Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are , finding fifty hectares or thereabouts for a development of this kind and characteristic out of the districts ' allocations on the one hand in their geography , you know that has to be broadly speaking within the existing settlement pattern on the other , not possible . |
| 2 | Or perhaps for a return to the first Great Awakening of the eighteenth century , when Jonathan Edwards thundered against the evils of the age . |
| 3 | NEXT time you have a craving for yet another chocolate bar or long for a stream of passionate sexual encounters , be careful you 're not nursing a potential addiction . |
| 4 | Another kind of formal link between sentences is the substitution of words like do or so for a word or group of words which have appeared in an earlier sentence . |
| 5 | Then they must find £20,000 or so for a cab . |
| 6 | I know , I know Brian would n't at least three but , and this , and this was n't really big enough and they use two side by side , whenever they were late or away for a weekend I took over and see to the cats feed , they were sweet erm used to come on the porch and meow at me , it 's my dinner time , come on , just get not time yet , used to come to the porch , and tell me , they used to know when I was n't coming home , how do they do it ? |
| 7 | And if you 're building a long flight , it can always be broken up with separate landings , either where the flight changes direction , or just for a change of pace . |
| 8 | pictures or shopping or round the market or just for a walk or for a meal . |
| 9 | And Financial Assurance ( 081–367 6000 ) was paying 8.05% on £5,000 or more for a period of four years . |
| 10 | Erm , well , I assume you mean out of recent Leeds United players ( you ca n't seriously be comparing him with the real greats of football can you ? ) . he could certainly hit it , and sometimes goal-bound ( and quite often into the wall or behind for a goal kick ) . |
| 11 | Why wo n't you come over to us for a week , or even for a night ? " |
| 12 | Getting away for the weekend , or even for a day of walking , is the ideal cure for those post-summer-oh-my-God-how-can-I-afford-Christmas blues . |
| 13 | There were now , albeit only for a minority , alternatives to invisibility . |
| 14 | What is surprising is that just for a change , some of this talk is being turned into action . |
| 15 | To her annoyance she found that just for a while there , while they had been swimming and afterwards when they 'd first gone into the club , she had actually been enjoying his company . |
| 16 | His story sounded so genuine that just for a moment she was tempted to tell him , but something held her back , a deep-seated fear of making a mistake . |
| 17 | The pomp of Parks , Thompson and Dexter must seem further away than ever for a club that has now failed to progress beyond the group stages in 12 of the 21 Benson & Hedges Cup . |
| 18 | But , leaving that aside for a moment , he tried to make some sense of Steen 's behaviour . |
| 19 | But , leaving that aside for a moment , during our — association — you made veiled insinuations about me and Elise — ’ |
| 20 | It may strike you as unusual but , once mastered , it can be used very quickly and effectively for a variety of purposes : |
| 21 | Several people complimented her on the beauty of the surroundings , because it was her picnic and so for a while Wales was her dining-room . |
| 22 | He will not feel able to leave , and so for a time he will strive to manage alone . |
| 23 | Subject to planning permission , it could sensibly have been used for development and perhaps for a number of other purposes … |
| 24 | At that moment , and perhaps for an hour afterwards , I was on Cloud Nine — in a state of happiness , contentment , euphoria , joy and utter peace such as I have never experienced before or since : everything is all right , an inner voice said , and everything from now on will always be all right ; how wonderful to know that life can be like this . |
| 25 | He walks up and down for a while outside , unable to settle to the prospect of going to bed . |
| 26 | A close-up crotch shot will eventually do little more than remind the reader that sex without affection is merely moving your legs up and down for a bit and then stopping . |
| 27 | His ball bounced through the back of the green and he did n't get up and down for a birdie . |
| 28 | One of the workers touches her shoulder , it is only the slightest touch and only for a second . |
| 29 | However , fearing that the UN force would legitimize the loss of its territory to Serbia , Croatia also continued to insist that the force should be deployed only on the 560-km front lines and only for a period of six months . |
| 30 | Such a relief to be among the long , wet grass and blue , blue skies , to feel free and alive , to be alone with her thoughts , unfettered , if only for a while , from the frustrations and restraints of yesterday . |