Example sentences of "[pron] [conj] for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | there was something about these middle class daughter 's relationships with their ( rather less ) disabled mothers which made sharing a household less tolerable to them than for working class daughters . |
| 2 | It appeared on the evidence that he believed himself not to be liable ; but he knew that the plaintiffs thought him liable , and would sue him if he did not pay , and in order to avoid the expense and trouble of legal proceedings against himself he agreed to a compromise ; and the question is , whether a person who has given a note as a compromise of a claim honestly made on him , and which but for that compromise would have been at once brought to a legal decision , can resist the payment of the note on the ground that the original claim thus compromised might have been successfully resisted … . |
| 3 | 8.1.4 any other act or thing by which but for this provision the Guarantor would have been released [ other than a variation of the terms of this Lease agreed between the parties that is prejudicial to the Guarantor ] Until the case of P & A Swift Investments v Combined English Stores Group plc it was believed that the benefit of a guarantor 's covenants could only be enforced by a successor in title to the landlord 's reversion , where there had been an express assignment to it . |
| 4 | If at the time any claim arises under this Policy there is any other existing insurance covering the same loss damage or liability the Corporation shall not be liable to pay or contribute more than its rateable proportion of any such claim provided always that nothing in this condition shall impose on the Corporation any liability from which but for this condition it would have been relieved under the provisions of Proviso ( a ) of Paragraph 2 of Section A of this policy . |
| 5 | Provided always that nothing in this condition shall impose on the Corporation any liability from which but for this condition it would have been relieved under the provisions of Exception ( c ) to Part A of this Policy . |
| 6 | There are people who know probably more than me and for one reason or another have been afraid to stand up and be counted , ’ he said . |
| 7 | Even now , disabled people find themselves in hospital because it is the only place that will look after them and for that reason alone . |
| 8 | This is the object of his pupil 's desire , though at present she is like the man who and for this reason Such a staff is spoken prayer . |
| 9 | It is not normal ( in the strict sense of the word ) for a young person to be attracted to a greatly older one nor for old age to be seen as a highly desirable or essential sexual attribute . |
| 10 | The case against the defendant was indeed a strong one and for that reason their Lordships would not be prepared simply to recommend that an acquittal be ordered , but they do not feel able to say that the jury would inevitably have convicted , if the defence had been furnished in advance with the three statements in question and if the jury had received the accepted direction on evidence as to character and guidance from the trial judge on the problem , whatever it was , indicated when they first returned to court . |
| 11 | Or did he ring to cancel ? she asked herself and for some reason , felt uneasy . |
| 12 | He grinned and released her except for one hand , of which he kept tight hold . |
| 13 | The one thing its citizens have in common is that God has come into the life of each one and given a love for him and for each other which no human or political institution can ever produce . |
| 14 | The respondent is entitled to argue that section 18 should be construed in a way favourable to him and for that reason I have refrained from pronouncing on that matter . |
| 15 | The salient fact is that Wigg believed , and believed with great intensity , that Profumo had lied to him and for that reason was a suitable object for punishment in fanning the flame of the sexual scandal . |
| 16 | She had been very attached to her but for some reason was quite unable to cry over her death . |
| 17 | True , there was a mixed Italian and German team climbing not far away , heading for the Traverse of the Gods ; he could see them but for some reason they could n't see him . |
| 18 | In addition , the defendants gave undertakings to the plaintiff , one of which was as follows : Any information which I have access to or knowledge which I acquire arising out of or in the course of my contract of service shall remain confidential and shall not be used by me to obtain any gain , benefit or advantage or profits for myself or for any member of my family or connected person . |
| 19 | Given that Max can interact both with itself and with Myc , we investigated the relative affinities of the Myc and Max HLH-Z domains for themselves and for each other using a yeast assay that monitors protein-protein interactions in vivo ( Fig. 3 a ) . |
| 20 | WHILE WALKING on the pavement last month , I received injuries which disabled me for for one week caused by a mountain bike . |
| 21 | Sarah drew an enormous breath , let it out , and said : ‘ If you really ask me , I want it to be as easy for me as for that man over there . |
| 22 | From this you can assume that the A2 works connected up to pretty much anything and for this review that 's how I put it through its paces . |