Example sentences of "[coord] [noun sg] for [det] matter " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is because trying to give credit to this great poet commits a patriotic Englishman ( or Scotsman for that matter — Fraser is a Scot ) to very tormenting and unwelcome questions and reflections about the spiritual state of England or Scotland today , and over the last fifty years . |
| 2 | Boxing , or football for that matter , was stili pretty rough and the crowds could be crude and rowdy , but the overall impression was of a more orderly world . |
| 3 | Or Quine for that matter ? |
| 4 | Whatever the reason , gay men have never united to take action or develop work with young people which challenges heterosexism — or sexism for that matter . |
| 5 | Or brandy , or whisky or wine for that matter , so we had common ground there at least . |
| 6 | As one CEO stated : ‘ In my opinion , the best sign of an incompetent executive , or organisation for that matter , is one who keeps producing consequences that he or she does not intend . ’ |
| 7 | And if a woman ( or man for that matter ) devotes , say eight years to the care of two children , there remain at least thirty more years of outside earning capacity . |
| 8 | Or cheiranthus or cherries or cheese for that matter ; anything will look delicious laid tenderly across its rustic expanse of whippet-brown and bark-green willow . |
| 9 | What in our political and cultural traditions prevent us from having a ‘ pro-people ’ health service — and society for that matter ? |