Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whilst other nations wrestle with the complex problems of a modern democracy , the questions of press ownership , the funding of political parties , wire-tapping , privacy , freedom of information , the control of the security services , and so on , Britain has been content either to stand aside altogether or to legislate for continuing trust and deference . |
| 2 | In fact , there are many reasons why families fail to stay together or to provide for their children adequately , reasons that include the stress of ill-health , unemployment or irregular employment , low pay , poverty and deprivation , bad housing and a poor environment and low levels of social support . |
| 3 | But England had a lead of 123 , if much than hoped for , and the light was about to become discouraging for batsmen once more . |
| 4 | Left alone , often with children to support , former women compositors could do no better than ask for their old jobs back . |
| 5 | Quigley ( 1969 ) did find the Rochester Method ( fingerspelling with lip-reading ) better than the oral method and also better than signing for producing success in English . |
| 6 | He said , ‘ In the event of trickery , you will know better than to hope for your life . |
| 7 | It is an elegant way to travel , much better than waiting for the buses which , at this time of year , seem to come every other Tuesday . |
| 8 | Perhaps that accounted for their nervousness . |
| 9 | Now the term ta ; W can be expressed as the change in income δY divided by hours worked H , so that substituting for δW in the final term of ( 12–1 ) and multiplying all terms by W/H yields |
| 10 | Well done , that , so that goes for four , that 's for four then those go one , two , three , four , like that you see , but it 's four |
| 11 | A weight loss of only 1 lb ( 0.4 kg ) in the previous week ( less than expected for the effort put in ) . |
| 12 | More copper in the wire means it holds the core better and makes for a more ductile string , but while it 's a great sounding string , it 's the one with the shortest life . |
| 13 | ( And as Lucy was shuffling tensely and waiting for someone to respond , Joe Lucas was in his hotel room and trying to prise the cap off a fresh bottle of painkillers that he 'd picked up , along with some disposable razors and a few other essentials , from a late-opening pharmacy on Piccadilly . |
| 14 | I got out of bed suddenly and fumbled for some money . |
| 15 | For centuries civilised man thought poetry was the pinnacle he must reach for — ’ He caught himself suddenly and smiled for the first time Blanche had known him to , the embarrassed smile of a passionate devotee who suddenly discovers that everyone around him , whom he thought entranced by his obsession , was in fact sniggering behind his back . |
| 16 | Strapped for cash , he hurried inside and bartered for sex by handing over the silver watch given him by his sick father . |
| 17 | As Rex was currently at about five on the scale of ten he left Laura to steam gently and made for the cocktail cabinet . |
| 18 | Not merely was the transformation great in itself but , of course , on the largest commuter network under single ownership in the world — equating to the complete Dutch or Belgian railways , carrying two million passengers daily and accounting for 41 per cent of all commuters into central London . |
| 19 | Using the Black-Scholes model , evaluate the following calls and puts and compare your answers with the market values given below and account for any discrepancies : . |
| 20 | If you 'd like more information on the Data System or any of the Radio Taxis Business Services call the number below and ask for Maurice Joel . |
| 21 | She opened the door , looking away as she did so and listening for a second to the song of a skylark on the wind . |
| 22 | The only thing she could do was tell him so and leave for home as soon as possible . |
| 23 | Framed her own mind in Adam 's will and learnt to sit patiently and wait for whatever happened next . |
| 24 | But he could not sit patiently and wait for the next train , in an hour 's time . |
| 25 | She had seen to Mrs Goodwin by nine o'clock and stopped for a chat and a bit of buttering-up . |
| 26 | They stood together and posed for the pass , Alleyne relaxed and smiling , a tall , angular man who carried himself with natural elegance . |
| 27 | All mingled together and jostled for their drinks or huddled round tables over plates of food . |
| 28 | We have suggested techniques for creating continuity through the different sections of your essay , by linking together and signposting for a reader the various points you make . |
| 29 | They attended art college together and co-habited for fifteen years . |
| 30 | ‘ After the dark days of 70 's and 80's , I think we have turned the corner and have shown what can be done when , even in a remote community like ours , people get together and work for their mutual benefit . ’ |