Example sentences of "[noun sg] and for [art] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I know we 've argued all these years and I 've been irritable , if not downright rude , but … but … ’ and Creggan was astonished to see that this fiercest of eagles was suddenly close to a profound grief and for a few moments quite unable to say anything more . |
| 2 | This is an alternative to the knowledge test and for the same reason is therefore irrelevant . |
| 3 | It was the morning of Emilia Frere 's departure from the Hall and for a few minutes Louisa found herself alone with the Rector , who fingered the brim of his hat and beamed like the milky sun outside . |
| 4 | A petite , pleasant-faced doxy , however , caught my eye and for a few hours I became old Shallot again , whiling away the time , telling the most outrageous stories and making her laugh both in the taproom and on her feather-filled mattress in the chamber above . |
| 5 | We are still attempting to persuade people that the figures they have been given or have invented are wrong and if we operate on the real figures there is no reason for mass closures of elderly persons homes and we are still attempting to make the refurbishment programme work as best we can to achieve the most we can in the shortest period and for the least money . |
| 6 | Lawrance J. was of the same opinion and for the same reasons . |
| 7 | Sylvia comes from nine to five each weekday , and nurses are on duty between six and 10 every evening and for a few hours at the weekend . |
| 8 | This was the rime when everyone had a siesta and for a few hours the village was virtually dead . |
| 9 | He had given her a sob-story and for a few hours — a few fatal hours — she had mistaken compassion for love . |
| 10 | She braved herself to meet his eyes , wondering if he too had lost his appetite and for the same reason as her . |
| 11 | She lay back with a little thud and for a few minutes they were both silent . |
| 12 | In the same manner and for the same reasons that Ravenna became the capital for the western part of the Roman Empire , the lagoons on the northern shore of the Adriatic became a refuge for people fleeing from barbarian attack . |
| 13 | For the moment , classical Corinth , like archaic Chalkis and for the same reasons , has much to say but stays silent . |
| 14 | We can tell this because the light from their stars is reddened , in the same way and for the same reasons as the noise of an ambulance siren or a car engine seems to change pitch downwards as the vehicle passes you . |