Example sentences of "and [adv] for a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may strike you as unusual but , once mastered , it can be used very quickly and effectively for a variety of purposes : |
| 2 | Subject to planning permission , it could sensibly have been used for development and perhaps for a number of other purposes … |
| 3 | However , fearing that the UN force would legitimize the loss of its territory to Serbia , Croatia also continued to insist that the force should be deployed only on the 560-km front lines and only for a period of six months . |
| 4 | Such people are radically opposed to the idea of sociologists conducting research on the police and long for a return to a ‘ golden age ’ when the proverbial veil of secrecy surrounded police work . |
| 5 | Then I work out much I want to sell each work for : my first painting sold for £25 , a small fortune then for an art student , and enough for a holiday in Italy . |
| 6 | There is a move by many environmental agencies both in Mexico and elsewhere for a return to traditional forms of agriculture , as they are considered to be better for the environment . |
| 7 | But the sailing date kept being put back : first for lack of volunteers , then because of uncertainty about the activities of ubiquitous Francis Drake — who disliked other privateers poaching prizes he regarded as his own — and finally for a wealth of reasons so small that Ann began to suspect that they were nothing more than a smoke screen , to hide her husband 's ever-increasing infatuation with Miss Jennifer Gristy . |
| 8 | The widow told me that she went out twice a day — once very early for shopping and once for a walk towards evening — but never where the passeggiata took place . |
| 9 | The specific reason for the arrival of 252 Squadron was to provide long-range protection for a fast merchant vessel — the S.S. ‘ Parracombe ’ — on its way from Gibraltar , unescorted , carrying 21 crated Hurricanes and much needed cargo for the island , and also for a convoy of five fast freighters for Alexandria ( ‘ Tiger ’ convoy ) due to pass the island several days hence . |
| 10 | And now for a cup of tea , she thought , stepping out to wind a large bath towel around her nakedness . |
| 11 | Their chief designer was Maurice Philippe , designer of the Lotus 72 then , and now for a number of years Ken Tyrrell 's designer . |
| 12 | It might be okay for Nutty and even for a weed like Hoomey with his crass infatuation for the hulking ex-chaser , but for a cool customer like himself it was out of character . |
| 13 | The recent match against England saw our pack provide plenty of good possession until England got their act together — and even for a time after that . |
| 14 | He was allowed to drive the drill backwards and forwards for a couple of dozen times . |
| 15 | Since the tournament began , first in Delray Beach in 1985 and then for a couple of years in Boca Raton , the temporary , scaffolding-supported stands have gone with them . |
| 16 | A man came into her house asking after a neighbour and then for a glass of water . |
| 17 | He certainly liked Alix , and after the demo he took her off for lunch in a pub and then for a walk to his room in King 's , where he showed her his pots and his paintings . |
| 18 | He was a slim , spare man in early middle age , and unusually for a member of the races of the True people he had light-coloured hair — the shade of newly sawn wood , Jehan thought . |
| 19 | Our end of the village has thought long and hard for a couple of weeks about John Major 's new honours system and we 've decided to go for it . |
| 20 | And yet for a moment in the kitchen she thought she 'd caught a fleeting expression almost of smugness on his face , as though something had pleased him . |
| 21 | It is also the age of consent for sexual intercourse , and therefore for a girl under this age to be pregnant is proof that an illegal act has taken place . |