Example sentences of "for [art] [noun] it [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whilst the home authority can plan and contract for the services it identifies as being required to meet the needs of its population , it is not clear who will decide which individuals will receive these services . |
| 2 | of a person and need to write how important it was , the little ones in the accident book , but looking in the erm erm the handbook for the company it says that an accident form should be filled in and |
| 3 | They use instinct and spontaneity and when they practise something , they do so for the enjoyment it produces and thus it becomes more of a game than a practice . |
| 4 | And the star ’ — he tipped his head in the general direction of the galaxies — ‘ is the perfect symbol for the hope it brings because , like a star , it is glimpsed most clearly from the corner of the eye . ’ |
| 5 | But for the moment it seems that Chevenement is fighting to keep up appearances of big budget increases while losing at least a little ground to other ministries in that fight for limited funds . |
| 6 | For a second it looked as though she would go on with the game , but then she stopped smiling and her eyes slid away from his . |
| 7 | Pebbles had to snatch up briefly to avoid scrimmaging in front of her on the tight final bend , and for a second it looked as though she might be shut in . |
| 8 | For a second it seemed that he would be unable to respond , but then he found his voice . |
| 9 | Before the last Test at the Oval , Gower exhorted his troops to ‘ one last , big effort ’ to avoid completely ignominy , and for a while it seemed that they might . |
| 10 | For a while it seemed that she might be right . |
| 11 | For a while it seemed that the whole black music scene had a fixation about penning songs with titles formed entirely around the same noun , Sam Cooke adding to his bank balance via ‘ Baby , Baby , Baby ’ ( 1963 ) while James Brown band singer Anna King and Bobby Byrd provides a classic of the same title during '64 . |
| 12 | For a while it looked as though Germany were going to sidestep all the unpleasant consequences of going to war against its neighbours — the most predictable being the payment of reparations — by avoiding a full surrender . |
| 13 | Friendly representations on Dryden 's behalf got the ban lifted ( Cleomenes opened on 16 April ) , but with an ugly gap threatened in the theatrical diary , for a while it looked as though The Fairy Queen would have to be brought forward . |
| 14 | For a while it looked as though Caledonian Mining , the Nottinghamshire-based firm which the consortium beat for the pit , would be involved . |
| 15 | For a moment it looked as though the desperate urgency of the international situation might enable peace activists to shift the dead weight of the party system . |
| 16 | For a moment it looked as though she was going to break down . |
| 17 | Rodrigo , hearing of this , rushed to Alfonso 's aid and for a moment it seemed that the Emperor would relent and rescind El Cid 's banishment . |
| 18 | For a moment it seemed that he would protest , but then he got up . |
| 19 | She did not turn her head when Melissa entered and for a moment it seemed that she was unaware of her presence . |
| 20 | For a moment it seemed as though it had tapped some hidden reserve of strength and would ease itself up on to the opposite bank , and escape into the forest . |
| 21 | For a moment it seemed as though everyone but d'Arquebus would career back down fifty metres to the base of the tube . |
| 22 | In the faintest of whispers the parents try to give comfort , try to quieten : for a moment it seems that they might even have to stifle . |
| 23 | For a time it seemed that Moran might choose to remain seated and force McQuaid to make his own way out of the house . |
| 24 | For a time it seemed that Christie 's had the inside track — they offered the Sharp apartment for sale in the late autumn of 1992 . |
| 25 | Gower , in at No. 5 , was left 18 not out , and for a time it seemed that the match had been swung . |
| 26 | For a time it seemed as though the white working class had vanished . |
| 27 | In February 1973 an eruption suddenly burst out on the tiny island of Heimaey , and for a time it seemed as though the town of Heimaey , Iceland 's biggest fishing port , would be destroyed . |