Example sentences of "[subord] for the [adj] [noun sg] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was no movement except for the tiny spider that was crawling up Nicky 's arm . |
| 2 | But on the North American mainland , colonies had been affected very little by the earlier wars among European countries ; except for the brief clash that had led to the Dutch loss of New Amsterdam the colonies had fought only with ill-armed Indians and had won their little wars without help from England . |
| 3 | Then he laid her on the bed and feasted his eyes on her , slender and seductive , totally naked except for the glowing ruby that flashed fire whenever she moved her hand . |
| 4 | There is no more evidence for these suggestions , however , than for the possible suggestion that the office was largely honorary and created ad hominem for Molla Fenari , perhaps as an inducement to return from Karaman or as an additional honour when he did return . |
| 5 | It 's contracting not only as regards the Walsall trade , but for the simple reason that hides and skins at ma v very largely found in the countries of Asia , Africa and South America . |
| 6 | Percy Pilcher , a naval architect at Glasgow University was experimenting with a powered glider and , but for the tragic accident that ended his life , would have entered the history books as the first man to fly an engine-driven aircraft . |
| 7 | As for the unlikely event that the hon. Gentleman sketched , he may wish to test that policy with members of the SNP to find out precisely how such a system would work . |