Example sentences of "[pron] [vb base] [conj] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I expect that for an ornithologist death ceases to be terrible once sight and hearing begin to go . |
| 2 | ‘ I know that for a fact — ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I know that for a — ’ |
| 4 | No I do n't , but nevertheless nobody knew only people like us and the neighbours , how that kid was every day when her mother to the T S B and her mother according to Julia had her because it was the done thing her mother , her own mother would n't have her , Kerry to look after her and I know that for a fact because one time when Ross was ill , Julia said I ca n't have her and she said oh god I suppose I 've got to go and beg my mother to have her now she did , but the woman said to Julia , I mean she would n't give up her job , they had a four bedroomed house , two bloody great cars , eleven cats |
| 5 | I feel that for a country with so much to offer , it 's a great pity that people do not take more advantage of what 's available . |
| 6 | ‘ You know that for a fact , do you ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ You know that for a fact , do you , ma'am ? ’ |
| 8 | You see we think that for a woman Sharam ( shame or shyness ) itself is honour . |
| 9 | From a review of child and car stopping distances under various assumptions , they conclude that for a car travelling at only 16 km/h about 30m sight distance would be required , but that this is much greater than that normally feasible in existing shared space areas . |
| 10 | They note that for a deviation Δ of 10 -11 the accumulated effect over a year would only amount to a relative velocity of 1 µm s -1 towards the Sun ! |
| 11 | Gilbert and Frye watched them leave and for an instant it seemed as if Gilbert wanted to dash out after them again . |
| 12 | He ponder that for a moment , and says : ‘ That right ? ’ |