Example sentences of "[subord] for the [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( 3 ) Where for the purposes of insolvency proceedings any process or order of the court , or other document , is required to be served on a person who is not in England and Wales , the court may order service to be effected within such time , on such person , at such place and in such manner as it thinks fit , and may also require such proof of service as it thinks fit . |
| 2 | The 1966 congress of the CPNI adopted a ‘ Democratic Programme for Unity ’ , which included demands for the electoral law in Northern Ireland to be brought into line with that in Britain , except for the reintroduction of proportional representation and the abolition of cash deposits by candidates . |
| 3 | ‘ That boy was exactly like Liam Shakespeare except for the colour of his hair — ‘ |
| 4 | If the lunar curves in Figure 6.9 can roughly be applied to Mercury then crater erasure took place before about 4000 Ma ago , and most of the present craters , which may also have given rise to the smooth plains , were in place by about 3000 Ma ago , and little has happened on the Mercurian surface since except for the effects of tidal slow-down and interior shrinkage . |
| 5 | Except for the frequency of bowel actions , there was no difference in gastrointestinal symptoms between the patients and controls . |
| 6 | If we divide each row through by its diagonal element , ( 1 ) becomes unc The leading matrix here is of the form I + C , where C is null except for the elements above the diagonal . |
| 7 | It was very quiet ; except for the sigh of the wind , they might have been alone on the planet . |
| 8 | Except for the case of a pre-existing open fracture , the rock tensile strength To has to be overcome for a hydraulic fracture to be initiated . |
| 9 | ‘ Except for the return of Simon Cormack ? ’ |
| 10 | Thus a large , lofty volume is enclosed by the roof and is useless except for the purpose of admitting daylight to the ‘ spinal ’ space of the building via high-level clerestory windows . |
| 11 | If a statement is then taken , it is usable at the preliminary hearing but not at the trial , except for the purpose of impeaching the accused . |
| 12 | ( ‘ Wickes ’ ) , until trial from using any premises in the Kirklees area as a retail do-it-yourself centre or for the purpose of any other retail trade or business on Sundays , except for the purpose of carrying out transactions excepted under the Act of 1950 . |
| 13 | ( 3 ) The register shall not be rectified , except for the purpose of giving effect to an overriding interest or an order of the court , so as to affect the title of the proprietor who is in possession — ( a ) unless the proprietor has caused or substantially contributed to the error or omission by fraud or lack of proper care ; or … ( c ) unless for any other reason , in any particular case , it is considered that it would be unjust not to rectify the register against him . |
| 14 | This order stays all further proceedings except for the purpose of carrying terms agreed — as contained in a Schedule annexed into effect ; the order ends with the words " … for that purpose , the parties are to be at liberty to apply " . |
| 15 | Except for the cases of perfectly inelastic demand or supply curves , the imposition of taxation will involve an excess burden which will typically ( like the incidence itself ) be felt in some proportion by consumers and producers alike . |
| 16 | The room had fallen uncomfortably silent except for the tinkling of the fountains . |
| 17 | Except for the shape of the light curve , therefore , the observed features of PSR1706–44 strongly resemble those of the Vela pulsar . |
| 18 | The Frenchman then had an untroubled run to the flag except for the downpour on the final two laps . |
| 19 | The Frenchman then had an untroubled run to the flag except for the downpour on the final two laps . |
| 20 | He hardly talked to any , except for the waiters in the hotel at Aix-les-Bains . |
| 21 | Thereafter in Brittany and Gascony sporadic fighting continued , though little significant success followed from it , except for the vanquishing of the Spanish fleet in 1350 . |
| 22 | Icelandic weather is really buggering me about , I decide , and conditions are now near perfect except for the metre of soft snow that lies over everything in sight . |
| 23 | The slender loins and wide shoulders kept their elegance of shape and movement , the skin was clear of wrinkles except for the lines of experience that had graved themselves into his face ; but the flesh was drying and withering now , hardening between weathered skin and shapely bone . |
| 24 | Your tank set-up is fine , except for the lack of a protein skimmer , which is essential equipment . |
| 25 | The entire district now lies buried under a stretch of the Berlin wall and its field of fire , except for the name of the Potsdamer Platz immediately on the western side . |
| 26 | Be that as it may , it may turn out that the preparedness not to acquiesce in any all-Ireland solution is decidedly stronger than most commentators until recently were prepared to accept , except for the work of Bew , Gibbon , and Patterson . |
| 27 | The court was quiet except for the scratching of the clerks ' quills as they sat around their green baize-topped table . |
| 28 | Pigs which are kept in a fairly barren environment , except for the presence of other pigs , want to chew things , they want to root , but there is nothing to chew on or root so they chew on the tails of other pigs . |
| 29 | The clinical manifestations of both genetic forms of LQTS are otherwise similar , except for the presence of deafness , as mentioned above . |
| 30 | Her mother also favoured a small black number , while her father and Martin Parr were like twins , except for the differences in size and weight . |