Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] for an [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But as Ted Sandy-man ought to have realised , ‘ you 've got to have grist before you can grind ’ ; machine-masters end up machine-minders , and all for nothing , or rather for an insidious logic of expansion . |
| 2 | There was an unresolved discussion in the case as to whether the lessee continued liable for the entire rent or merely for an apportioned part of it , which is all that the plaintiff claimed . |
| 3 | The world 's top securities market regulators , who met recently in Venice , cited the need to reconcile financial statements to local accounting standards as a significant factor in any company 's decision on which markets to target or not for an international offering of new shares . |
| 4 | Though he did n't say so , he was looking for something more satisfactory for himself and Sien , and perhaps for an extended family if her mother and brother joined them later . |
| 5 | In it those who want it have some paid employment , probably on a part-time , possibly job-sharing basis , and not for an entire lifetime . |
| 6 | Talk is primarily for the participants and not for an outside audience . |
| 7 | Kleinwort Benson Private Bank ( 071–956 6600 ) will manage discretionary portfolios of £250,000 and more for an annual fee of 0.75% of the total portfolio . |
| 8 | FitzAlan could not have made his opinion of her clearer , and yet for an insane moment there , shaken by his reasoned judgements of Stephen and Matilda , she had been tempted to confess the truth and beg for his help . |
| 9 | In 1839 he succeeded Stephen Rigaud [ q.v. ] as reader in experimental philosophy ( physics ) at Oxford , becoming responsible not only for a well-established course but also for an extensive collection of apparatus with an endowment for its development . |
| 10 | The body of a cat when hunting takes on a quite different demeanour to that of the same pussy when out for an idle stroll or with some other intention in mind . |
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