Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [conj] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An examination of magistrates courts revealed that for the under-21 population , black youth on average received 12 months imprisonment , whilst white youth only 9 months for similar offences . |
| 2 | Lisabeth asked and for a moment I thought he was going to slam the door on us . |
| 3 | The difficulty arose because for the most part the single-sex grammar schools did not want to become co-educational , in spite of the court 's ruling . |
| 4 | The experts say that for a woman over about 40 , SERPS is definitely going to be better , and if she has been paying into a contracted out PP scheme up to that time , she should change over then . |
| 5 | It was a terrible disappointment , my heart sank as for the first time I detected a stiffness in Leo 's voice . |
| 6 | The Association found that for the first time the municipal government was taking its demands seriously and was prepared to make concessions which would effectively improve working conditions . |
| 7 | Reviewing this same exhibition , both Allard and Apollinaire noticed that for the first time in several years the influence of Matisse and Fauvism was slight . |
| 8 | These data show that for the 65 — 74 age group mortality from stroke decreased by 42 per cent for males and 50 per cent for females . |
| 9 | A note on the file at St Martin's-le-Grand shows that for the year ending 31 December , 1920 , the Electrophone Company 's income from subscribers was £11 868 , its operating expenses were £5866 , and its royalty payment to the Post Office was just £496 . |
| 10 | Willie Queen , Scottish regional secretary of the TGWU , said : ‘ This study shows that for a country like Scotland to function properly , an integrated and high-quality public transport system is not a luxury , it is a necessity . ’ |
| 11 | Interactionist approaches to explaining crime imply that for the purpose of studying such behaviour there is a correlation between being regarded as a criminal and in fact becoming one . |
| 12 | Research conducted in the United States discovered that for the top five executives from a sample of 50 of the largest companies three times as much income came from shares as from employment . |
| 13 | When he did , his eyes narrowed and for a moment Kelly thought he was going to bound across the room and hit her . |
| 14 | Neil Cochrane 's mouth tightened when for the first time Sally-Anne saw his face plain , and reacted by controlling her own , so that the shock which she had received was only momentarily shown . |
| 15 | Her eyes widened and for a moment she looked scared , but her model 's training stood her in good stead and she showed no other sign of what must have been a shock . |
| 16 | While feeling a little sad at leaving , Mr. Offer said that for the first time he would be looking forward to an extra hour in bed in the morning . |
| 17 | Although there was widespread speculation as to the authenticity of the leaflets , experts believed that for the first time there was fairly solid evidence to show that the group was experiencing internal problems , with the possibility that a moderate faction had appeared to question the cult of leadership of Sendero leader Abimael Guzmán Renoso and his military strategy to bring down the state . |
| 18 | The engine stopped and for a moment there was the silence that can only exist in a forest . |
| 19 | For consensus decision-making to work and for an atmosphere of trust to develop between managers and subordinates , there must be an erosion of status-consciousness . |
| 20 | ‘ such a policy of insurance or security ’ The prosecution must show that the insurance , if any is produced , does not conform to the requirements of section 143 , Road Traffic Act 1988 , as section 147 ( 1 ) of that Act requires that for a policy to be effective , the insurers must deliver a certificate in the prescribed form to the assured . |
| 21 | Wilder 's withdrawal meant that for the first time since the 1980 nomination contest the Democratic campaign would be fought without a major black contender . |
| 22 | The committee thought that for a grass court tournament she should be marginally favoured over Sanchez Vicario . ’ |
| 23 | Mosley 's opposition to this national change of mood meant that for the small minority who still wished to maintain the peace of Europe at any price , he was momentarily seen as an alternative leader who would keep Britain out of a war . |
| 24 | In the old days the surgeon made an incision in the lower portion of the tummy and reached the enlarged gland that way , but before the coming of antibiotics it was quite common for infections to develop or for the prostate to turn cancerous . |
| 25 | Hall argues that for the fifth Kondratiev one of the key elements is the presence of scientific research : the initial trigger for the development of the new industries of this long wave — electronics , information technology and biotechnology . |
| 26 | The whole phrase under this point only creates one offence and Section 7(2) of the 1986 Act provides that for the purposes of the rules against charging more than one offence in the same count or information , each of sections 1 to 5 create one offence . |
| 27 | Half a century later the 1851 census provided clear evidence that an historic turning point had been reached ; the returns showed that for the first time more people lived in towns than in the countryside . |
| 28 | Lord Justice Browne-Wilkinson said that it is now apparently accepted that it is for the courts to decide whether a privilege exists and for the House of Commons to decide whether such privilege has been infringed . |
| 29 | Although in the past the courts and the House of Commons both claimed the exclusive right to determine whether or not a privilege existed , it is now apparently accepted that it is for the courts to decide whether a privilege exists and for the House to decide whether such privilege has been infringed : see Erskine May on Parliamentary Practice , 21st ed. ( 1989 ) , pp. 147–160 . |
| 30 | Conscious that she must make the most of these last weeks , and grateful for all the happiness and love which she had enjoyed in childhood , she was nevertheless eager for the days to pass and for the news to come that João had arrived from Lisbon to collect his bride . |