Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [pron] is [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mentally or instinctively he is looking for the pattern and his antennae are an outward expression of that inward instinct . |
| 2 | Has he been taking lessons from the right hon. Member for Yeovil ( Mr. Ashdown ) in arm movements , or perhaps he is auditioning for a part in ’ Thunderbirds ’ ? |
| 3 | We could use them to illustrate your history if ever it is accepted for publication . ’ |
| 4 | One obvious example is the telephone number that is looked up , the directory closed , and then one is distracted for a moment by someone asking the time . |
| 5 | The injustice is that the donkey is beaten until it collapses and then it is beaten for collapsing . |
| 6 | Time and again he is savaged for speaking on subjects about which his critics claim he knows nothing . |
| 7 | One of them is enclosed in the letters written by the same ship , another bill is sent overland to the factor or party to whom the goods are consigned , the third remaineth with the merchant , for his testimony against the master , if there were any occasion for loose dealing ; but especially it is kept for to serve in case of loss , to recover the value of the goods of the assurors that have undertaken to bear the adventure with you . |
| 8 | Dealers request leniency as almost nothing is selling for more than $80,000 in Japan at present |