Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] for the [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was n't going to let him see that she would jump at it , although not for the reasons he might suppose . |
| 2 | But there 's no real rule , although maybe for the group it has to be conducive to live performance because we are such a live performance band . ’ |
| 3 | If your hunger of gold bee so insatiable that onely for the desire you have thereto , you disquiet so many nations , … |
| 4 | Er , but I mean clearly the , the debt and the guarantees are paid down first and so for the reason we are high up in the pecking order , because we provided the er , the loans and the guarantees . |
| 5 | And so for the moment I must be watchful , and patient . ’ |
| 6 | Central Council would like to record its grateful thanks to them all for their work throughout 1990 , and especially for the way they have accepted the increased work load . |
| 7 | If not for the operation it would only be a matter of months before she had to go on Dialysis . |
| 8 | ‘ I did an area in Washington , as far as drugs , called the Graveyard and then for the prostitution I did New York and Washington DC . ’ |
| 9 | Therefore , the businessmen on our list have been chosen not merely for their money-making skills , but rather for the influence they can bring to bear . |
| 10 | There was much sympathy for the aims of the action , but little for the way it was pursued . |
| 11 | You 're certainly welcome to take any drinks through to lunch with you , whatever you want , but tonight for the dinner we 've there is wine provided so there 's no need to take drink through . |
| 12 | Yes , of course I am disgruntled , but not for the reasons you may adduce . |
| 13 | She hesitated , but not for the reason he imagined . |
| 14 | ‘ But not for the reason you think . |
| 15 | Oh , yes , thought Juliet , I 'm worried , but not for the reason you think . |
| 16 | But just for the moment we wo n't worry about the grouping aspect . |
| 17 | I truly believe that each of us had held on in there not only for ourselves , but also for the women we are destined never to meet in person , but with whom we share our motivation to create a world where our creativity is valued . |
| 18 | Whatever might have been the prosaic reason for his initial posting to Masai District , an officer who stayed long enough and had a sufficiently striking personality could expect to become locally famous not only for his love of the Masai but also for the love they bore for him . |
| 19 | The origin legend of the Merovingians as recorded by Fredegar is important not only for its suggestion that the family claimed to be descended from a supernatural ancestor , but also for the implications it has for the rise of the dynasty . |
| 20 | As there are many centres , so there are many different ways of operating , but in a survey conducted for the Royal Commission an extract from a document prepared by the Legal Action Group was found helpful , not only for the description of law centres , but also for the distinction it drew between their function and that of legal advice centres . |
| 21 | But even for the beginner it is worth having in mind the utmost that the sort of book embarked on can reach to . |
| 22 | She did need rescuing , though not for the reason he imagined . |