Example sentences of "this [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Please could you identify this coin for me ? |
| 2 | This framework for enquiry suggests several things . |
| 3 | To recoup her strength and escape all this … this horror for a while . |
| 4 | Please direct this payment for the attention of Ms J Harris : Credit Manager , reference telephone conversation on 15 June with Vicki Whadcoat . |
| 5 | MONTSERRAT , the tiny Caribbean island that once boasted one bank for every 40 inhabitants , is bracing itself this Easter for a spate of arrests following a three-year fraud and corruption investigation by Scotland Yard . |
| 6 | Citing Lévi-Strauss 's analogy between the object of exchange in each of these systems and Jakobson 's zero-phoneme , Jacques Lacan draws out the consequences of this paradigm for ( male ) discourse : |
| 7 | Hodgson had already used this trick for a radio play , Sword from the Stars , to give a robot named Jones a haughty but very mechanical voice . |
| 8 | There may be nothing else in this trick for you , but you could get dead finding out . ’ |
| 9 | What 's this branch for , did you work out ? |
| 10 | The group members have not been idle during their enforced stay from Glenburrell Bridge as we have been helping out on the Society 's stall at local shows as well as building Thomas , The Tank Engine and , having purchased the show stand that we used to borrow , we are now adapting this stand for our own use at shows . |
| 11 | Britain is virtually the only country with a major collection which gives a service of this kind for all subjects . |
| 12 | Cats have long memories , especially where a nasty shock is concerned , and may remember a bad experience of this kind for years afterwards . |
| 13 | I should be grateful if you would consider whether exceptions of this kind for categories of pupils can be justified in the case of English . |
| 14 | The smaller the unit , the shorter should be the stay inside it — there are very few patients who need to be contained within a locked unit of this kind for more than a few days . |
| 15 | Having been involved in displays of this kind for some years , the northwest clubs ' displays were very elaborate and some clever display techniques were seen . |
| 16 | Despite the hon. Gentleman 's figures , a moment 's reflection will enable the House to recognise that managing the delivery of a guarantee of this kind for hundreds of thousands of young people is not a simple , straightforward operation . |
| 17 | You can use this function for validation purposes . |
| 18 | Complete removal of weeds , including all the roots , is important , preferably by hand or while digging ; incidentally , do remember that some of them may be the very plants you are intending to grow , though if the area contains horsetail it is better not to try growing perennial plants in it until you have been clearing out this weed for some years . |
| 19 | plus , erm , plus the expenses from us going from Glasgow , I do n't know whether anybody from Edinburgh will have expenses , but erm , what shall , where , where shall I ask her to send this cheque for it , I mean I still , there 's still an account open for it in Glasgow for audio description |
| 20 | My initial impression , on seeing this guitar for the first time , was that Rockwood have tried very hard to steer away from total Strat clone , whilst keeping all the essential ingredients pretty much to the fore . |
| 21 | I continued using this guitar for the distortion sounds and , as with the power amp and cabs , the Attax sounded too processed and clinical for my liking . |
| 22 | ‘ I built this guitar for myself and what I wanted was something very simple . |
| 23 | But I like this guitar for a number of reasons . |
| 24 | Anticipating this difficulty for their new employee , the oil company installed an incinerator loo which , at the press of a button , was triggered into fiery life as six flame-throwing nozzles squirting blazing diesel in all directions enveloping and consuming all that lay in its path . |
| 25 | I tell this story for two reasons . |
| 26 | There can be no disputing the fact that Luke includes this story for one main reason . |
| 27 | Social-work training courses are characterised by negligible input on work with elderly people , and very few students choose this field for projects or placements . |
| 28 | In response to Air Ministry Specification R14/24 calling for a large , long-range flying-boat , Blackburn Aircraft ventured into this field for the first time in 1924 with their RB.1 Iris ( Blackburn 's previous flying-boat experience had been with the diminutive N.1B and Pellet single-seat designs ) . |
| 29 | The seminar group will convene leading researchers in this field for six meetings over two years . |
| 30 | I 've been into this look for quite a while now , I know the rules . |