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

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1 It is now an acceptable place to bivouac or just to break for lunch in bad weather .
2 During the period of the first Opium war ( 1840–2 ) Jardine pursued banking and insurance in London , and successfully stood for election in 1841 as the Whig candidate for Ashburton ( Devon ) .
3 They have even given up their company cars and now tout for business in the firm 's delivery van .
4 Besides the destruction of their habitat caused by dam building , silt and pollutant discharges into rivers , and the effects of boat traffic , the dolphins have also had to contend with accidental capture in fisheries , directed hunts for food and other uses , and even capture for display in overseas aquaria .
5 Downstairs in the warehouse , French pork was being offloaded from vehicles and immediately reloaded for distribution in Moscow shops .
6 All hybrid teas and the majority of the floribunda roses have to be dismantled petal by petal if you want a really good end result , and then re-assembled for use in the pressed flower picture .
7 The beans are ground as soon as possible after roasting and either packaged for use in percolators and cafetières or freeze dried to make instant coffee of distinction .
8 Though originally composed for use in the Royal Navy there is no reason why anyone may not use them , who would find them helpful .
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