Example sentences of "this [verb] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed , this became for a time a veritable obsession , giving rise in some academic circles to the idea of a whole new field of study , to be called ‘ psephology ’ , and in the lower reaches of political communication to the massive television coverage of national elections , in which precise calculations of ‘ swings ’ from one party to another and predictions of the eventual outcome of the electoral contest tended to overshadow any serious discussion of the substance of political conflicts . |
| 2 | This made for a kind of harmony and a kind of confidence . |
| 3 | This occurred for a number of reasons : laparoscopy became a widely used diagnostic tool , with diagnosis no longer being restricted to patients with disease severe enough to warrant laparotomy , and gynaecologists became aware of the myriad visual appearances of endometriosis which represent evolution of the disease through visually distinct stages to the relatively inactive classic blue-black lesions . |
| 4 | And we for our part think that this counts for a lot . |
| 5 | This allows for a completion review . |
| 6 | Partly I bad believed for reasons which were extraneous , and I had used the emotional commitment I had found in this to cover for a lack of genuine commitment . |
| 7 | At 400 gamma/mA this calls for a current of 125mA variable . |
| 8 | She tucked up her grandmother ; then bending over her , she smiled at her while saying , ‘ I think this calls for a glass of sherry . |
| 9 | In future , they could either proceed to ‘ one person , one vote ’ , like the Liberal Democrats , with all the problems this creates for a party whose structure is based on affiliated organisations . |
| 10 | This worked for a while . |
| 11 | This accounts for a quarter of all divorces . |
| 12 | This provides for a supply of very good quality water to the main river , which itself is used as potable supply . |
| 13 | This provides for a sale by description , but the description is one which has been carefully drafted by the seller for general use when selling that particular product . |
| 14 | All this makes for a sea change in our lives , yet passes without comment during this campaign . |