Example sentences of "for [conj] [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The most natural explanation of why we oppose checkerboard statutes appeals to that ideal : we say that a state that adopts these internal compromises is acting in an unprincipled way , even though no single official who voted for or enforces the compromise has done anything which , judging his individual actions by the ordinary standards of personal morality , he ought not to have done . |
| 2 | The view of to taken here also accounts for the impression of what Riddle ( 1975 : 467 ) calls " control " which one often feels with the to infinitive , i.e. the implication that the matrix event is responsible for or affects the complement event ( cf. the difference between Jane forgot to be cautious and Jane forgot that she was cautious ) . |
| 3 | Locke 's thought is that , just as we can distinguish between the characteristics of gold ( or the clock ) , and its corpuscular constitution ( or internal mechanism ) , so we can distinguish between the characteristic properties of a triangle , and what accounts for or explains them . |
| 4 | B : how long has he been away for or has he just been away ? |
| 5 | In this context , it should be noted that best execution would not apply , unless one of the SFA members is acting as intermediary for or advises the other and the client firm does not waive it . |
| 6 | In science it is not always possible to find one theory which accounts for and describes every aspect of an event . |
| 7 | Mostly my father just gives me the money that I ask for and lets me get what I want for myself . |
| 8 | An ophthalmic optician or optometrist tests for and prescribes glasses and can diagnose eye conditions , but does n't treat eye diseases . |
| 9 | Censorship is an unprofessional act , and anyone who deliberately calls for and takes part in censorship has no place in the profession . |
| 10 | Accordingly , for him , the real essence of gold , which accounts for and explains those properties of gold with which we are familiar , and which constitute our idea or nominal essence of it , is its corpuscular or atomic constitution . |
| 11 | But everything beyond what he pays for and sees himself get is suspicious to him . |
| 12 | One listens for and looks for the signs of a presence — a call , a disorder in the green face of the forest signalling a monkey 's passage — and most times one must be satisfied with that . |
| 13 | The professional may make more effort , knowing that the client is paying good money for his or her services , in a society that values things that are paid for and tends to devalue those that are not . |
| 14 | The other assembly approach which was originally planned for but has since been abandoned ( Volvo 10 Years On ) was ‘ dock assembly ’ , where the carrier would move sideways into a dock in an assembly area . |
| 15 | Paragraph ( 3 ) applies to a case where the party making the offer has applied for but has not yet received , a certificate of total benefit given in accordance with Sched 4 to the Social Security Act 1989 ; but this paragraph shall not apply with respect to any time after seven days after that party has received the certificate . |
| 16 | Same thing happened of course with , he 's desperate for a goal as well , he makes the winner for but has n't got his name on the score sheet . |
| 17 | It is important to understand what the assessor will be looking for when visits your premises . |