Example sentences of "or for " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is no outside view of any sort and the only time they leave the cell is for weekend visits from relatives , bi-daily showers or for 45 minutes ' daily exercise . |
| 2 | But the question of what pictures are entirely or for practical purposes Bellini 's own is answered largely by personal taste ; there is therefore a considerable divergence of view . |
| 3 | The novel is no persuasive advertisement for marriage , or for Jews and gays . |
| 4 | They are pieces of writing which are distinct in law ; the author of the one could not be sued for the other , or for collaborating in it . |
| 5 | It 's not much use arriving somewhere at ten in the morning clutching the collected works under your arm and wishing you had a wig and been born thirty years earlier in order to play Lear — or for that matter the Duke of Gloucester . |
| 6 | Do n't be late — anywhere or for anything . |
| 7 | BUYING a computer system for a single hotel or restaurant , or for a chain of units , involves far more than ordering and taking delivery of powerful foxes loaded with clever software . |
| 8 | ‘ Or for the toilet , neither . |
| 9 | It was not uncommon during production , for police helicopters to circle above nearby houses , for gang members to object that actors were wearing an opposing gang 's colours , or for police cars to speed past the set in hot pursuit . |
| 10 | Ideas for rock gardens or for more exposed borders , where taller daffodils are likely to be felled by the wind , the reliable range of cyclamineus type daffodils varies from 8 to 10in high . |
| 11 | It has been known for the hinges on a canopy to fail or for poorly designed and faulty catches to fail in flight , resulting in a lost canopy . |
| 12 | The hormone progestogen taken regularly every day at the same time causes changes making it difficult for sperm to enter the womb or for the womb to accept a fertilised egg . |
| 13 | I read more widely and , as news of my expertise spread , people began to seek me out for a ruling on a specific industrial relations issue or for an historical precedent . |
| 14 | Some areas have day care available at weekends , or for long days so that a carer can go out to work . |
| 15 | Cut-outs on this page are from Dennis Ruabon 's range of geometric quarry tile shapes ; use as borders , or for threedimensional effects |
| 16 | Those with a mushroom-style head are intended to cast the beam downwards on to the flower beds below , others with a pencilshaped lamp are suitable for using along the edge of a path or for illuminating an area of border . |
| 17 | The strength can be 6:1 , or for the most durable surface , 3:1 may be used . |
| 18 | Dostoevsky had no use for the two peasants or for the hood and the cudgel , but he wanted the cap . |
| 19 | But he said Labour did not agree that Britain could or should abandon development , either for itself or for the developing world . |
| 20 | Eventually , in conjunction with television , it could allow the telephone to be used for ‘ tele-shopping ’ , or for selecting a film from huge databases which could be the electronic video stores of the future . |
| 21 | Lloyd Isaac , the outstanding reserve hooker to Kevin Phillips , is a longer-term casualty ; a knee injury against Bath last Saturday required surgery and he will not be involved against New Zealand or for two months afterwards . |
| 22 | Sometimes they take people away from the village for re-education , or for recruitment into their army . |
| 23 | Customers will be able to opt for discounts worth £20 for every £250 invested up to a maximum investment of £3,750 or for bonus shares on the basis of one for every 10 bought . |
| 24 | Whether the money has been borrowed for investment or for consumption , both borrower and lender have made a judgement about the viability of the project and its returns . |
| 25 | The judge said that the officer was not on trial for being a ‘ faithless husband , womanising in his motor car or for breaching police regulations ’ . |
| 26 | Called Simple Hedge for Interest Rate Exposure ( Shire ) , the product allows companies to budget for interest from deposits or for servicing loans . |
| 27 | Yet a judgment striking out a complete action for want of prosecution or for any other reason was appealable only with leave . |
| 28 | A nostalgia has become apparent , after an era of aggressive atheism , either for the great organized beliefs or for substitutes chiming better with the would-be freer spirit of the times . |
| 29 | ‘ I am fasting in the hope that others will take part , for an hour or for days , and that we will show our personal commitment to this country by limiting our material needs . ’ |
| 30 | The Young Persons Railcard , valid for anyone aged between 16 and 24 — or for any full-time student - normally costs £15 . |