Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] and for " in BNC.
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| 1 | She rejected all ideas of agreements with other parties and pledged Labour to fight Orange and Green until Derry was ‘ rid of Toryism once and for all . |
| 2 | If not the Securitate , with the help of its ‘ special measures ’ , or even psychiatrists with their drugs , would change the victim 's mind once and for all . |
| 3 | He 'd relayed the news to Harry , hoping it would put his fickle sister out of his friend 's mind once and for all . |
| 4 | help young children to develop a sensibly cautious attitude by taking care with everyday household products , and by using all manufactured chemical correctly and for their intended use |
| 5 | It could be disastrous for the North West generally and for Warrington in particular , he said . |
| 6 | Controlling on such long-term forces as the strength of partisanship in the electorate and regional differences in turnout and voting patterns , the influence of these categories of forces is examined for each type of parliamentary election separately and for the change between them . |
| 7 | Why not simply take the hint and turn his back on the village once and for all ? |
| 8 | On the first anniversary of that invasion , when thousands of Czechoslovak demonstrators were dispersed on Mr Husak 's orders by the police with military support , he was awarded the Order of Lenin , the highest honour the Russians could give him , and his acceptance of it sealed his fate once and for all Within two years of becoming party leader he purged all but 26 of the central committee members who had been in office before the invasion . |
| 9 | Does not the Prime Minister realise that , after 40 years in which this country has been dogged by the uncertainty of its position in Europe , he had the opportunity to answer that question once and for all , and he ducked it ? |
| 10 | A source close to the princess said last night that her refusal to attend the family get-together was her boldest show of defiance so far , to prove her independence once and for all . |
| 11 | Mr Marland wants action to clean up the mess once and for all . |
| 12 | ‘ It is time the bosses met with us to thrash out this mess once and for all . ’ |
| 13 | In July 1914 , after Serbian nationalists had assassinated the Habsburg heir apparent , the Austrian government resolved to crush the Serbian menace once and for all . |
| 14 | But then the alien disease , like a parasite , takes hold again and for a time destroys everything in its path : all hope , all trust , all honesty , all love , all relationships . |
| 15 | Mine Host Norman raised his glass of Highland Park whisky yesterday and for the first time managed to raise a smile from the assembled guests . |
| 16 | So , in 1978 , she called in the Rev Victor Malan , of All Saints Church , Northampton , to exorcise the ghost once and for all . |
| 17 | Shelter director Sheila McKechnie , welcoming the drop , said : ‘ With one last push , we can end the use of B&B once and for all . ’ |
| 18 | If we were to wind up the POWs fund and pay out the money once and for all to all POWs that we could find , we could run into severe problems in the next 10 to 15 years as these chaps get very old and need help even more . |
| 19 | The formation of such a vacuum is a dangerous possibility which will be avoided only if the nations of the world make a concerted effort to clean up the religious chaos once and for all . |
| 20 | But they are also leaking goals , so we can nail our Boundary Park jinx once and for all . ’ |
| 21 | I 'll start as soon as I can , ’ she promised suddenly , knowing as the words were spoken that they sealed her decision once and for all . |
| 22 | Put an end to flyaway hair once and for all with the new Smoothing Complex from the Professional Hair Care System at Boots . |
| 23 | There is a sense of hero-worship for the Wigan side of the immediate post-war period especially and for Wally Lewis . |
| 24 | At times she is whimsical as on a visit by Princess Margaret to Jamaica in 1955 : ‘ May I go on record once and for all — I hate to bend the knee , except to God , and even then not too often . ’ |
| 25 | Suddenly the need to know the truth once and for all was too great . |
| 26 | However , I buy this product regularly and for the last three months the price displayed on the shelf has been £1 . |
| 27 | As the narratives of the siege of Rouen , pursued by Henry V between July 1418 and January 1419 , underline , the results , both for the civilians who had sought safety there and for the garrison who had led the resistance , could be devastating . |
| 28 | Then they hit the main road and he opened the bike up and for an awful second she thought she was going to slide off the back . |
| 29 | In the words of Roger of Howden , " the young King , of his own accord and under no compulsion , laying his hands on the Holy Gospels in the presence of a large crowd of clerks and laymen , swore that from that day onward and for the rest of his life he would be loyal to King Henry , his father and his lord , and would serve him faithfully . |
| 30 | ‘ Having seen him about six times , and having spoken to most of their leaders , I believe that the time is right for us to talk to them now , to end this whole conflict once and for all . |