Example sentences of "[pron] for [noun sg] or " in BNC.
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| 1 | As musicians , jazz poets and exponents of hardhitting lyrics there are n't many outfits that come even close to matching them for dynamism or style . |
| 2 | Candidates using them for project or course work may have an advantage if spelling is one of the skills being tested . |
| 3 | However , if the bailor was not the owner but had , for example , stolen them before leaving them for repair or treatment , etc. then the true owner will still have good title ( i.e. unless one of the other exceptions to the nemo dat principle applies ) . |
| 4 | So , against Clark , it must be argued that it is misleading to claim that because animals , imbeciles , and normal infants are all weak , defenceless , and at our mercy , to treat any of them in the same way ( say by killing them for food or using them in research ) is ‘ in moral terms , the very same act ’ ( Clark 1978 : 149 ) . |
| 5 | Perhaps you can have them for Christmas or something . |
| 6 | A meeting with somebody for discussion or conference , eg between an employer and an applicant for a post or a journalist meeting someone whose views are requested ; if may be an oral examination where the candidate 's conversational ability and cultural knowledge are tested ( the scored interview ) . |
| 7 | you 're expecting a baby and were pregnant when the dentist accepted you for treatment or |
| 8 | I do n't criticize you for enterprise or initiative . |
| 9 | One bullet in the wrong place can cripple you for life or send your blood gushing on to the pavement . |
| 10 | When you feel angry , for example , involuntary responses increase your blood pressure , heart rate , rate of breathing , blood flow to the muscles , and metabolism , preparing you for conflict or escape . |
| 11 | I 'd like a piana from you for Christmas or if you can not get me that I would like a bike . |
| 12 | There 's quite a lot of things happening on there , we never have it on , but I have had it on and there now , they say so and so 's got something for sale or |
| 13 | ‘ Well , I 've never been one for tea or coffee after seven o'clock . |
| 14 | She had forced him to live against the grain of his own nature which was weak and pleasure-loving and stubborn with it , so that when she beat him for laziness or lying , he became more determinedly idle and sullen . |
| 15 | Here she would receive such visitors as happened to be staying in the house , and subsequently reverential visitors , who appealed to her for aid or sympathy . |
| 16 | I do n't know if I did it for Dad or Dad did it for me . |
| 17 | Once you have your decree , be it for over or under £1000 , you pass it to the Sheriff Officer for enforcement . |
| 18 | When were you last using it for knitting or for your tapestry ? |
| 19 | Doing it for charity or |
| 20 | A photographer takes pictures , and the whole thing is tape-recorded ( just as practically everything we say is tape-recorded ) so that the students can make use of it for interpretation or translation practice later on . |
| 21 | Each field is given a use , i.e. is it for text or numbers , and a length . |
| 22 | Each field is given a use , ie is it for text or numbers , and a length . |
| 23 | She also said that when my tooth catches fire again , which it will , I wo n't be able to save it for love or money . |
| 24 | If you already own an Action Replay cart , David , we 'll always take it back and swap it for summit or other . |
| 25 | Others made use of it for axe or adze blades , among them the Indians of Amazonia , the Haida of Queen Charlotte Island , British Columbia , and the Eskimos of the Kobuk river , Alaska . |
| 26 | A person who picks mushrooms growing wild on any land , or who picks flowers , fruit or foliage from a plant growing wild on any land , does not ( although not in possession of the land ) , steal what he picks , unless he does it for reward or for sale or other commercial purpose . |
| 27 | The essence of a good drainage system , be it for foul or rainwater , lies in clean , straight runs , adequately sized pipes , good falls , carefully made joints and avoidance of leakage onto the building fabric at every point of contact . |
| 28 | Is it for mummy or daddy ? |
| 29 | I do n't think I 'll get much sleep tonight anyway so I might as well save it for food or something . ’ |
| 30 | Please do not telephone the Computer Support Officer or myself for assistance or consumables . |