Example sentences of "for instance [vb mod] " in BNC.

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1 The passage for instance might be in the nature of one of the following :
2 Thus a compositor , joiner , tailor or tin smith for instance would normally be identified as skilled , a docker as unskilled .
3 However , one must weigh this potential change in content and focus against the benefits of rendering a smooth , natural translation in contexts where the use of the passive for instance would be stylistically less acceptable than the use of the active or an alternative structure in the target language .
4 Clause 5.1 for instance could be of concern not only to the tenant but also to the tenant 's mortgagees .
5 An application for a change of use for instance could , if successful , saddle the landlord with a detrimental use which may only be reconverted by another planning permission .
6 So we for instance will enable you to use decision support tools against any of that information in a seamless manner .
7 A simple cleaning kit for instance can include rubber gloves , disposable masks and goggles if necessary .
8 Profits , turnover , enquiries , for instance can be presented on a monthly , quarterly or annual basis , using percentages instead of actuals , in grouped format , as an index and so on .
9 Entering a name into the diary for instance can be used to trigger an address search .
10 Proof-pulling for instance can perhaps be regarded as a mixed process , requiring both strength and skill .
11 Caesium-137 for instance can stay in the body of a child for 30-50 days and in that of an adult for 70-100 days .
12 The treads , for instance should be at least 38mm ( 1½″ ) , or preferably 50mm ( 2″ ) , thick .
13 As you know from our submission , sir , n we 've taken a more modest requirement for the Greater York area , and that 's based to some extent upon what we think is is achievable there , we 're not saying that erm the figure should not be higher , we 're not saying that the H B F figure for instance should nu not be er put in there , but what we 're saying is if that higher figure does go in because of the clear constraints on the provision of additional land the the higher figure may well mean that there 's a need for two new settlements ra rather than just one .
14 The book of Kings for instance must have been written after the last event it mentions — the release of King Jehoiachin from prison in 562 BC — yet it also relates the accession of Solomon , some 400 years earlier , as well as numerous events in between .
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