Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] [adv] for [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The main route , travelling in an anti-clockwise direction , covers approximately 40 miles , so allow an hour or so for driving and as long as you like for stops ! |
| 2 | At such times as it was expedient to run water from the Grand Union Canal into the Grand Junction Canal the passing of that water down from the top to the bottom pond , that is a fall of 56 feet and at the rate of say 2 locks per hour , would represent a gross force of 32 h.p. and this force could be utilized by means of a turbine or otherwise for providing power to work the lift . |
| 3 | Initially parents need to learn to smile and look or touch their child when food is being placed in the child 's mouth and also for chewing and swallowing ( McGuinn Koepke and Thyer 1985 ) . |
| 4 | He believes television is partly to blame , not only for the acceptance of violence but also for undermining traditional family values . |
| 5 | The Court of Appeal held that those transactions were valid so far as they were entered into for the purposes of interest rate risk management and not for trading purposes . |
| 6 | They had wonderful opportunities for sport and also for learning as many things as possible that might be of use for their future development . |
| 7 | This application is of benefit for queries to a computer that take place over a telephone and also for providing reading aids for the blind . |
| 8 | In this situation the kin network operates not only as a means of finding work but also for assisting the process of migration . |
| 9 | Despite their scepticism , readers said they found the press useful , particularly for guiding their voting decision if not for providing information . |
| 10 | Also for the audio tour and generally for making sure that everything is kept on an even keel historically and that people keep on the right lines . |
| 11 | adjusting heuristic weights , for conflict resolution and also for evaluating a position during game playing |
| 12 | The middle-horned breed was described as a group of ‘ local varieties ’ of which the most noted were the Devon , Sussex and Hereford , the last two being considered varieties of the Devon , with the Hereford thought to be the least active and hardy under the yoke but better for fattening . |
| 13 | Do I get my money as well for passing ? |
| 14 | The picture is thus one of overt factions , with the Woodvilles manipulating the majority of the council against Gloucester and the small group of councillors who supported the idea of a protectorate — an element usually identified with the dead king 's friend and chamberlain William lord Hastings , who had personal reasons for fearing an increase in Woodville power and therefore for backing Gloucester . |
| 15 | The picture is thus one of overt factions , with the Woodvilles manipulating the majority of the council against Gloucester and the small group of councillors who supported the idea of a protectorate — an element usually identified with the dead king 's friend and chamberlain William lord Hastings , who had personal reasons for fearing an increase in Woodville power and therefore for backing Gloucester . |