Example sentences of "[adv] for [noun] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I use the ironing board mostly for skirts that have to be steamed to the length required . |
| 2 | He said : ’ It is designed mostly for London and turns reality on its head because it is dealing with late trains . |
| 3 | When she had finished , she did not even read it through , but thrust it into an envelope , rang furiously for Lyddy and demanded that the letter be taken at once to Trelorne . |
| 4 | ‘ for the purpose of prostitution ’ Means that loitering or soliciting must be for the purpose of offering her body etc. for reward as outlined at point 2 ante . |
| 5 | She cares little for appearance and does not abide by the usual social rules . |
| 6 | He longed to take away enough for breakfast or make a quick sandwich of the hors d'oeuvres for later . |
| 7 | But we now know a little two much for comfort and have to analyse cos we 've got some goal/task to keep us lively . |
| 8 | The front engine will be used only for take-off and climb to cruising altitude , around 20,000 feet , Mazzucchelli predicts — and then shut down , though it will be kept heated in case an emergency re-start becomes necessary . |
| 9 | The external assessors should be financially liable only to the shareholders and only for damages that reflect the assessors ' degree of fault . |
| 10 | We oppose excessive use of decontextualised exercises written only for perusal and marking by a teacher . |
| 11 | ‘ It is especially useful for them to have someone else at the surgery , not only for reassurance but to add to the discussion , ’ he explains . |
| 12 | Sapsan sells only for roubles and uses its dealers to develop software solutions for individual customers . |
| 13 | From these you can try the patterns not only for tension but to see whether the number of rows between , as recommended , look and feel exactly right in the yarn you are using . |
| 14 | From now on Scala will publish books on museums or classic artists , the Sotheby 's imprint will be reserved only for books that have a direct input from Sotheby 's auctioneers , and Zwemmer will take on the rest . |
| 15 | And of those who would hang , it is less for retribution than to save the next victim . |
| 16 | We are also paying less for clothes but housing and motoring have doubled in cost . |
| 17 | Fondant is easily coloured ( see page 21 for instructions on how to mix with food colouring ) , and although soft and pliable it will harden sufficiently for painting and forming into free-standing objects . |
| 18 | Finally , Mr Valle urged Christians to ‘ work together for communication that expresses an ethic of justice and promotes life , respect for human beings and their culture , and the development of true community . ’ |
| 19 | The Russians are certainly trying to bring the two sides together for talks and end the fighting , but , so far , they are finding it a hard row . |
| 20 | Some kite-makers stick edges together for location when sewing . |
| 21 | The trees over Three Island Pond bent to the left with its force , and Creggan saw from the shadows that such ducks as were visible were taking shelter on the lee of the islands , bunching together for warmth and sinking their necks and heads as far as they could into their breast feathers . |
| 22 | We clung together for warmth and vowed to love one another more than anyone else for all time . |
| 23 | The prince 's young bride lay a short distance away beside her sisters-in-law , all of them huddled together for warmth and sleeping fast , exhausted by the trials and tribulations of a distressing day . |
| 24 | The two can be used separately — only one line is needed for an ordinary conversation or data transfer — or they can be used together for applications that need a lot of line capacity , a videoconference call , for example . |
| 25 | They queued patiently for lifts and ascended through a " Titanic cobweb " to find a choice of Parisian , Alsatian , Russian and Anglo-American restaurants on the first level and a bird's-eye view of the Seine sparkling beneath . |
| 26 | In Presbyterianism it will be by attendance at the quarterly communions , and in Anglican Churches with a central or evangelical tradition the most accurate measure will be the numbers at Easter and possibly Christmas communion , although in some churches these two seasons will present difficulties if there is a tradition of members going away for holidays or to visit relatives at these times . |
| 27 | Unfortunately , everything has to be simplified for Americans ; music , films and suchlike all work best for Americans when simplified . |
| 28 | ‘ They had been discussing the idea that a pet should be for life not just for Christmas and decided to take the idea a step further , ’ she said . |
| 29 | The Minister should tell the House that he is prepared to go to the Treasury and argue not just for increases that provide price protection , but that he will start to look at the experience of those in the bottom two fifths of the pensioner population and make arrangements to do something significantly better for them . |
| 30 | Rostov scanned the platform above for Alexei and saw him finally on the topmost section of the catwalk . |