Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] for most " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I say for most ordinary people who play it , it 's a pastime . |
| 2 | you believe that I 'm wearing a hairpiece so you do n't know and I I speak for most |
| 3 | I 'm sure I speak for most Merseysiders in saying enough is enough . |
| 4 | The simple statistical confirmation that the majority of them were from 1984 onwards — and probably from that particular Friday , though one can not be certain — in the skies above the Pacific Ocean was ( for me and I suspect for most who came to know ) the first and final affirmation that from now on this part of the world was the centre of things . |
| 5 | Now I suppose for most of us because of the very fact were here this morning they have been few and far between such experiences , perhaps what is more common is that we may have spent time with someone who was dying , their last few hours , their last few minutes , and if they were not unconscious I wonder what sort of conversation would be going on between us and them , what sort of things would we , would we of been saying , what would we be asking us , well in this passage that we have been reading we have just such a conversation , two men who are on the verge of death , death can only be hours away for both of them , and here they have this conversation , it was in that sense it was one of the strangest interviews any body ever had with Jesus not only is the , the account here of er a death bed conversion , but the one who is saving is also in the process of dying . |
| 6 | Now , I suppose for most of us , bu bu because of the very fact we 're here this morning they have been few and far between , such experiences . |
| 7 | For me , at least — and I think for most people who travel around this country for pleasure , that is , to see things — it is simply that one gets a greater depth of pleasure out of knowing the anatomy of a town and why it takes that particular form and not just its superficial features , however attractive they may be individually . |
| 8 | Well I think for most people who are coming into a church , seeking something , the inclusion of words such as you outlined , puts up an enormous barrier , |
| 9 | When my parents went and I was left alone I cried for most of the night . |
| 10 | I know it was ages ago I ran it , but here are the final counts in the poll I ran for most missed ex-Leeds — player : |
| 11 | But Carl Prean may not be accommodated on one issue , the exclusion of German Bundesliga results , which account for most of his successes . |
| 12 | In addition there are rehearsals , which account for most of the time spent on music . |
| 13 | Moreover , the P cepacia problem has emerged at the same time as social networks have developed between adult patients with CF , and their families ; many individuals have derived great mutual benefit from these contacts , which provide for most of their social activity . |
| 14 | The efforts being made now to change these attitudes are seeking to reverse a trend which persisted for most of this century endorsed by official government attitudes to the care of the handicapped . |
| 15 | Skippers in the Scottish white fish fleet , which accounts for most of the UK 's North Sea haddock catch , are particularly aggrieved at the EC 's ‘ swingeing ’ cut in quota this year . |
| 16 | This pattern holds for nitrate , which accounts for most of the nitrogen in the bay , and especially for nitrogen from ammonia , which , though a small part of the total , is far more prevalent in rainwater than in run-off . |
| 17 | The rapid expansion was due to development of the country 's mineral resources , dominated by diamonds ( which contributed over 84 per cent of export earnings ) and the beef industry ( which accounts for most of agriculture 's 3 per cent contribution to GDP ) . |
| 18 | Much of the historical evidence presented in this chapter suggests that under the harsh conditions of poverty which prevailed for most people in the early industrial period , family relationships necessarily were highly instrumental , with support being offered only if there was some hope of mutual benefit precisely because anything else would have been an unaffordable luxury . |
| 19 | The figures also had to bear the cost of rationalising the company 's Thermalite aircrete block factories in the UK onto three sites , which accounted for most of a £10.4 million exceptional charge . |
| 20 | She led for most of the way at a terrific pace with Cardwell doggedly staying in touch before making a last-ditch effort in the final 25 metres . |
| 21 | Aislabie , who lived for most of his adult life at Lee Place , Eltham , Kent , and at East Park Place , Regent 's Park , died at this latter residence 2 June 1842 . |
| 22 | And that 's how Millie saw them when she entered the kitchen again , carrying the plate of chitterlings : the two people she cared for most , and who were about to lose her , laughing their heads off . |
| 23 | She can rarely have travelled , for example , more than fifteen miles from Brackley , Northamptonshire , where she lived for most of her twenty-four years . |
| 24 | Stretchy long tube skirts are an alternative , but they too are impractical : if you sit for most of the day you will undoubtedly get knee-bagging , and they are not flattering to most posteriors . |
| 25 | Stretchy long tube skirts are an alternative , but they too are impractical : if you sit for most of the day you will undoubtedly get knee-bagging , and they are not flattering to most posteriors . |
| 26 | He was behind most of the attacks that usually floundered at the hands , feet or body of Lincoln 's inspired keeper Ian Bowling — who played for most of the game with a suspected smashed ankle . |
| 27 | She screamed for most of that night until at last she fell asleep . |
| 28 | THE CHILD HERSELF OF A fractured relationship , Neneh was raised by her mother and step-father Don Cherry , whom Moki ( now an artist who works for most of the year in New York ) met soon after Neneh was born . |
| 29 | If you wish to make a reservation for 10 or more people , contact your travel agent , and do n't forget the special discounts we make for most groups — see page 11 . |
| 30 | The towering striker put United 2–0 ahead in the 68th minute of a match they dominated for most of the time . |