Example sentences of "for [indef pn] [conj] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 The honours system developed in medieval Britain as a means of maintaining the strict hierarchy necessary for monarchical rule : a place for everyone and everyone in their place .
2 Westwards from Schiehallion , at the very heart of Scotland , lies Rannoch Moor , a desolate wilderness , 1,000 feet above sea level ; and across the moor , from west to east , like a silver scar , are a series of lochs and rivers offering excellent game fishing ; plenty of space for everyone and plenty of fine wild brown trout .
3 Wengen 's skiing is extensive , but for piste skiers is mostly easy ; Murren is very limited , with one spectacular descent from the famous Schilthorn ; Zermatt has something for everyone and lots for experts , but to reach its full potential needs better snow than it often receives ; Saas Fee has an excellent glacier , but again needs abundant snow to provide much more than that — in particular , to satisfy better skiers .
4 Sometimes the tears come for no reason ( by which phrase we mean that someone is not crying for a particular reason , for something or someone in particular , but that they are crying for everything ) .
5 The urge to order the natural world appears to be an innate characteristic of human beings : ‘ a place for everything and everything in its place ’ .
6 ‘ A place for everything and everything in its place ’ is my motto
7 Her woollen hat was lying on a chair : she was a tidy woman , over-tidy ; there was a place for everything and everything in its place , was her motto .
8 Cleanliness may be the basic aim , with untidiness tolerated ; or there may be an attitude of ‘ a place for everything and everything in its place ’ while the dust under the beds and the dirt hidden in crevices pass relatively unnoticed .
9 In an ideal world , and the NMS , there 's a place for everything and everything in its place .
10 It 's also been said that Prince , who writes songs for anyone and everyone from Sheena Easton to The Bangles , has written a song specifically for her called ‘ Do Me Baby ’ .
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