Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] for [adj] matter " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are many things that can go wrong when training parents , or anybody else for that matter . |
| 2 | Stella never tells us anything , or anybody else for that matter . |
| 3 | ‘ The whole town pretended to be scandalised , but if the boot had been on the other foot — if Sidney , or anybody else for that matter , had done the same thing to Riddle — they would have had a good laugh and it would have been looked upon as good business . ’ |
| 4 | Clare thought of telling her what it would have meant to her as a young girl to have a nicely furnished room to herself — what it would mean to her now for that matter — but sensed that such remarks would serve no useful purpose . |
| 5 | No one has yet suggested that Mikhail Gorbachev , or anyone else for that matter , should make himself Lord Protector . |
| 6 | You will not be able to play much with the children ( or anyone else for that matter ! ) without becoming weary . |
| 7 | Never before had I heard him , or — anyone else for that matter , sound so emphatic in praise of my written work . |
| 8 | Most people suffering from scabies would gladly donate their symptoms to royalty , or anyone else for that matter . |
| 9 | If you leave it to the building society , or anyone else for that matter , the report is likely to be unsatisfactory . |
| 10 | I wonder if Daedalus , or anyone else for that matter , has thought about the annoying glare given off by those ubiquitous orange sodium street lamps . |
| 11 | Neither did God or anyone else for that matter . |
| 12 | Behind his scowling manner was a kindly old man and if it had n't been for the arrival of a rather insipid little boy , she might never have known , nor might anyone else for that matter . |
| 13 | Matilda had never before seen a boy , or anyone else for that matter , held aloft by his ears alone . |
| 14 | He had no thought of impressing me or anyone else for that matter . |
| 15 | However , it does not require magistrates ( or anyone else for that matter ) to secure the information needed if this is to be done effectively . |
| 16 | She had to squat down to dodge the ancient fly-paper dangling from the light-flex , but it was better than Babs seeing her in her vest and school knickers , or anyone else for that matter ; Babs insisted on keeping the dressing-room door open . |
| 17 | Or anyone else for that matter ? |
| 18 | But I do n't see the point in having romantic illusions about myself- or about anyone else for that matter — just because it makes me feel nice and cosy . ’ |
| 19 | As there was still no sign of a porter , or anyone else for that matter , Cornelius shouldered his rucksack , took up his case and walked . |
| 20 | It is possible that the firm may not be interested in maximising profits or sales ( or anything else for that matter ) , but may simply aim to achieve satisfactory or ‘ target ’ levels of profits and sales . |
| 21 | We ca n't put x = 2 or anything else for that matter : x is the infinite sequence ( 0,1,0 , … ) . |
| 22 | It is important to remember that there is not special supplement of vitamins , minerals or anything else for that matter , that will melt your excess weight away . |
| 23 | More recently , of course , Hytner has become the internationally acclaimed director of Miss Saigon , but he claims that he does n't want just to be a director of musicals , or only of anything else for that matter . |
| 24 | Where desire , or anything else for that matter , is mutual , there can be no humiliation , no abuse of power . |
| 25 | ‘ And in the best houses master and servant do not sit drinking coffee , or anything else for that matter , together in the kitchen . |
| 26 | If you have a policy for housing , or anything else for that matter , how about sharing it with the rest of us , right and until you come up with an alternative policy , do n't you start knocking us for having a policy which we are prepared to debate . |
| 27 | These 12 year olds at Gloucester wo n't be learning French tomorrow , or anything else for that matter . |