Example sentences of "and [conj] for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Illegitimate births declined from mid-Victorian times in most countries in Western Europe , and except for huge wartime increases ( see Registrar-General 1954 ) , remained relatively low until the 1950s ( figure 4.6 ) . |
| 2 | And if for some reason your voice should be slurred , the machine can still cope . |
| 3 | Both parties , the man and the woman should always be in control of the situation and if for some reason they want things to stop , should have the authority and the power to do that . |
| 4 | Well he does n't know , he turning it off and he says we 've got ta , sort of , try it and if for some reason the water gets red hot we 've got ta turn the whole system down . |
| 5 | And if for some reason it does n't fit and you go back to them |
| 6 | And unless for some reason you had started a discussion with her about literature or mathematics , you would never have known the extent of her brain-power . |
| 7 | I went the next evening , and because for some reason |
| 8 | Total losses on Hurricane ‘ Andrew ’ — which is the largest insurance loss ever recorded — are now estimated at $65m and but for this factor we would have reported a welcome and significant return to profitability in 1992 . |
| 9 | He 's still the most unlikely man in pop , and as for that vocoder of a voice , it still sounds like it 's coming from the very bowels of the planet . |
| 10 | And as for that chainsword … |
| 11 | Anybody can can spend other people 's money and and as for that lady saying we want the young people on the Council good heavens the young ones would spend it quicker than the old ones . |
| 12 | Bertha had drawn a deep breath before adding vehemently , ‘ And as for that woman , Doreen — she was really at the base of our quarrel . ’ |
| 13 | And as for that train — he shone his torch on the watch at his wrist . |
| 14 | And as for last night 's embarrassment , hurt pride could heal , if she set her mind to it . |