Example sentences of "for [pron] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | We will be able to provide the equipment he needs to lead a normal life , and we know he 'll want for nothing in the future . ’ |
| 2 | No one can be quite I happy in an ill-planned house any more than in ill-fitting clothes , and although the ‘ cut' ’ and ‘ ‘ style , ’ are much , they count for nothing in a garment which pinches and annoys the wearer in a hundred ways … |
| 3 | A fortnight ago , the Norwich Union East Champions lost to Redbridge and Ilford , who Chelmsford have beaten this season , but form would count for nothing in a derby game , he insisted . |
| 4 | GRAHAM Taylor 's players are willing to play for nothing in England 's World Cup ties — starting with Norway at Wembley on October 14 . |
| 5 | All this counts for nothing in the world of rugby and it will be his ability to scrum and compete with the best that will make or break this South African legend . |
| 6 | That is in itself a problem , for nothing in the arguments to explain the decline suggests why the fall in fertility should stop at about a two-child family , rather than ‘ overshoot ’ and decline still further ( Chapter 4 ) . |
| 7 | Being a child when the state was publicly engaged in making children healthy and literate was a support against my particular circumstances , its central benefit being that , unlike my mother , the state asked for nothing in return . |
| 8 | However , one rarely gets something for nothing in mathematics and another small difficulty now replaces the well-definedness one . |
| 9 | From a democratic point of view this would , of course , be no improvement if the will of the Protestant minority then similarly counted for nothing in that larger context . |
| 10 | Seeing her there , Stephen had to remind himself — for nothing in her bearing hinted at it and no vestige of hand-some looks remained — that she had once been the mistress of Alfred Osborn Tace . |
| 11 | Where would the poor girls be without their pimps , who shower money on them and ask for nothing in return ? |
| 12 | ‘ Do my wishes count for nothing in this house ? ’ |
| 13 | Except that money , in Darcy 's Utopia , will count for nothing : just as it counts for nothing in Moscow today : where pockets are stuffed with roubles but there is nothing to buy . |
| 14 | You do not get something for nothing in this world and they know this . |
| 15 | This weekend 's results , of course , will count for nothing in the Olympics . |
| 16 | Reputations count for nothing in this game . ’ |
| 17 | Er I I think that with three million people out of work , we have an unemployment problem which creates erm a a disadvantage group particularly in some of the stress urban areas where we have to look at more radical solutions to what is basically the payment of cash for nothing in return . |
| 18 | However , as for everyone in society , the most common needs are , broadly speaking , a sufficient income , good physical and mental health , suitable accommodation , and social opportunities . |
| 19 | At a public meeting last September he suggested that saying ‘ they ought to do something about it ’ was pointless , and boldly proposed that the only way to save the shop was for everyone in the village to club together and buy it . |
| 20 | For everyone in Asia , higher energy prices hurt even more . |
| 21 | For everyone in higher education would agree that A levels are at best a very rough and ready guide to a pupil 's future development . |
| 22 | We aim to take an active role in setting up projects which will set standards of excellence and make the arts more accessible by developing a wide ranging programme of arts activities for everyone in the South East . ’ |
| 23 | There are so many compensations for everyone in the family during the teenage years that it is a grave mistake to look on the black side . |
| 24 | A white cow used to provide milk for everyone in the locality , but it was customary for only one pailful to he taken . |
| 25 | Let us look in more detail at the difficulties inherent for everyone in appropriate penetration and then at the problems that can arise in marriage when these are or an extreme nature . |
| 26 | The Mountie , unperturbed , said he would be proceeding vigorously with the enquiries into both Angelica 's and Ricky 's deaths and perhaps he would have news for everyone in Winnipeg . |
| 27 | There 's something for everyone in this out-of-the ordinary attraction — a folk collection of Victorian memorabilia , farm animals , poultry , waterfowl , Shetland ponies and a very friendly donkey , adventure playground and picnic area . |
| 28 | The tendency is for everyone in the team to touch the ball as it goes through and to shuffle back each time someone has completed their turn . |
| 29 | This month there 's something for everyone in our great hair and beauty give-away ! |
| 30 | ‘ We 've opened the doors to new possibilities for everyone in the hotel industry , ’ he declares . |