Example sentences of "for [pron] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Data from the weather craft are made available for nothing to other governments under international agreements . |
| 2 | And twenty five pounds worth of Marks and Spencer vouchers for nothing for that . |
| 3 | His gift of tears in prayer would have counted for nothing without this . |
| 4 | Price : £108,994 0–60mph : 6.5secs 30–70mph : 6.1secs 30–50 in 4th : 2.4secs Top Speed : 143mph Overall MPG : 15.1 Citation : For putting the fight back into Bentley and creating a form of transport that wants for nothing at all |
| 5 | When tonight those Tory MPs have all voted for the Prime Minister 's motion — for different and often conflicting reasons — the Prime Minister will claim that his motion has given him a mandate for Maastricht , when he stands for nothing at all . |
| 6 | And erm I remember I was I was about fifteen now and my young brother was only a little tot about two I think three and I remember my father came in and he did he went straight for my mam for nothing at all . |
| 7 | Among those to achieve notoriety was US assistant secretary of state George McGhee ( the fact that he had been a Rhodes scholar seemingly counted for nothing on either side ) . |
| 8 | From a democratic point of view this would , of course , be no improvement if the will of the Protestant minority then similarly counted for nothing in that larger context . |
| 9 | ‘ Do my wishes count for nothing in this house ? ’ |
| 10 | You do not get something for nothing in this world and they know this . |
| 11 | Reputations count for nothing in this game . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Woe to us ! ’ they say , ‘ For nothing like this has happened before . |
| 13 | Firewatching was compulsory for everyone between 16 and 18 years and for those over 50 who were not in the HG , or ARP . |
| 14 | With such a wide range of displays from around the world in one massive exhibition there is something for everyone of all ages and interests . |
| 15 | It is a must for everyone with strategic , economic and political interests in the Arab Gulf . |
| 16 | And in between there is a complete selection of discos , bars and night clubs , offering something for everyone at all prices . |
| 17 | Moreover , if we accept , as it is often proclaimed , that user education is a continuous educational process , desirable for everyone at different stages of their lives , then this goal must surely be sought and certainly co-operation and co-ordination are the agencies by which it can be effected . |
| 18 | But it is the same for everyone on this world — even for the races that have no talons . ’ |
| 19 | It sets out to show that there are comics for everyone from political exposes to baroque fantasies , from toilet humour to cartoon confessionals . |
| 20 | Let us look in more detail at the difficulties inherent for everyone in appropriate penetration and then at the problems that can arise in marriage when these are or an extreme nature . |
| 21 | Its principal aim , according to Mellor is that there should be ‘ something for everyone in all parts of the country , and that everyone should have an opportunity to try something new and widen their horizons ’ . |
| 22 | For everyone in higher education would agree that A levels are at best a very rough and ready guide to a pupil 's future development . |
| 23 | There 's something for everyone in this out-of-the ordinary attraction — a folk collection of Victorian memorabilia , farm animals , poultry , waterfowl , Shetland ponies and a very friendly donkey , adventure playground and picnic area . |
| 24 | It is for everyone in local offices but is particularly relevant to Client Advisers . |
| 25 | Since then with the encouragement of a number of local authorities she has devoted her life , with the help of others by means of fostering and adoption , to the care of children from very disturbed and difficult backgrounds for whom in most , if not all , cases other placements were difficult to find . |
| 26 | Summing up a custom-made guitar , especially when it was made for no-one in particular , is a difficult task at the best of times . |
| 27 | Teenage magazines often have stories about girls who fall in love with handsome , exciting young men who do n't care for them at all while ignoring the nice , but rather ordinary , boy-next-door who thinks the world of them . |
| 28 | ‘ I would n't be able for them at all ! ’ |
| 29 | Havelock Wilson who had , of course , been among those leaders to whom Larkin 's vituperation had been particularly directed , reserved his regrets for the oppressed people of Ireland whose cause had been so ill served by the " blunders and follies " of Larkin who " had such a splendid case , but made such a sorry mess of it , doing everything he ought not to have done and nothing that he ought to " and bringing , by his defeat , comfort to the Irish employers who had nothing good to be said for them at all . |
| 30 | Experience indicates that when investors lose money they are often unable to recall being warned of the risks involved and indeed may question whether the transaction was suitable for them at all ( see " Suitability " below ) . |