Example sentences of "[pron] [conj] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wes smiled and looked up at me and for a moment the tough mask dropped from the grubby features and in the dark wild eyes I read sheer delight . |
| 2 | Indeed , some main roads represent corridors of distribution ; objects like pottery are found along them and for a distance on either side , but the number of object-discoveries diminishes rapidly beyond a certain distance from the road . |
| 3 | These were doubtless satisfactory for the individuals who had collected them and for a short period of time , until perhaps superseded by rulings that were seen to be more appropriate . |
| 4 | But enthusiasm for war itself and for an apocalyptic struggle for ‘ living space ’ was difficult to raise outside circles of nazified youth , the SS , and Party fanatics . |
| 5 | But Hitler made world Christianity something that for a moment even people in the pews could see as an expression of peace , and amity , and human rights , and the moral law in politics . |
| 6 | When Ariel gently lifted the old woman to move her to her own quarters up the path in the forest , Sycorax gave a huge cry , the folding of her body in Ariel 's arms shot fiery rivers of pain through her that for a while swallowed up all the others she suffered from her burns . |
| 7 | And it seemed to her that for a moment his eyes ensnared her , as though he had reached out a hand and taken hold of her . |
| 8 | Then her arms went about him and there was a heat in her that for a moment matched his own . |
| 9 | Apart from reviews , nothing seemed to have been written about her except for a sympathetic article by Richard Strachey in the London Mercury . |
| 10 | It destroyed him and for a time he was engulfed by a deep chasm of despair , drinking heavily , taking amphetamines and LSD — and he was in his sixteenth year of smoking marijuana . |
| 11 | Whatever the reason , no other reputable yard would touch him and for a while Charles drifted about on the fringe of racing . |
| 12 | The man stopped a foot away from him and for a moment or two William stopped struggling . |
| 13 | She looked at him and for a moment he thought that this time it was going to be easy , this time she would believe him and go to sleep . |
| 14 | He found himself smiling widely as he went to obey her and for a moment he felt he had dropped into a home which was familiar to him . |
| 15 | They looked at her and for a time no one said anything . |
| 16 | It woke her and for a moment she struggled , her hands coming up as if to tear it away . |
| 17 | The anticipation drained from her and for a moment she stood irresolute . |
| 18 | He turned and glared at her and for a moment she thought the old Georg was going to start carping and nagging and telling her what she ought or ought not to do . |
| 19 | Georg looked at her and for a moment she thought he was going to grab her , thought he was going to cry himself , but he suddenly stormed out of the dairy and began to stride up towards the lower pasture . |
| 20 | Daly would be with him but for a paperwork problem , and is in Harrogate Town where Frank Gray is manager now . |
| 21 | The boat was blown to glory , nothing was ever found of it except for a few bits of debris , and to all intents and purposes both occupants were blown to glory with it . ’ |
| 22 | Rodney James Chapman , a director of the company , asked an industrial tribunal to lift the prohibition notice , but the tribunal upheld it except for a small area where the quarry might be worked but only under a safety system agreed by and worked out with the Inspectorate . |
| 23 | Hundreds of organisations have realised that an independent weather service can give them exactly the information they need , when they need it and for a realistic cost . |
| 24 | I felt the jolt in his chest as I hugged it in rhythm against mine and for a long second could n't believe it , but then he heaved again in my arms and coughed in my face and a mouthful of dirty water shot out in a spout and he began coughing in earnest and choking and gasping for air … gasping , gulping air down , wheezing in his throat , whooping like whooping cough , struggling to fill his functioning lungs . |
| 25 | That did n't happen , but Hirst did set up one of the great matches of the season — and he would have won it but for a superb Peter Schmeichel save at 3-2 . |
| 26 | Tried to cross the nighted ferry ; might 've made it but for a district-nurse calling unexpectedly . ’ |
| 27 | The county might have made it but for a dislocated shoulder suffered by second string Barry Hutchinson ( Stockton Racecourse ) . |
| 28 | It includes some useful guidelines for those who wish to use it for choosing a course , either for themselves or for an employee . |
| 29 | Oats and potatoes are grown for themselves and for a few cattle . |
| 30 | Call us and for a cost we will ensure champagne , fruit and flowers are in your room awaiting your arrival . |