Example sentences of "[conj] for [art] [noun pl] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At Chicago airport , I filled in a ‘ missing baggage ’ form and set off to my hotel , minus socks , tights , knickers and shoes , except for the ones I was wearing . |
| 2 | He knew no English and took no interest in what he must have regarded as a far flung outpost of his Angevin Empire — except for the revenues it could bring . |
| 3 | But I am not you , and except for the shadow-elms I see little evidence of genesis from you — you are moving too fast , perhaps . |
| 4 | The budget was about right , except for the extras we added later , and we got it finished in the summer . |
| 5 | ‘ They break the rules because Bawden cares less for rules than for the things he has to say about the feel of a summer morning , the watery sunshine of an April afternoon , or the flurry of a February snowstorm . ’ |
| 6 | Some pictures , Victorian engravings for instance , may be more useful for telling us about Victorian tastes , fashions , and expectations than for the scenes they portray . |
| 7 | Ivy Compton-Burnett , whose elegantly minimal and stylized dialogue has similarities with the narrative technique of Nathalie Sarraute , was appreciated in the 1950s primarily for her wit in portraying the viciousness of social interaction rather than for the techniques she employed . |
| 8 | If she is unique , it 's in the way she introduced fashion for wearing and for the houses we live in . ’ |
| 9 | For the ten-year-olds this score was 1.86 , and for the seven-year-olds it was 4.25 , a difference that was statistically significant . |
| 10 | All the same , Americans are naturally most comfortable with what they know , and Mr Major 's win is obviously welcome to people in power — both for reassuring them about their closest ally in Europe and for the omens it casts on their own politics . |
| 11 | And for the women you know I mean it 's i in a situation you probably I do n't know you know this comment that , Oh my my wife 's gon na nag me back to work , or whatever that was made in the beginning probably could be that the women were saying , Oh my God you know we ca n't afford to have you on strike just accept it you know just I 'm definitely not I think really they have felt they have really changed fund fundamentally they 've found a self confidence that they can say no you know it 's not good enough . |
| 12 | I agree with it and for the reasons he gives I would allow the appeal . |
| 13 | I agree with it and for the reasons he gives I would allow the appeal . |
| 14 | I agree with it , and for the reasons he gives would dismiss this appeal . |
| 15 | My Lords , I have had the advantage of reading in draft the speech of my noble and learned friend , Lord Templeman , and for the reasons he gives I , too , would allow the appeal and dismiss the plaintiffs ' action . |
| 16 | I agree with it , and for the reasons he gives would allow the appeal . |
| 17 | I agree with it and for the reasons he gives I , too , would allow the appeal . |
| 18 | I agree with it and for the reasons he gives I , too , would allow the appeal . |
| 19 | I have had the advantage of reading in draft the opinion of my noble and learned friend , Lord Templeman , and for the reasons he gives I , too , would allow the appeal . |
| 20 | In my opinion , and for the reasons I have tried to formulate , such a refusal would not be consonant with relevant legal principles as they have developed and have been applied in the last 50 years . |
| 21 | The decision was crucial to those Britons who had now resolved to take up arms against Rome if necessary , but for the Druids it was now simply a matter of life or death . |
| 22 | Some find that they get better treated in there than they do outside , but for the others it 's just rubbish . |
| 23 | Many of these were destined to become miners in their turn , but for the girls it was the problem of finding a good husband and the inevitable hardship of raising a family . |
| 24 | It may not quite be a Booker Prize contender is in itself but for the memories it brings back it is a wonder . |
| 25 | Controversy follows the rugby men around of course , but for the fans it 's carnival time , while the international team wait for England . |
| 26 | But for the sisters it meant a chance to get to see more of each other . |
| 27 | I 'm sorry Mr , I think we have to press you on this , can I can I take it from what you have said We have to press you because for the reasons we explained on Friday morning , we have to go through the sector sites , if only to find at the end it can not be done . |
| 28 | For the men , garments are symbolic markers of filial love and recognition , whereas for the women they serve as a means of self-inscription in a system that neglects them … . |
| 29 | It was pointed out in argument that , pursuant to regulation 7 of the Income Tax ( Building Societies ) Regulations 1986 , tax which was due but not paid on or before the due date could have been the subject of an assessment on Woolwich under paragraph 4(2) or ( 3 ) of Schedule 20 to the Finance Act 1972 ; but for the reasons I have already given any such assessment would , in my opinion , have been a nullity in the circumstances of the present case . |
| 30 | I do realize that there are problems in finding suitable sites and that possibly that costs would be involved in setting them up , but for the reasons I 've outlined we should take the bull by the horns and make an effort to find sites and budget for the costs involved so the benefits can be felt as soon as possible . |