Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] for the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many people , both men and women , take up kung fu , not all of them for the same reasons . |
| 2 | Though he knew the press would be sending a photographer to take a picture of him for the financial pages of the newspaper , he suspected that their main interest was in Hank . |
| 3 | And life 's too short to miss out on the chance of it for the wrong kinds of reasons . ’ |
| 4 | Then we split up , half of us for the safe houses round the lakes and the rest of us headed into the mountains . |
| 5 | It was full of pieces of paper , which he dropped behind him for the other boys to follow . |
| 6 | But a dull flush was creeping up her neck , and colouring her cheeks , and she felt furious with herself for the tell-tale signs of insecurity , for the ease with which the other girl had succeeded in humiliating her … |
| 7 | ‘ We need the supporters and all I ask is for them to stay with us for the 90 minutes . ’ |
| 8 | Before the new names can go in the pot , the ones that have remained in it for the two years have to come out so , after a brief introduction by the chairman of the trustees and the vicar , the three keyholders leave the room to go next door to the church where the chest is kept . |
| 9 | It would be a mistake to assume that all participants in the revolt were involved in it for the same reasons . |
| 10 | Yet , I am not writing about him for the above reasons , it 's rather on account of an unlikely weakness of his than for one of his many strengths . |
| 11 | Janice sends very many thanks to everyone for the lovely flowers she received while in hospital recently and thanks also to the super evening she spent at Avery Hill Easter Party . |
| 12 | This is quite a steady climb but well worth it for the superb views . |
| 13 | Sunderland wanted £4,000 and their manager , Bob Kyle , said it would be worth it for the twenty goals Buchan was bound to score in his first season at Highbury . |
| 14 | Johnson found little support among them for the reformist policies of the government of the day . |
| 15 | However , the number of applications received by him/her for the single fields depends on the ranking . |