Example sentences of "and for [det] [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If Mr Dunn the debtor refused to be cowed by this threat , Mr Rich the creditor would tell the bailiffs to take the belongings out of the house — and for that service he paid the bailiffs a fixed fee . |
| 2 | We know that families are tied to school holiday dates , and for that reason we offer our highest discounts during these periods ; this is the best time to go combined with the best value . |
| 3 | ‘ To alter that system , even for a Cup final , would be folly , and for that reason we think there is no place like home and Highbury for keeping the minds and bodies of our players in perfect tune . ’ |
| 4 | The principles underlined , document , this project are er coarse , you would say , and for that reason we oppose it . |
| 5 | Er I think we must remind ourselves that er this year 's as I say is by no means er generous and for that reason we 're not aiming higher , not because we would n't like to , but because we recognize the , the restrictions placed from elsewhere . |
| 6 | It could produce scarring and for that reason we could not use it on babies ' delicate skin . ’ |
| 7 | How is it done , by whom , who thinks about it , is it planned , is there support , and for that reason we are arranging a meeting , Frank , together with the Health Authority with all those agencies who do place people , sometimes quite sick people as you rightly point out . |
| 8 | Adorno seems to offer such a ‘ sticking point ’ , and for that reason it seems worth confronting his critique rather than burying it as myth . |
| 9 | Ignorant men regard death with fear and avoid thinking about it , and for that reason it becomes like a terror to children . |
| 10 | The office in question was not minor patronage , for as Scott remarked , it had a value of from £300 to £1,800 per annum , and for that reason it was unlikely to be given to gratify a town council . |
| 11 | Art offers ‘ substitutive satisfactions for the oldest and still most deeply felt cultural renunciations , and for that reason it serves as nothing else does to reconcile a man to the sacrifices he has made on behalf of civilization ’ . |
| 12 | However , another group of people have equally strongly held views , and for that reason it is not as easy as my hon. Friend would have the House believe to introduce legislation that would command total respect in the House . |
| 13 | None can work well in isolation and for that reason it is reassuring that the CBI , in pressing its case for the TECs to be the local regulators of vocational training , stresses the importance of the young person 's ( and the adult worker 's ) " personal file " , building on the existing good practice of records of achievement in schools . |
| 14 | That operation as I understand it is certainly either available on the National Health or er likely to be available on the national health I have not understood that it is the sort of operation which will for any reason suddenly need to be done and I bear in mind that the plaintiff has had already an operation on his hip done on the National Health , it seems to me on the probabilities that there is a very strong probability that that operation will be done on the National Health and not done privately and for that reason it does not seem to me right to include any sum in relation to that in the damages . |
| 15 | It was possible that recovery might be organised , and for that reason he would remain where he was at least until morning . |
| 16 | He wanted to settle , once and for all , the question of whether Riddle had made his last journey inside the Wheel and for that reason he was resolved to have it closely examined by an expert . |
| 17 | One day , he thought , we shall probably know each other , and for that reason he turned away from the window , not feeling quite equal to meeting the unashamed curiosity of their glances as they came nearer . |
| 18 | But rabbits are always reluctant to leave cover and for that reason you may first have to clear the site with a reap-hook before line ferrets are introduced . |
| 19 | And for that reason you 're actually not saying it . |
| 20 | I felt really devastated that we lost and for that reason I have been looking forward to playing in this event again . ’ |
| 21 | I know too that you can never be with me here and for that reason I have taken a decision . |
| 22 | Few historical labels are more ambiguous than ‘ feudal ’ , and for that reason I shall use it as little as possible . |
| 23 | I have conclusively proved that in my lifetime , and for that reason I can totally oppose the use of gas — gassing rabbits down their burrows — as a means of control . |
| 24 | And for that reason I try never to look back at what I 've played ; it 's more like living right now , while I 'm playing . |
| 25 | It follows in my view that no error of law has been shown in the decision of the visitor and for that reason I consider that this appeal like the cross-appeals should be dismissed . |
| 26 | The respondent is entitled to argue that section 18 should be construed in a way favourable to him and for that reason I have refrained from pronouncing on that matter . |
| 27 | ‘ I can see that such questions could seem relevant to your inquiry and for that reason I 'm prepared to be frank . |
| 28 | ‘ And for that reason I shall always love his memory . ’ |
| 29 | His silence encouraged her to be even more frank , and , looking to where the moonlight caught the line of his strong jaw , she said , ‘ I know you appreciate the help I 've given by stepping in to take Stella 's place , and for that reason I doubt that you would give me the sack — or tell me to go . |
| 30 | We are concerned primarily about the quality of education and for that reason I very much welcome the tests . |