Example sentences of "[indef pn] [adv] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She polished the chrome , and wiped sand away from the stained-glass frontage , but it was finally useless , just another piece of garbage from a past that could have happened to someone else for all the trace it had left on her . |
| 2 | Noticing I was buying a new battery for my headtorch he grinned knowing and said : ‘ Oh-oh ’ Somebody in for another Hebbert epic ? ’ |
| 3 | She was going to show somebody round for that . |
| 4 | I have to tell them on Monday otherwise they 'll give them to somebody else for this . |
| 5 | I could put another one on for any member of staff who wishes to take one to use at interviews . |
| 6 | Music is no longer something only for those who have the knowledge or the money . |
| 7 | ‘ Yanto has sent something over for yon , ’ Mary said softly . |
| 8 | On top of that you get compensation which is a maximum of ten thousand pounds and depends on erm whether you 've got another job , erm whether you 've contributed towards your own dismissal , and I think th the tribunal would knock something off for that . |
| 9 | Not for , then we could think about having a grant aided class if we if we could get one still for this leisure activity , if people were interested . |
| 10 | They had , it transpired , been training one up for some time . |
| 11 | He had informed his silent audience of the death — just ‘ death ’ — of Dr Kemp ; explained that in order to establish the , er , totality of events , it would be necessary for everyone to complete a little questionnaire ( duly distributed ) , sign and date it , and hand it in to Sergeant Lewis ; that the departure of the coach would have to be postponed until late afternoon , perhaps , with lunch by courtesy of The Randolph ; that Mr Cedric Downes had volunteered to fix something up for that morning , from about 10.45 to 12.15 ; that ( in Morse 's opinion ) activity was a splendid antidote to adversity , and that it was his hope that all the group would avail themselves of Mr Downes 's kind offer ; that if they could all think back to the previous day 's events and try to recall anything , however seemingly insignificant , that might have appeared unusual , surprising , out-of-character — well , that was often just the sort of thing that got criminal cases solved . |
| 12 | But he felt that McAllister had to pay something back for all the fairy-tales which she had told Matey and himself , and which Matey had so gullibly swallowed . |
| 13 | His stomach rebelled at the mere thought of food , but he knew he must not miss this golden opportunity to put something by for another day . |
| 14 | What we have to do is start looking at all the things that make that possible and try and do something else for all the things that do n't help you fill it . |
| 15 | There are many things that can go wrong when training parents , or anybody else for that matter . |
| 16 | Stella never tells us anything , or anybody else for that matter . |
| 17 | ‘ The whole town pretended to be scandalised , but if the boot had been on the other foot — if Sidney , or anybody else for that matter , had done the same thing to Riddle — they would have had a good laugh and it would have been looked upon as good business . ’ |
| 18 | No one has yet suggested that Mikhail Gorbachev , or anyone else for that matter , should make himself Lord Protector . |
| 19 | You will not be able to play much with the children ( or anyone else for that matter ! ) without becoming weary . |
| 20 | Never before had I heard him , or — anyone else for that matter , sound so emphatic in praise of my written work . |
| 21 | Most people suffering from scabies would gladly donate their symptoms to royalty , or anyone else for that matter . |
| 22 | If you leave it to the building society , or anyone else for that matter , the report is likely to be unsatisfactory . |
| 23 | I wonder if Daedalus , or anyone else for that matter , has thought about the annoying glare given off by those ubiquitous orange sodium street lamps . |
| 24 | Neither did God or anyone else for that matter . |
| 25 | Behind his scowling manner was a kindly old man and if it had n't been for the arrival of a rather insipid little boy , she might never have known , nor might anyone else for that matter . |
| 26 | Matilda had never before seen a boy , or anyone else for that matter , held aloft by his ears alone . |
| 27 | He had no thought of impressing me or anyone else for that matter . |
| 28 | However , it does not require magistrates ( or anyone else for that matter ) to secure the information needed if this is to be done effectively . |
| 29 | She had to squat down to dodge the ancient fly-paper dangling from the light-flex , but it was better than Babs seeing her in her vest and school knickers , or anyone else for that matter ; Babs insisted on keeping the dressing-room door open . |
| 30 | Or anyone else for that matter ? |