Example sentences of "and for a " in BNC.
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| 31 | His death quite literally shattered the Prince and for a time he lost all sense of purpose . |
| 32 | It was the most exciting , extraordinary experience he had ever had , and for a long time afterwards he would bend any ear he could find on the subject . |
| 33 | ‘ Now I just draw out from the bank a spending allowance for the week — to pay mum back , to cover essentials and for a few little extras . |
| 34 | And for a moment you do n't know whether they 're talking about this strange bodily posture or running a club . |
| 35 | As the country found itself on the brink of a constitutional crisis , Mr Havel said the best way to avert such a crisis would be for President Husak to quit and for a strong prime minister to assume his authority temporarily , as the constitution permits . |
| 36 | A year ago he had a heart by-pass which had to be re-done and for a while totally lost his sight because of a clot in the blood supply to the eyes . |
| 37 | It is a house which has given rise to much aesthetic conjecture , and for a long time it was deemed to be the first seed of the modern movement in England , for it did not appear to be built in any revival style , but in a fresh new one . |
| 38 | Tony Zanetta : ‘ By this time , I 'd become the President of MainMan and for a time was Ton 's right hand man running errands for him . |
| 39 | With things like art nouveau and Edwardian furniture , when David started buying them , I went and got books to get my act together in order that I knew what he was into , but with drugs , I did n't know , added to which David was very secretive and for a long time I was n't aware that he was having a problem , not necessarily from cocaine addiction , which everybody loves to tell you is not addictive , but it is in terms of the fact that you rely on feeling up to cope — you just become more and more paranoid . |
| 40 | The general thought he could do better , and for a time considered launching his own party . |
| 41 | The ‘ Fouchet plan ’ that ensued called for a summit every four months ; for foreign , defence and education ministers to meet regularly ; and for a special secretariat . |
| 42 | She had set off from Margate before eight o'clock and for a short time she fell asleep in his arms . |
| 43 | property thus recoverable developed a set of legal characteristics which caused it to differ considerably from property which was recoverable only by a personal action ; and so , though the real actions have long been abolished , and for a still longer time disused , the differences between real and personal property survived . |
| 44 | Before the last Test at the Oval , Gower exhorted his troops to ‘ one last , big effort ’ to avoid completely ignominy , and for a while it seemed that they might . |
| 45 | It was the first time she had ever warned him off anything private and for a moment he looked puzzled and embarrassed . |
| 46 | Then he looked up and for a moment he was so amazed that he forgot the misery . |
| 47 | He opened his eyes in darkness and for a horrific moment he was completely adrift , not knowing what was happening or where — or who — he was . |
| 48 | And for a moment watched |
| 49 | The gamma radiation has a range of about 30 cm , and for a typical sherd of pottery , this means that the soil contributes the majority of the gamma dose . |
| 50 | You 'll find there 's bags of talent to be discovered in the unit , and for a start I 'd like you to lay on a cracking good entertainment we 'll all enjoy . |
| 51 | He was frankly baffled and for a second he wavered . |
| 52 | In the course of time , however , the monotheistic principle began to assert itself , and for a complex of reasons not within the scope of this essay , the god Yahweh was elevated to a position of supremacy over all other deities . |
| 53 | Emo 's bug eyes narrow , and for a moment , just for a moment , the mock-innocence vanishes , and you can see the craft behind the wise-cracks . |
| 54 | Before that scene came along , it was quite hard to go out on your own and meet new people , and for a while that was possible . |
| 55 | She could cancel her newspapers and for a few pence from a local jumble sale acquire an old-fashioned cookery book , and a heavy stew pot . |
| 56 | All models are supplied with a large 50 litre capacity solid grass box and for a limited period only this offer includes a 9in ( 23cm ) comfort trimmer to provide a perfect edge to your lawn or finish off difficult areas to reach . |
| 57 | Whatever his standing with Catholics ( and for a short time it was high ) , he was set on a collision course with the representatives of traditional unionism and with no representative more so than Ian R. K. Paisley . |
| 58 | Pebbles had to snatch up briefly to avoid scrimmaging in front of her on the tight final bend , and for a second it looked as though she might be shut in . |
| 59 | In the peal of bells resound the prayers for Führer and army and for a happy end to the struggle for Germany 's freedom and future . ’ |
| 60 | By this time , according to the findings of the United States Strategic Bombing Survey , more than three-quarters of the German people regarded the war as lost , and for a large proportion of these the raids played a major part in their loss of hope . |