Example sentences of "be for that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would have died too if it had n't been for that telegraph pole . ’ |
| 2 | And I 'll tell you somethin' else : your mother would n't have died if it had n't been for that man . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ owing to the presence of which ’ This point is normally covered in any witness statement that might be available , viz. ‘ I saw four vehicles were involved etc. ’ or ‘ if it had not been for that vehicle the accident would not have happened ’ . |
| 4 | ‘ Had it not been for that publication Sally might have avoided that almost overwhelming sea of troubles which resulted from harmlessly intended praise . ’ |
| 5 | erm The response has been for that authority then to groin its bit of beach , and so we end up with a situation today where along the Sussex coast practically the whole of the coast is groined , except for the areas which are backed by high cliffs , erm where we have the sorts of rates of erosion that I mentioned . |
| 6 | They are for that area on the Greater York study . |
| 7 | Finns and Poles were the flavour of the month as I recall — they still are for that matter . |
| 8 | It is not the case that social science theories , once their value-components or culture-boundedness have been revealed , are for that reason relegated to the local museum of the social sciences to become an object of quaint curiosity . |
| 9 | Oh , would be for that sort of money yeah |
| 10 | What will it be for that clef ? |
| 11 | The concepts therefore were for that age quite sophisticated , indeed quite sophisticated by many adults ' standards as we have seen . |
| 12 | And developments which did not contribute to , nor necessarily seek that objective were for that reason defective . |
| 13 | It 's for that reason people like us read , ai n't it , Gal ? ’ |
| 14 | Erm that 's for that reason I think there is a need to address these sort of er approaches in the the new structure plan policy and er I would dispute very much Professor Lock 's statement on them being being no changes since the nineteen eighties . |
| 15 | Er Brian has already confirmed that er he will support the Conservative resolution which in effect recognises that some of the changes in government regulation over the past er decade has not always turned out for the best er this County in particular order er other asked the Secretary of State to re to relieve some of the pressures that generates in that area and it 's for that reason er |
| 16 | It 's for that reason that I still support the original line which was to merge the centres with a common management structure headed by a single head of the project . |
| 17 | It 's not the council 's job to decide , or Parliament 's for that matter . |
| 18 | Meanwhile Gordon Dunkley was the toast of his local pub today , after all , he did thatch the roof and next door 's for that matter . |
| 19 | It 's for that thing . |
| 20 | The measures which we can use include indications that the animal is failing to cope with its environment ( with the difficulties which it encounters ) and measures of how hard it is for that individual to cope with the difficulties . |
| 21 | At an economic level , when a conflict of interest situation is abused the tendency is for that abuse to distort the efficient allocation of ( scarce ) resources within the economy . |
| 22 | They know the truth : that life with an aged parent can be a strange mixture of joy and sorrow , and all they ask is for that fact to be accepted , not glossed over by their family and society , and then to be offered some practical ideas on how to make the best of a good job , which they consider to be well worth doing . |
| 23 | Do you know how much a new one of them is for that game , that ? |
| 24 | Subject , however , to the help of the court in these various ways , the basic principle underlying the preparation and presentation of a party 's case in the High Court in England is that it is for that party to obtain and present the evidence which he needs by his own means , provided always that such means are lawful in the country in which they are used . |
| 25 | ‘ When you are with the only woman — the only one you think there is for that moment — you must love her and know her body as you would think a great musician would orchestrate a divine theme . |
| 26 | It is for that reason that I include it on the shortlist for the Worst Building in the World title . |
| 27 | Perhaps it is for that reason that Britain will find greater interest in discussing the problems of the former Soviet Union and in establishing the rouble stabilisation fund — even though it will mean us pledging about $600m to help keep the Reds out of the red . |
| 28 | It is for that reason that a degree of expertise is required in hand strikes and blocking techniques before a student is taught kicks . |
| 29 | Note that Lord Blackburn was convinced that prompt part payment of a debt is in fact a benefit to the creditor but he abandoned the opinion that it is for that reason consideration for the creditor 's promise not to claim the balance . |
| 30 | It is for that reason , I believe , that the Government have decided that we should maintain the present system . |