Example sentences of "[conj] for [pron] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is , however , extremely rare for a Bill to be rejected , or for its main proposals to be overturned by amendment , except by lapsing upon the dissolution of a Parliament . |
| 2 | The underlying theory views the shareholders as having an entitlement that the company be operated for their benefit ( or for whatever other purposes they may choose ) by virtue of their position as members or owners . |
| 3 | Where God has spoken and spoken clearly , rationality comes into its own ; where God has not spoken , or for his own reasons has not spoken clearly , there is the area of mystery . |
| 4 | The spider , less than 1 cm long , is perfectly preserved except for its soft parts . |
| 5 | Her luck lies in the fact that she possesses little to recommend except for her good looks . |
| 6 | except for their normal purposes , to hold |
| 7 | It is an excellent book , as I took care to point out , except for my few niggles . |
| 8 | Tickets had been issued to limit the audience for today 's sub-committee debate , a larger audience than for what some councillors thought more important matters . |
| 9 | Those in work are paying for the pensions of those past retirement age at the current time , rather than for their own pensions in the future . |
| 10 | General practitioners ' threshold for visiting is probably lower for patients on lists that they cover than for their own patients . |
| 11 | Dulwich Picture Gallery receives no public funding other than for its educational activities , and despite the £1.5 million raised by its own efforts over the last seven years , it is currently hard pressed to cover its running costs . |
| 12 | Longer term financial and quality improvements were to follow major station redevelopment schemes , including profitproducing office and retail elements , of which the redevelopment of Liverpool Street and for which new plans were announced in 1986 is a good example . |
| 13 | The party 's most important electoral commitment was the creation of 800,000 jobs over four years , and although it was to fall lamentably short of the aim , the reduction of unemployment remained an important point of reference for the party in power and for its political allies ( see , e.g. , PSOE 1983 : 43–4 ) . |
| 14 | In this decade of evangelisation it is important for the Church to ‘ teach publicly on moral issues and for its lay members to become more involved in the social and political life of the country … that all members of the Church should take part in the Church 's mission of bringing Christ to the world . ’ |
| 15 | Easily Accessible : Banbury lies on the edge of the Cotswolds and is therefore ideally situated for walking , but it is probably best known for both the nursery rhyme ‘ Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross , To see a fine lady , upon a white horse ’ and for its special cakes made from a 300-year old recipe . |
| 16 | But the fact that each group came into existence in its own time and for its own reasons , and found its own identity and direction , means that we need have no fear about it losing its autonomy vis-à-vis the other groups . |
| 17 | Laon , built 1160–1225 , is noted especially for its west façade , a masterpiece , which is less static than Notre Dame , and for its magnificent towers and rose window . |
| 18 | The mill became known as Millend Maltings and for its malted biscuits ; it was gutted by fire . |
| 19 | The image is stunning , both for its bold conception — starting at the end of the play and therefore reinforcing the fatalistic inevitability of the star-crossed lovers ' fates — and for its self-conscious echoes of Soviet director Sergei Eisenstein 's graphic silent movie style . |
| 20 | The familiarity of their London setting accounted , perhaps , both for their easy assimilation into the literary world and for their contemporary readers ' lack of genuine interest in the more esoteric themes they raise . |
| 21 | On behalf of the Council I would like to offer sincere congratulations to and for their recent successes in the Britain in Bloom competition . |
| 22 | There are three types of dog food in the Omega range : Omega Tasty — a ring shaped general purpose food for the majority of home owned dogs ; Omega Extra — a cross shaped concentrated food for working and sporting dogs , breeding and lactating bitches ; and Omega Puppy , a high nutrient food for weaning puppies from their mother and for their early months . |
| 23 | With qualifications for interpreting provided by an assessment board and now through training at college level , and with the emergence of full-time workers , interpreters have reached professional status and have set out guidelines for their profession and for their deaf users . |
| 24 | But if it sometimes seems to be saying , on Salim 's behalf , that race or kinship wins , it is also the case that it is full of losers , that it has a lively feeling for the Africans of market and bush , and for their African troubles , and for the situation of Salim as someone evolved or emerged from a tribal narrowness to an experience of sexual love which is liberating and dramatic , and that it does justice to Metty 's last state , left behind in the dangerous town at the bend in the river . |
| 25 | Lady Aberdeen , Chair of the Trust , said : ‘ The students were selected on the personal recommendations of their college tutors for their high standard of performances and for their stated desires for a successful career on international concert platforms . |
| 26 | Two other Group divisions also embarked on the RoSPA trail this year — Engineering Contracting and Oilfield Logistics and Supplies — both of which won a merit award for their individual performances and for their individual performances and for their substantial contribution to the overall Group performance . |
| 27 | As people increasingly realise that decisions are being made which affect their daily lives , but over which they have little influence , they will demand more say — for themselves and for their elected representatives . |
| 28 | The runners found themselves unfairly rebuked for the market-makers ' errors , and for their whimsical misquotes or bid-only quotes that could ruin a deal . |
| 29 | Despite the relief of a healthy baby and an uncomplicated birth , Eliza was still pitifully homesick for her mother , whom she feared might suffer ‘ one of her usual attacks ’ over the winter , and for her other children . |
| 30 | It is interesting to note that when an epergne stood on the table , there were no creams , jellies , or syllabubs in glasses mentioned in the dessert course , but Lady Grisell herself did not possess such an ornament and for her own dinners still served " sweetmeats and jelly and sillibubs " , curds and cream , pears and apples , " pistaches and scorcht almonds , Bisket round the milk " in the old way in separate dishes , in glasses on footed salvers , and in sweetmeat glasses . |