Example sentences of "[noun] [vb pp] [conj] for the " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 ‘ Did n't you say her handbag had been torn open , the contents gone except for the photo in a zipped pocket ? ’
3 Furthermore , the political implication of becoming an observing participant in an institution such as the police is immense , both for the group studied and for the ethnographer .
4 The weeks changed and for the last two days of my stay , I was the only attender .
5 Is everything in Venice frozen except for the canals ? ’ she asked wickedly .
6 SDLP deputy leader Seamus Mallon has called for the immediate suspension of the officers involved and for the investigation to be carried out by officers from another police force .
7 Although Winch contends that there can not be causes for the rules followed or for the intentions and motives of the actors who follow them , other philosophers disagree .
8 Cursing the Post Office and the weather in equal proportions , ‘ Buck ’ Buchanan slowly brought the aircraft around and with a considerable tailwind we headed back to Moose Jaw only to find the airport building deserted except for the night watchman huddled by his coal-oil heater with the mail-bags beside him .
9 During this declamation the rest of the audience departed except for the North Sea Gas lady who , when the poet finished , resumed her enquiry about her original subject .
10 pending the receipt of prompt instructions from the bank/organisation keep its interest in the policy in force up to the full sum insured and for the same risks as were covered when the bank's/organisation 's interest was notified ( subject to the insurance not having been replaced elsewhere with the consent of consent of the bank/organisation ) .
11 You may choose a video for the subject matter covered or for the instruction in a particular technique .
12 If this means paying more than 10% on the holiday price , you will be entitled to cancel your holiday with a full refund of all money paid except for the premium paid to us for holiday insurance and amendment charges .
13 Using the estimates for the BP options , the hedge ratios work out as follows : therefore , for the options expiring in October we should write 1.1886 option contracts per 1000 shares held and for the options maturing in April we should write 1.9279 contracts per 1000 share held .
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