Example sentences of "[noun pl] [adv] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Different ages , different ways of life … reasons enough for the variety of co-ordinated options we have to offer at Allied . |
| 2 | The basic objective of current cost accounting is to provide more useful information than is available from historical cost accounts alone for the guidance of management , shareholders and others on such matters as 1 the financial viability of a business 2 return on investment 3 pricing policy and cost control . |
| 3 | If there has been no irregularity , the law does not mend or amend contracts merely for the relief of those for whom things have not turned out well . |
| 4 | But for the most part , later eleventh-century castellans had contrived to convert their homage into little more than a symbol of deference and willingness to perform service ; the implications that their castle and office were enjoyed purely by delegation , that their duty lay in exercising powers and privileges only for the benefit of their lord , were swiftly transmuted into something much less rigid ; exactly what depended on the prince 's powers and proximity . |
| 5 | Fry said : ‘ This is the saddest day of my career , but I have got to pull the lads together for the replay against Bournemouth . |
| 6 | To make amends perhaps for the past he had turned tee-totaller and finally Salvationist . |
| 7 | They had eyes only for the journey downwards , now , and battle-fervour , love and pride had long since been sucked from them , leaving them soulless husks : in bronze , or leather , fur-cloaked or bright trousered . |
| 8 | Jesus speaks these words especially for the performer . |
| 9 | There is a danger that , once hooked , one uses electronic methods just for the sake of it , rather than to bring measurable benefits . |
| 10 | To the people from the people who 've gone home ob we hope this 'll only be for a few days and some have gone er to other homes just for the time being . |
| 11 | Thanks awfully for the tea , Mr Oakley . |
| 12 | Laverne runs out of bank , hits the flat , cleans out of space and heads straight for the middle of the pond . |
| 13 | unless you 've got , yes , but unless you 've got excellent erm er transport services people will stick to their cars purely for the convenience . |
| 14 | Get down to the shops now for the bargain of the century ! 99% |
| 15 | Orchard House old peoples home in Sandford won a major safety award five months ago for the way staff looked after the residents . |
| 16 | FOR US , was a good day out , but planning for the Summer Fayre started about eight months ago for the Summer Fayre committee who held their first meeting last October ! |
| 17 | Very many thanks indeed for the copy of Edward Barnsley . |
| 18 | Thanks again for the milk . |
| 19 | " Thanks again for the present , " I said . |
| 20 | " Thanks again for the present , " I said . |
| 21 | ‘ Thanks again for the ride , ’ she said . |
| 22 | EMMS , beside owning the Nazareth Hospital , is committed to raising funds worldwide for the development and upgrading of the hospital to district status . |
| 23 | Hagan 's conviction for rape and murder while on bail has brought calls tonight for the law on the granting of bail to be changed . |
| 24 | The planting of the woods above Halling continued into the 19th and early 20th century for woodcutters , as well as producing Bavins etc. for the lime and cement industry , planted young trees . |
| 25 | All the other girls had at least a best dress , and some of them were burningly anxious to display clothes bought by extravagant parents especially for the occasion . |
| 26 | For too long the modernization of the appellate courts has been geared towards the management of case loads rather than with equipping the appellate judges better for the task of the development of legal rules . |
| 27 | Furthermore , some interviewees will not wish to talk about painful experiences just for the benefit of a survey interviewer . |
| 28 | Ken Bradshaw probably wrestled with sharks just for the hell of it . |
| 29 | The practical effect of it is to reduce the law 's interest in implying duties largely for the reason that public policy demands that an employee be free to work for whom he chooses . |
| 30 | Hence , considerable numbers of chefesses willing to come over here and work for peanuts just for the experience . |