Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] for this [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ There is no Gook or Kraut or Nip for this war ’ , he writes , ‘ and the only Iraqi jokes I 've heard have been on the telephone from back home ’ . |
| 2 | Smoothed or polished slices can also be observed directly under cathodoluminescence ( see Chapter 6 ) ; they may be etched or stained for this purpose . |
| 3 | Many are incurable strays which wander off time and time again , many are untrustworthy or dangerously aggressive dogs who may have been thrown out or dumped for this reason . |
| 4 | Nature requests authors to deposit sequence and crystallographic data in the databases that exist for this purpose , and to mention availability of these data . |
| 5 | All they had to do was indicate the points in the text at which the language created an effect of surprise ; the task of the stylistician was then to analyze the contrast , between the linguistic structure of the device and that of its immediate context , that accounted for this effect of surprise . |
| 6 | In the GDR , the Wachsregimente of the Ministry of State Security ( MfS ) and the Bereitschaftspolizei of the Ministry of the Interior have more than sufficed for this purpose , enabling the NVA to keep its hands clean and its morale high . |
| 7 | It is best to use lime rather than cement for this type of infill |
| 8 | A compromise was eventually negotiated in which the space to the west of the building , originally planned as a garden , was devoted instead to a car park and to compensate for this loss of amenity , the Historic Buildings Council then agreed to pay for the provision of the jetty and roof garden . |
| 9 | The time and place for this palace is not fixed , though — the women 's hats and swirling frocks remind us both of Dior and Watteau , the men are in chic , futuristic black chiffon . |
| 10 | Although they may explain homosexuality in terms of learning , they assume a common biological basis and process for this learning , and see the condition itself as homogeneous . |
| 11 | The competition between LIFFE and SOFFEX for this business is not yet resolved . |
| 12 | Old age is not a sudden event : those becoming dependent must have anticipated and prepared for this stage in some characteristic way , even if by denial . |
| 13 | Many temples , caves , burial chambers and ‘ vision pits ’ have been constructed and used for this purpose . |
| 14 | Anton though , as if waiting for this opening , Parker 's panic , caught him for his best bite yet , a chunk : with all of his teeth , his werewolf mouth , from high inside of a beefy thigh . |
| 15 | ( The story of how we acquired 800 uniform boxes is too long and exhausting for this report , nut Bill Axford is the hero of that one … ) . |
| 16 | However , it is impossible to attend to approaches to teaching and learning for this stage without attending to how students are learning prior to this " ( Versey 1989:23 ) . |
| 17 | A one time marine and lifelong sailor Bob Shepton has always wanted to sail around the world … for three years he 's been planning and preparing for this voyage … |
| 18 | You will need to use Minitab instructions PLOT and RLINE for this exercise . |
| 19 | The salvation and solace for this state of mind is art , which converts thoughts of loathing into ideas it is possible to live with : horror is tamed and made sublime , while what had been disgusting absurdity becomes comic . |
| 20 | They are easy to read and spell for this word , and variant pronunciations of ‘ banana ’ are recognisable across cultures . |
| 21 | ‘ A lot of guys out there now do n't know that you got ta have the timing and planning for this stuff , and they just go and do it on the spur of the moment and get caught . ’ |
| 22 | But allowing for this criticism , the test seems to be workable . |
| 23 | While waiting for this money to come through , he asked the owners if they would allow him to order goods for the coming summer season . |
| 24 | While begging for this help , the Collective Ghost clutches at an adventurer ( treat as an attack ) . |
| 25 | Money when used for this purpose is a means of temporarily storing wealth . |