Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] [conj] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Is it defensible to have different principles for sentencing and for the labelling of offences ?
2 in specific terms I ca n't remember , I would have certainly of said that for the year er nineteen eighty eight we should build into our budget an amount , what that amount was I ca n't remember , but er that was , that was never given the go ahead
3 This is not just for the pleasure of travelling but for the purpose of learning and evolving .
4 Recent studies have expressed cautious optimism both for screening and for the use of adjuvant therapy , yet closer examination raises as many doubts as hopes .
5 Emily had not called on Aunt Sophie recently , she was n't in the mood for visiting nor for the lecture her aunt would surely give her on humiliating the family by openly selling her possessions .
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