Example sentences of "[conj] for the [adj] [noun sg] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All the intercepts are significantly greater than zero except for the first sub-period when it is significantly lower than zero . |
| 2 | No further food or fluid was consumed , except for the standard meal until the last urine specimen had been collected . |
| 3 | I feel we are acting furtively , hurrying it out of sight , we ca n't talk about it , except for the momentary panic when we think we have included my father 's jacket . |
| 4 | The petition was accompanied by one from the magnates , who also sought the withdrawal of the tax on wool : it appears that for the first time since the Ordinances of 1310–11 the commons and the magnates were joining together to seek concessions and measures of reform from the king . |
| 5 | Wilder 's withdrawal meant that for the first time since the 1980 nomination contest the Democratic campaign would be fought without a major black contender . |
| 6 | And for the second time since she 'd first met him , he turned on his heel and left her , his blistering words still seeming to echo in the very air around her . |
| 7 | a ) From : 7.00 pm — and for the first performance when there are two performances from 6.00 pm — GEORGE IV BRIDGE both sides and CHAMBERS STREET both sides . |
| 8 | She came last to Lachlan , and for the first time since he had startled her raised her head to look him in the face . |
| 9 | I was totally conscious and for the first time since my labour started I felt relaxed . |
| 10 | He guided her every step of the way , and for the first time since she 'd joined C 's Circus she felt like a woman being seduced . |
| 11 | And for the first time since the investigation had begun the sergeant felt he had been lucky . |
| 12 | And for the first time since he had so suddenly reappeared in her life Laura saw her husband 's shoulders slump , almost as if he was bearing the weight of his own brother 's horrific injuries . |
| 13 | The situation did n't improve much during the rest of the week and for the first time since Rachel had been working at OBEX she found herself not looking forward to going to work in the mornings . |
| 14 | He looked as if he was going to protest , but his eyes caught her face , and for the first time since she had known him Nelson was one hundred per cent a grown-up . |
| 15 | From the revving intro to Jagger 's absurd Robert-Johnson-on-the-acid vocals , ‘ Jumping Jack Flash ’ single-handedly did change the face of rock , and for the first time provided a fitting soundtrack for The Rolling Stones as devil bastards from Planet Murder . |
| 16 | Bought by collectors — and for the first time whilst , as it were , still wet — by museums . |
| 17 | One of the suggestions , revolutionary at the time , which Swire put to his board in London , was that female clerks should work on an equal footing , and for the same pay as men ; and that Swire recruits earmarked for Eastern posts should learn Chinese . |
| 18 | She braved herself to meet his eyes , wondering if he too had lost his appetite and for the same reason as her . |
| 19 | Tug opened his mouth automatically , but for the first time since he had been there , he let the words go unsaid . |
| 20 | ‘ But for the first time since I came to England in August 1977 , I 'll be hoping Liverpool do n't win again . |
| 21 | ‘ I know he has made mistakes , but for the first time since Shanks took over in 1959 , a Liverpool manager has got a job to do . |
| 22 | But that is neither the history nor the practice of our professional system , not just er for accountants but for the legal system as well and I think it has stood the test of time , er he will know that there has been er there is a procedure for the joint disciplinaries scheme er which enables the er institute to investigate whether there has been compliance by member firms with the standards promulgated er with er er by the er er auditing practices board and that seems to me to be the er right way forward . |
| 23 | The road-builders ' diet , mainly cheese and biscuits , was monotonous , but for the average soldier if the beer supply was adequate everything was all right and Wade met the problem of a lack of local supplies in a typically sensible way , as he reported to London in 1733 |
| 24 | His voice had deepened , the words becoming more guttural as for the first time since she 'd met him he seemed to struggle with a language which was not his own . |