Example sentences of "[conj] for [art] [noun sg] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | So we look for any mark under the cuts , or for a bump on the back of the head . ‘ |
| 2 | A request for the appearance of an author of a sponsored book or for an expert on holidays in the Far East is unlikely to cause any problems , but it is still sensible to obtain full details of the programme concerned . |
| 3 | There was no blonde except for a lady on the TV who was showing us Saniflush in the new unbreakable plastic bottle . |
| 4 | The Frenchman then had an untroubled run to the flag except for the downpour on the final two laps . |
| 5 | The Frenchman then had an untroubled run to the flag except for the downpour on the final two laps . |
| 6 | This man would be unidentifiable except for the inscription on Mary Freemantle 's tomb in the church at Hinton : ‘ Mary Freemantle , d. of John Newton Gent . |
| 7 | She reported that Jesse Sweetman appeared to have stolen nothing and , except for the padlock on the companionway , had damaged nothing either . |
| 8 | All of these survive , except for the commentary on the Psalter and the preface . |
| 9 | There could be no doubt that for a man on foot this was the quickest way from Riddle 's house to Jordan 's farm . |
| 10 | This would seem to preclude any direction being given to a taxing master other than for a taxation on a standard basis or an indemnity basis . |
| 11 | ‘ Oh my boy , my boy , home at last ! ’ cried Mrs Clare , who at that moment cared no more for Angel 's lack of religion than for the dust on his clothes . |
| 12 | One is to see if adventurous buying , lavish displays and good service ( which includes opening until 7pm and for a half-day on Sunday ) will galvanise the public . |
| 13 | The opposition was calling for Dudayev 's resignation and for a referendum on Chechnia 's remaining part of Russia . |
| 14 | Indeed , some main roads represent corridors of distribution ; objects like pottery are found along them and for a distance on either side , but the number of object-discoveries diminishes rapidly beyond a certain distance from the road . |
| 15 | Ask at your local post office or council for information on obtaining a bus pass ; and for a leaflet on how to get a Senior Citizen 's Railcard , ask at your local railway station , or British Rail registered travel agent . |
| 16 | And for the man on the move the BaByliss Travel Pro Dryer is ideal at around £20 . |
| 17 | I wait for the door to open , and for the expression on the old dragon 's face . |
| 18 | The winter Consolidated Fund Act authorizes the issue out of the Consolidated Fund of the total sun required by the winter supplementaries for the current year and for the vote on account for the following year . |
| 19 | In the first attacks since the assassination of an army colonel in mid-June , GRAPO claimed responsibility for three bombings in Madrid on Sept. 6 , 1990 , which injured a dozen people , and for an attack on the PSC/PSOE headquarters in Barcelona on Sept. 10 [ see p. 37719 ] . |
| 20 | From the fading elegance of tree-lined Wood Lane to the Wharf car park is no more than 500 yards for a purposeful crow , but for a motorist on the one-way system it is the better part of a mile . |
| 21 | But for the nastiness on the fourth evening , Sohail 's achievement would have crowned the 50th England-Pakistan Test encounter . |
| 22 | Fine golden hairs , which but for the sunlight on them would have been invisible , shone against the soft brown skin of her thigh . |
| 23 | As for a statement on ESAs in Scotland , I shall have to raise the matter with my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland , which I shall do . |
| 24 | As for the question on the Order Paper , we have two linked objectives . |
| 25 | I know that the sages often give conflicting advice , that the shrub or bush that you are about to prune looks nothing like the diagram in your hand , and as for the picture on the seed packet — well , enough said , but you do learn from their experience and your own what will and wo n't do well in your particular spot and even , if it does n't sound too fanciful , for your own particular temperament . |
| 26 | As for the limit on the number of adults allowed near the train , this merely served to intensify the emotional pressure and to cause more breakdowns . |