Example sentences of "for this [noun] " in BNC.

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1 If it is claimed that reasons are needed for this verdict , which might be doubted , one has to do with the fact that we do not take all the causes of behaviour to be other behaviour .
2 We were given a reliable position for this vessel and soon picked her up on our radar when we were able to close and positively identify her .
3 How MARSTON & LANGINGER created the perfect conservatory for this Norfolk rectory
4 Overall you can tell that SMA worked hard on the 'cave for this deck .
5 The reasons for this diversity have been subject to much debate ( section 2.4.2 ) and while it is not yet resolved , the fact remains that such forests house a huge genetic resource that has only been fractionally realised to yield what have ultimately become significant commercial products such as rubber .
6 The reason for this diversity is that learning , like all mental processes , remains hidden .
7 There are two reasons for this diversity : microphones have differing pick-up characteristics depending on their intended use ; and they differ in the ways in which they convert sound into electrical signals .
8 Possible explanations for this diversity are the physical state of the virus ( whether it is extrachromosomal or integrated into the host cell chromosomes ) , the topographical position of the lesion on the cervix , and the presence of possible cofactors such as herpes viruses in carcinogenesis .
9 It was not unusual for reliefs to reach the front with only half the numbers that set out , nor for this nightmare approach march to last ten hours or longer .
10 The technical name for this trick is ‘ a reverse leeward side railride inside the booms ’ .
11 For this trick all you need is a small coin such as a fifty-pence piece or a half dollar .
12 Another name for this trick is art . "
13 A second possibility was an origin in the Middle Saxon period in the first half of the eighth century AD : evidence for this occupation comes from both documentary sources and finds from the site .
14 Cards may be used for this facility , subject to the Terms and Conditions of the account from which payment is made .
15 What happens is this : it is swimming along on a near-horizontal plane when it spots a morsel of food , which it can see quite comfortably directly below it in shallow-enough water because its eyes are tilted downwards to allow for this facility .
16 There will be no charge for this facility and the same payment methods will be available as with a single charge .
17 There is a need for this facility and the real reason it was mothballed was not because of the need for rationalisation — but it was an embarrassment .
18 The political rationale for this logic is never explained .
19 " He was convinced " , wrote Tupper , " that the German man-in-the-street was participating in this senseless and savage struggle because the Prussian system forced him to ; the ordinary subject of the Kaiser might be misled into believing his cause just — but he could not conceive it possible that the German sailormen who had been part of our Merchant Service could have anything but hatred for this catastrophe " .
20 ‘ Sir , ’ he said to the court , ‘ I would be a dead man by now if it had not been for this gentleman . ’
21 leave these coppers for this gentleman here .
22 What this was to produce was a shift of power away from the House of Commons to the cabinet and to the electorate , with political parties serving as the conduit for this transfer .
23 We had to hand-prop to start the engine , use a hand-held radio and our hand-held Magellan , purchased for this leg .
24 Well remember you gave me tablets for this leg ?
25 Unbelievable amount of praise for this description of what it means to be a football fan .
26 Inwardly distraught but aware that sight of her grief would further gratify her husband 's butcher , she said with pride and defiance , said Bloody Clavers. retorted the widow , ‘ But how will you answer for this mornin 's work ? ’
27 Governments were not responsible for this expansion of credit in the sense of running larger deficits and printing money to finance them .
28 As for this dose — ’ he frowned in thought , ‘ — perhaps enough to keep her out of action for a day . ’
29 There are many reasons one could argue for this descent into retirement .
30 What kind of hypocrisy allows you to ( presumably ) condemn a similarly degrading portrayal of women , whilst making your page a forum for this cartoon ?
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