Example sentences of "[adv] for such " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the reign of Henry III they accounted for the agistment dues at the Exchequer , but made substantial payments into the Wardrobe from time to time , and paid out sums locally for such purposes as the maintenance of a neighbouring royal castle , building operations , the enclosure of a royal park , and the expenses incurred by the Forest officers in taking venison for the king . |
| 2 | ‘ It was assigned to me by the press , a breed which in my experience cares little for such irrelevancies as accuracy . ’ |
| 3 | Everything he did smelt quality , even though he was on for such a short time . ’ |
| 4 | The skill , once learnt , helped make me a little more popular and outgoing at school , where there was a craze on for such things . |
| 5 | One of the frustrations of being in opposition for so long to what is , in effect , a minority Government is having to watch this country go on for such a long time without any energy policy . |
| 6 | How could they get women to sign on for such a life ? ’ |
| 7 | But did n't it go on for such a long time ! |
| 8 | I have already said that a 24-h interval is not enough for such a loss to be seen . |
| 9 | On land the Company was not really strong enough for such antics , but its naval superiority gave it a place in the third or fourth rank of powers in India , beneath the Emperor at the top and great rulers like the Nawab of Bengal in the second rank . |
| 10 | Standards were high , as it was appreciated from the outset that it was not enough for such workers " to have a heart as big as a football and to be able to fingerspell and sign . " |
| 11 | Only for such beings is ignorance not bliss . |
| 12 | If it is accepted , as I believe it should be accepted , that certiorari goes not only for such an excess or abuse of power but also for a breach of the rules of natural justice there is even less reason in principle for excluding other established grounds . |
| 13 | They told me not to bother doing the premises up since it was only for such a short time . |
| 14 | We should take it as settled that drivers are liable only for such damage as has been explicitly stipulated in clear statutes , so that drivers and potential victims can insure and otherwise plan their affairs accordingly . |
| 15 | A first attempt has now been made in the Criminal Justice Act 1991 to remedy this omission ( see below ) , but the fact that sentencers have had to wait so long for such a lead is evidence of a serious weakness in the self-regulatory capacity of the Court of Appeal itself . |
| 16 | Again this is a common and ‘ normal ’ reaction , but many people feel so ashamed of thoughts like these that they hardly dare express them unless they feel safe enough to do so and trust the person they are talking to sufficiently for such a revelation to seem acceptable . |
| 17 | She was so happy , she could n't help giving grateful thanks out loud for such a quick answer to her prayer . |
| 18 | Amazingly so for such a big man . |
| 19 | Berkeley denies that we go in for such calculations in judging distances . |
| 20 | It was typical of Benjamin James , as it happens , to go in for such a touch of harmless sycophancy to please his friend the vicar ; he had very soon become , as we might have guessed , a respectable pillar of the Curry Rivel establishment . |
| 21 | If the community can come in for such events , it makes them more comfortable in the building and avoids stigmatisation . ’ |
| 22 | Branch manager attributes their success to their vast experience and the fact they have worked together for such a long time . |
| 23 | That a plurality of political authority is desirable , especially for such services as police and education . |
| 24 | There is no way they should be allowed the only attractive soft landscape area left , especially for such a paltry amount of coal . ’ |
| 25 | Inevitably it will be said that it is too soon for such syntheses . |
| 26 | For the rape survivor the experience of the court interaction is likely to be primary and the media coverage is secondary ; thus for such women and girls , anonymity in the media may be a minor reform compared to others in which they have an interest . |
| 27 | Jesus said he came not for such ‘ virtuous ’ people but to give hope to those who were aware of their need of God . |
| 28 | If it were not for such giving the burden on the formal services and on tax payers would be far greater . |
| 29 | It is not for such radical views , strongly held through they were , that she is remembered , but for the understanding support she gave to thousands of working-class women , giving them the confidence to venture into public life . |
| 30 | I shall quote only his conclusion , which is that ‘ the intangible rewards of warmth , friendship , and purposefulness through working collectively for such a vital , shared cause , made the experience worthwhile ’ . |