for everyone over the age of 65 , in order to combat the poverty created by the rejection of older workers by employers on the grounds of age . |
| 18 | They want the Government to abolish Child Benefit and all tax allowances for parents and use the money to set up full-time Community Homes for everyone under the age of sixteen . |
| 19 | Add to that a packed lunchtime season , and late-night entertainment in the studio on Fridays and Saturdays , and we think you 'll agree that there 's always something for everyone at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in the Round . |
| 20 | Currency exchange negotiations for everyone on the ‘ open ’ market were conducted between the team 's administrator , John Brown , and the hotel 's elderly porter in a lift that went constantly up and down to the top floor until they were concluded . |
| 21 | Under communism there would be no exploitation , and society would be run by and for everyone on the basis of equality and community . |
| 22 | That goes for everyone on the mainland as well . |
| 23 | It finds a place for everyone within the divine purpose , regardless of their background , status or gender . |
| 24 | There should be a treat for everyone among the host of special features in this Christmas issue . |
| 25 | It 's a very versatile shape for everyone from the slender to the grandest size . |
| 26 | Golf Magazine , Motorcycle World , Bike , Amateur Gardening — there are specialist magazines for everyone from the rat fancier to the rugby fan . |
| 27 | At a public meeting last September he suggested that saying ‘ they ought to do something about it ’ was pointless , and boldly proposed that the only way to save the shop was for everyone in the village to club together and buy it . |
| 28 | We aim to take an active role in setting up projects which will set standards of excellence and make the arts more accessible by developing a wide ranging programme of arts activities for everyone in the South East . ’ |
| 29 | There are so many compensations for everyone in the family during the teenage years that it is a grave mistake to look on the black side . |
| 30 | A white cow used to provide milk for everyone in the locality , but it was customary for only one pailful to he taken . |