Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those grant-maintained schools are using that money effectively for the benefit of the school and , more importantly , of improving education for the pupils attending those schools . |
| 2 | Different ages , different ways of life … reasons enough for the variety of co-ordinated options we have to offer at Allied . |
| 3 | There are now almost a dozen different varieties of these cream cheeses , and the Gervais factory , at Ferrières , absorbs something like 50,000 gallons of milk daily for the demi-sel and other fresh cheeses . |
| 4 | Mrs Jones was attacked at her home in the village of Hodson near Swindon all for the sake of sixty pounds . |
| 5 | This case is , as is readily appreciated , a case merely for the existence of some sort of second chamber , and not for the House of Lords as at present composed . |
| 6 | He advocated state support only for the minority who could not be self-helping because they were too old or disabled for work or because there were insufficient jobs available ; and he accepted the need for punitive treatment of the undeserving at the base of society . |
| 7 | They had all come from Bangor together for the game . |
| 8 | Six mobile offices were even stacked in pairs across the college lawn to accommodate some of the dozens of people employed by the Board especially for the event . |
| 9 | The basic objective of current cost accounting is to provide more useful information than is available from historical cost accounts alone for the guidance of management , shareholders and others on such matters as 1 the financial viability of a business 2 return on investment 3 pricing policy and cost control . |
| 10 | If there has been no irregularity , the law does not mend or amend contracts merely for the relief of those for whom things have not turned out well . |
| 11 | With the honourable exception of this last case , the homogeneously broadened laser has so far proved a fertile field for instability and chaos only for the theorist . |
| 12 | Under the string will be four layers of sacking and this provides cushion enough for the stem to grow and swell without restriction until you remake the tie — in a year 's time , at the most . |
| 13 | Two periods were especially prosperous for courtiers and officials : one was the minority of Edward VI and the other was the reign of James I , when the Scottish monarch bid lavishly for the favour of his new subjects . |
| 14 | But for the most part , later eleventh-century castellans had contrived to convert their homage into little more than a symbol of deference and willingness to perform service ; the implications that their castle and office were enjoyed purely by delegation , that their duty lay in exercising powers and privileges only for the benefit of their lord , were swiftly transmuted into something much less rigid ; exactly what depended on the prince 's powers and proximity . |
| 15 | Fry said : ‘ This is the saddest day of my career , but I have got to pull the lads together for the replay against Bournemouth . |
| 16 | A Navy sailing master was permitted to take over command only for the duration of the brief period when it was necessary for the Simonova to be manoeuvred to allow technical officers to service the weapons and telemetry mounted on the platforms . |
| 17 | While the areas of sky and water dried with two wings of the picture , the banks with trees and spire were put in dark enough for the water to clean light against them . |
| 18 | To make amends perhaps for the past he had turned tee-totaller and finally Salvationist . |
| 19 | Within Royal Ordnance which I have resumed the responsibility for I do n't know , Mr Chairman , I convened a meeting of the convenors to introduce myself and to familiarize myself with the movement and the industry only for the company to announce thirteen hundred redundancies , as we were meeting . |
| 20 | In April , the French and the Scots embarked on a polite exchange of congratulatory diplomatic compliments , with the French claiming that they had attacked Boulogne only for the sake of the Scots . |
| 21 | They had eyes only for the journey downwards , now , and battle-fervour , love and pride had long since been sucked from them , leaving them soulless husks : in bronze , or leather , fur-cloaked or bright trousered . |
| 22 | Jesus speaks these words especially for the performer . |
| 23 | They gave £20 annually for the maintenance of the church and £100 annually for grants towards the marriages of peasants and servants . |
| 24 | Any re-bindings are in effect only for the duration of the CLI command file . |
| 25 | Yeah there was five women and dad was away and I was out at the fishing just for the night . |
| 26 | There is a danger that , once hooked , one uses electronic methods just for the sake of it , rather than to bring measurable benefits . |
| 27 | I 'm paying seventy-five dollars a week to American Actors ’ Equity just for the privilege of acting on stage here . |
| 28 | When was the last time you drove a car just for the thrill of it ? |
| 29 | The custodian , a member of Jack Barclay 's staff , had taken the car away for the night and it was gleaming spotless in the sunlight . |
| 30 | To the people from the people who 've gone home ob we hope this 'll only be for a few days and some have gone er to other homes just for the time being . |