Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [adv] [conj] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Warren pointed out that for the first time Britain was aiming to carry out speculative research . |
| 2 | I beg to move , That leave be given to bring in a Bill to provide for certain descriptions of shops in England and Wales to be open for trade on Sunday , subject to their being registered with the local authority ; to impose a general prohibition on the opening on Sunday of other shops , extending this prohibition to certain business premises which on week-days are open for the service of customers ; to provide protection for persons employed in or for the purposes of a shop which is , or is to be , registered for Sunday opening , where they have conscientious or other objections to working on Sunday ; to make consequential and other repeals in the Shops Act 1950 ; and for connected purposes . |
| 3 | To elude Khomeinis avenging angels , Behbehanian went underground and for the next few years lived incognito at the homes of various friend , particularly in Switzerland . |
| 4 | Christine looked across and for the first time a defensive flabbiness crawled across her face . |
| 5 | The tour wound onwards and for the performers bored or not , the excitement intensified nightly . |
| 6 | In response , the guardians pointed out that for the previous thirty-four years the infirmary had received patients suffering from the same class of disease as William Joseph C. from the workhouse , in accordance with the arrangement whereby the guardians were currently paying £202 per annum to the infirmary . |