Example sentences of "[adv] for the [noun sg] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But apparently he 's all right for the weekend because Saturday is a courting-free day ! ’ |
| 2 | It follows therefore that it is enough for the prosecution if they have proved in these cases the assumption by the [ defendants ] of any of the rights of the owner of the goods in question , that is to say , the supermarket concerned , it being common ground in these cases that the other three of the four elements mentioned in Viscount Dilhorne 's speech in Reg. v. Lawrence had been fully established . |
| 3 | better for the workforce than bromide in their |
| 4 | That 's only for the index if you want to get one out |
| 5 | Because its results were not up to expectations Rentokil is paying $2m less for the business than planned . |
| 6 | He offered Jean-Claude less for the vase than Jean-Claude believed it must be worth . |
| 7 | I 'd be all for the change because there 's logic in it . |
| 8 | ah , just a sec we will go away for the day if my |
| 9 | Thus for the period after ‘ the origin ’ Engels returns to Marxist orthodoxy : ‘ Here we shall need Marx 's Capital as much as Morgan 's book . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ It would be good for Andy 's morale and best for the team if he played against Germany . |
| 11 | She laughed , more for the exercise than anything else . |
| 12 | ‘ More for the pay than any other reason , ’ the soldier admitted . |
| 13 | Jessica , more for the crack than anything , wore big dark glasses , like a thirties film star . |
| 14 | We share work , whereas once we only shared pleasure , usually more for the male than female . |
| 15 | He walked barefoot to three shrines , and he returned shriven , and has done more for the church than any King of Alba before him . |
| 16 | More for the champagne than the golf . |
| 17 | Moreover , although such villages were often described as ‘ model ’ , they were evidently built more for the lord than for the labourer . |
| 18 | ‘ However , I do think that they are a breed more for the connoisseur than for the average dog owner . ’ |
| 19 | Concurrent reading reduced the rate of tapping more for the right than for the left finger . |
| 20 | If he is negligent , and as a result you pay more for the property than it is worth , then again you can claim damages for the difference and any consequential costs and inconvenience . |
| 21 | Munro more for the effect than anything else , was in uniform . |
| 22 | Andrew 's coming home for the weekend so I thought it would be nice to have a drinks party . |
| 23 | Leaving this aside for the moment though , let us set up a contrast between the two as follows : |
| 24 | You raise the possibility of a continuous loop presentation video : the idea is not a new one but has been put aside for the moment because of the high costs involved in making such an item . |
| 25 | The approaching host could not head directly for the town because of the suddenly-widening river-mouth , having to swing off somewhat to the left , westwards , to reach the Spittal or Town ford , the nearest crossing , whose natural shallows had been improved by an underwater causeway of stone slabs . |
| 26 | On a view of the facts as a whole , and making every allowance both for the finding as to the intention of the plaintiffs and for the fact that the learned judge saw and heard the witnesses , which we have not , I conclude that the facts found by him were not sufficient in law to constitute adverse possession . |
| 27 | He will take action in the courts equally for the State as for the individual against any local authority acting ‘ ultra vires ’ , that is , beyond their powers . |
| 28 | Quite simply a return can be made by paying a lesser amount today for the bill than will be repaid at maturity , 91 days in the future . |
| 29 | All went well for the outing until at one particularly reverent moment , the young son of the party stood on his seat and inquired with a loud voice : ‘ Dad , where are all the hypocrites ? ’ |
| 30 | The welcome he received on the factory tour obviously boded well for the by-election as ten days later both candidates were elected . |