Example sentences of "for [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But of course , though not before ten-thirty as the Archdeacon was taking a matins for someone on holiday . |
| 2 | Crane for plenty of small fish from the bottom end , and some good nets of roach from the Ashtip Field . |
| 3 | And for plenty of people , now as then , Emily Davison was not a martyr but an obsessive fanatic whose activities brought no credit to her cause and whose action on Derby Day 1913 was that of a hooligan , not a heroine . |
| 4 | For plenty of natter from the segment shedder turn to page 6 . |
| 5 | Or as the brochure says ‘ whether you take to the sky for business or pleasure the functional fixed gear Tobago makes for plenty of fun en route ’ . |
| 6 | Hunting for presents to take home can sometimes be an unpleasant task , but Wales ' store of distinctive crafts makes for plenty of choice . |
| 7 | Then there 's the requirement for plenty of pictures and detailed coverage of this or that aspect of corporate activity . |
| 8 | The 8-valve 2.0i petrol engine produces 125lb/ft of torque at only 2,600rpm for plenty of mid-range flexibility . |
| 9 | There is room for plenty of small companies but over-fragmentation is not a good thing . ’ |
| 10 | That is by and large true , but Hardie is not certain that men have taken it on board and he is keen for plenty of men to attend to get a better understanding of the position . |
| 11 | I can get if for you for about three pounds for the pure crystals . |
| 12 | The general rule , however , is that for you to be justified in ending the relationship , the breach of contract must in itself be serious . |
| 13 | The answer must be ‘ not a great deal ’ ; for none of the portents of success are immediately apparent . |
| 14 | But one can hope for none of these things from the Conservative Party . |
| 15 | For none of the above has it been a lonely battle . |
| 16 | The death of the Empress does not affect my opera in the least , for none of the theatres have been closed and plays are being performed as usual . |
| 17 | She was , of course , crying for none of these reasons . |
| 18 | Firelight was conspicuously much less nervous , and when it came to the riding she did for Nails what she would do for none of the others , even Nutty . |
| 19 | For none of the many examples does Taylor give us any account of the appropriate Darwinian thinking . |
| 20 | For none of its analysis , none of its prescriptions will matter a jot unless the government can be persuaded to take notice . |
| 21 | Thus White regains his piece , for none of 21 … |
| 22 | I am not alone in this stage of limbo , for none of the other ordinary members of the committee knows either . |
| 23 | The Baron had been the Prince 's tutor at Oxford and was living proof to Sharpe that most education was a waste of effort , for none of Rebecque 's modest good sense had rubbed off on the Prince . |
| 24 | For none of the members is this their only source of income . |
| 25 | Few people can appreciate Basil 's contribution for none of the present generation started with him in the County , and none of those who have come and gone over the years has ever had the same influence with the teachers for he had a diffidence and a modesty which helped then , a lot . |
| 26 | Nor can the elvers have any memory of the smell of fresh water rivers , as salmon have , for none of them have been in one . |
| 27 | There were , it is true , many awkwardnesses in their first communications , for none of them was much used to speaking to strangers , but this lack of practice was balanced by a strong desire on the part of all three of them to enter upon a new life in which speaking to strangers was possible . |
| 28 | The matter was abstract , for none of them knew anything other than abstractions , and the tone lofty . |
| 29 | He 's just not there any longer ; and it 's as if he 'd never been , for none of the things he said are heard any longer either ; it 's a bad dream , and the Leader does n't have to sleep through it any more . ’ |
| 30 | It was unlikely that there was anything of importance in the desk , for none of the drawers was locked . |