Example sentences of "and for [det] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Ignorant men regard death with fear and avoid thinking about it , and for that reason it becomes like a terror to children . |
| 32 | Alan Rough has given more to Scottish football than he could ever take and for that reason alone he stands on the terraces of Hampden Babylon like a colossus . |
| 33 | ‘ I make men out of them and for that I 'm at fault . |
| 34 | And for that , we shall need to look rather deeper . |
| 35 | Very little benefit is gained by imposing a condition relating to odour emission if it can not be enforced , and for that reason conditions which refer to the responsibilities of a third party , such as : ‘ all odours must be abated to the satisfaction of the Environmental Health Department ’ , should be avoided . |
| 36 | It is obvious that Smith 's assessment is coloured by his self-revealing remark that ‘ Coleman had never done a day 's soldiering in his life , and for that reason alone was incapable of leading and directing ’ . |
| 37 | Maybe the authors realised this anyway , as they each made their colonies telepathic — and for that to solve the problem the collective mind must in some sense exist as a permanent , ordered structure of its own . |
| 38 | Today , interest in archaeology is booming , and for that some credit should surely go to Harrison Ford 's popular archaeologist character . |
| 39 | Few historical labels are more ambiguous than ‘ feudal ’ , and for that reason I shall use it as little as possible . |
| 40 | All the players were confident in their own ability and for that happy frame of mind they had to thank Stuart . |
| 41 | I have conclusively proved that in my lifetime , and for that reason I can totally oppose the use of gas — gassing rabbits down their burrows — as a means of control . |
| 42 | Rough rabbit shooting conflicts with game shooting in most areas and for that reason is relegated to the months of February and March each year . |
| 43 | Nylon , of course , never rots and for that reason should not be used as a muzzle material . |
| 44 | But rabbits are always reluctant to leave cover and for that reason you may first have to clear the site with a reap-hook before line ferrets are introduced . |
| 45 | On pages 14 and 15 , see our lovely salmon and salad menu — it 's very quick to prepare , very light , and for that special touch , the salmon is served with an impressive hollandaise sauce : this is best made at the last minute , but it 's not difficult and well worth the effort . |
| 46 | The Committee met weekly at the Thatch 'd House Tavern in St James 's Street and for that reason became known as The Thatched House Society . |
| 47 | If Mr Dunn the debtor refused to be cowed by this threat , Mr Rich the creditor would tell the bailiffs to take the belongings out of the house — and for that service he paid the bailiffs a fixed fee . |
| 48 | And for that pre dinner aperitif or night cap after dinner guests can relax by the open fire in the Hall or in the Lounge Bar . |
| 49 | Because of the high frequency of operation , there can be considerable r.f. radiation from this part of the circuit and for that reason those components involved , shown in the broken lines on the circuit diagram , are screened under a diecast aluminium box which eliminates most of the RF1 ( radio frequency interference ) . |
| 50 | It is impossible to be truly non-violent without being utterly fearless , and for that reason non-violence and cowardice go ill together because the coward is fearful at heart . |
| 51 | He is so particular about everything , and for that he deservedly gets terrific results . |
| 52 | Like I said , I do quite a lot of other stuff as well and for that I use things like little Fender amps , and I 've got a Peavey Profex which I use with a MIDI foot controller . |
| 53 | And for that reason I try never to look back at what I 've played ; it 's more like living right now , while I 'm playing . |
| 54 | On the Tory side , too much invocation of the international record would have run the risk of reminding people of Thatcher , and for that reason had to be avoided . |
| 55 | To decide , I require not only facts but awareness of how it is likely to feel passing my declining years in that village , and for that I must try to achieve independence of my personal and present viewpoint , reduce it to equality with other viewpoints . |
| 56 | In March 1916 , it was announced that the S.M.E.T. had contracted with the County of London Electricity Supply Co. for bulk supply of current , both for lighting and for that part of the tramways which they supplied . |
| 57 | There 's no hope for a breathing space for the business community as far as Mr Humber is concerned : ‘ We will continue to campaign for the registers to include all sources of contamination , ’ he says grimly , ‘ and we will campaign for not just land liable to be contaminated to be included on the register , but then for that to be backed up by actual investigation of those sites and for that to be put on the registers as well . ’ |
| 58 | The big man had obviously come on deck to warn me what to expect from the twins , and for that I was grateful . |
| 59 | And for that matter , how about your grandparents , brothers and sisters , teachers and friends ? |
| 60 | One of the main failings of fleece , and for that matter fibre pile ( and to an extent wool before it ) , is the material 's inability to prevent the cooling effects of wind . |