Example sentences of "for it be [adv] [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most commonly , mura-muras are asked to send rain , for it is well known that if one is offended he will hold up a huge bark dish to the heavens and catch all the rain on its way to earth , out of spite . |
| 2 | For it is often supposed that his attitude towards women stands in stark contrast to that of the surrounding society . |
| 3 | In the event Libyan pragmatism prevailed and neither defence nor prosecution raised the constitutional issue ; for it was unexpectedly discovered that the Jordanian 's deputy had signed an acceptance of legal responsibility for the canteen while his superior was on holiday . |
| 4 | Such groups were said to be like the foreigners in the adjacent forces , for it was constantly repeated that many wanted to join us but failed because of some inadequacy . |
| 5 | The discovery was unsettling , for it was commonly accepted that it was difficult to meet the impassive stare of the Kha-Khan elect for more than a few seconds . |
| 6 | For one thing , it would have seemed to count against the idea of immortality , for it was commonly argued that only something immaterial could be immortal . |