Example sentences of "for [pron] [noun] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For them Friday the 13th had come a day early . |
| 2 | Something of that strange that strangeness and that irony lies behind the famous claim ‘ I will try to express myself in some mode of life for art as freely as I can and as wholly as I can , using for my defence the only arms I allow myself to use — silence , exile and cunning . |
| 3 | For my money the 1954 version has more edge to it . |
| 4 | Both the storm and the rarer Leach 's petrel were known to frequent Sula Sgeir , but for my part the all-pervading guano stench made any other odour indistinguishable . |
| 5 | For my tastebuds the best way to dilute sparkling wine is with fresh orange juice to make the traditional Bucks Fizz . |
| 6 | Agents for the Duchess of York have signed a series of deals which will make her at least £3 million for her Budgie the Little Helicopter books , it was revealed yesterday . |
| 7 | She would apologize for her behaviour the previous evening , and ask her advice on what to do next . |
| 8 | Sebastian 's hat was back on the coat fixture when Leith left for her office the next morning . |
| 9 | I told her to make up a list of the contents now for her deposition the next day as I had forgotten to mention much of what was in my bag . |
| 10 | For its part the Italian government agreed to convene within one month a conference of aid donors to assemble a comprehensive assistance package for Mozambique . |
| 11 | For its part the German government was currently advocating a slower pace on EMU ( as did the UK ) , so that greater convergence of EC economies could be achieved . |
| 12 | Yet for its adherents the common hostility it attracts from the orthodoxies of East and West is no cause for surprise . |
| 13 | This is not simply an incautious and unconsidered statement by Mr Baldwin , a slip of the tongue : it is the settled and deliberate policy of the governing class , who have entered upon a course of action which has for its object the deliberate intensification of unemployment as a method of forcing down wages . |
| 14 | All 12 winners having met up the evening before for an Italian meal at The Campana in London 's West End , followed by a night at The Regent Crest Hotel , the second half of the group arrived bright and early at the studio , ready for their transformations the next day . |
| 15 | Before going for their lunch the Physical Training Instructors must complete the last of their duties as ushers . |
| 16 | For their part the urban middle classes tolerated the Junkers because they guaranteed the shape , content and continuance of German middle-class life and ambition over the vast bulk of the rural German population . |
| 17 | For their part the permanent staff thought all new prisoners childish , ill-mannered and unbalanced . |
| 18 | For their $283m the 75 investors that KKR represents will get preferred stock , convertible after three years into Fleet/Norstar stock at $17.65 a share , plus 6.5m warrants for newly issued Fleet/Norstar stock exercisable immediately at the same price , the last closing price before the purchase was announced . |
| 19 | The ‘ leopards and broom plants ’ , Plantagenet emblems , signify the dynastic reasons for which Henry the young king was killed , as were Rizzio and Mary 's husband Darnley centuries later . |
| 20 | If there is no qualifying interest in possession s48(4) ( b ) states that if it can be shown that all known persons for whose benefit the settled property or income from it has been or might be applied or who are or might become beneficially entitled to an interest in possession are persons neither domiciled nor ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom the gilt relief will be applicable . |
| 21 | Well I believe , I 'm not certain on that , it was in Street I think it was and er she also worked for Joseph in Street too , when she when she went , went out to work she was working for Joseph stitching for him too , but he became later Mayor of Walsall and I believe he was Liberal MP for it Pat the Liberal MP was n't it ? |
| 22 | And for his kitchen the thick stuff . |
| 23 | During the first opium war ( 1840–2 ) , after Hong Kong was occupied by the British expedition , Matheson purchased for his firm the first plots of land offered for sale on the island . |
| 24 | While James was making preparations for his voyage the English rebels scored their first real success . |
| 25 | He had crossed the ride and was looking for his dog the other side . |
| 26 | When , in the 1590s , Essex failed to get the Attorneyship for Francis Bacon , he sought for his protege the vacant post of Solicitor . |
| 27 | ‘ I want to paint men and women with that something of the eternal which the halo used to symbolize , ’ Van Gogh had written , groping to define for his brother the human essence that was his aim in pictures such as this . ’ |
| 28 | He chose for his format the imperial folio size ( 22 x 16½in/59 x 42cm ) considerably smaller than Audubon 's double elephant , but still affording him the chance to draw most of his subjects life-size . |
| 29 | On receiving this , the Queen gave orders for his execution the next day . |
| 30 | Because of the many opportunities that a designer has of seeing many types and design of kitchen equipment in action , he is able to pick for his client the best type and design for the job in hand . |