Example sentences of "and for [art] [noun sg] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Research on HDN in foals is still therefore wide open , and for a change there is the prospect of animals benefiting from advances made in the study of human medicine . |
| 2 | He did not explain what he meant , but went on rather quickly to tell me about the appointment , and for a while we talked about Cambridge , and places and people that we both knew well . |
| 3 | Bankruptcy stared the Nazis in the face , and for a while they were so desperate that they actually considered introducing the zloty as a way of stabilising the currency and restoring calm . |
| 4 | When the academies opened their doors to women in 1919 the association changed its curriculum to offer preparatory courses , the drawing teachers ' course was closed and for a while they placed emphasis on the trade-oriented forms , like book-binding which was also started later at the state school . |
| 5 | Their newest users pay cash up front , and for a while they stick to that . |
| 6 | And for a while everything went very well . |
| 7 | The way she 'd always known it , when you decided to throw a party , you threw a party ; you pushed back the furniture , you got all the food together yourself , you invited close friends who knew each other and for a while you let them invade your most private and personal space . |
| 8 | ‘ You may think to deflect the curse , ’ said the sorceress , ‘ and for a while you will do so , for your sorcerers are powerful , and the Enchantment they have woven will endure . |
| 9 | She persuaded him to join AA , and for a while he attended their weekly meetings . |
| 10 | He had been a heavy smoker all his life , however , and for a while he still felt the need for a cigarette before and after meals . |
| 11 | Yeah and we 've seen some different erm they had I think it was actually waiver paper as well when Murdoch bought it , and for a while he honoured the political content and then he decided he was gon na do major changes , and this may all sound familiar to you but erm the effect that that had I mean not only on the , on the , on the end up being this side , but also on erm the Mirror because it meant that Page Three Girls were in on the Daily Record in Scotland erm it was , it was quite profound I mean there 's a broader argument here as to whether you you should get pampered to those possible denominator to taste erm it 's interesting that the Daily Sport and the Sunday Sport which are two I do n't know if they have anything like it in Japan , but they 're a bit like the National Enquirer erm it 's all made up baseball there 's a sad proportion of erm journalist stories of fantasy land stuff erm along with erm photographic content and er copy content which probably |
| 12 | ‘ You must be mad , insane , ’ Agnes almost yelled at her , only to clap a hand over her mouth and glance towards the door as if expecting it to open and her mother to appear ; and for a while there was silence between them , except for the slight moaning sound coming from Jessie . |
| 13 | And for a while there were , until staff no longer bothered turning up for them , and the practice was quietly abandoned . |
| 14 | He seemed totally absorbed in his task of steering the boat , and for a while there was a silence broken only by the sound of Water Gypsy 's diesel engine . |
| 15 | David was a hale and hearty kind of cleric , and for a while she cherished hopes of missionary work taking them into some exotic foreign clime . |
| 16 | She had switched the apartment air-conditioning off , distrusting its effect on the health , and for a while she tried to convince herself that it was the unaccustomed humidity that made her so restless , but she did n't really believe it , and the eyes that looked back at her from her bathroom mirror in the morning were shadowy , and hunted . |
| 17 | The gas burned with a flickering blue light as she switched on the fire in the sitting-room , and for a while she held out her hands to the flame . |
| 18 | There was a huge row within the Owen family and for a while it looked as if the plug would be pulled immediately . |
| 19 | Before the last Test at the Oval , Gower exhorted his troops to ‘ one last , big effort ’ to avoid completely ignominy , and for a while it seemed that they might . |
| 20 | Pericles overlapped with Ephialtes , and both with Kimon ; and for a while it may have seemed feasible to operate Kimonian politics alongside those of his more radical competitors . |
| 21 | All are searching for peace of mind and for a while it seem that Ilmorog can offer this . |
| 22 | I held them off with steelies and stones , and they fired back with air-guns , and for a while it was quite exciting , but then Mrs Clamp came with the weekly messages and threatened to call the police , and after calling her a few nasty names they left . |
| 23 | Perkin , on her other side , murmured something to get her attention and for a while I watched Tremayne make the best of our table having been graced by the sponsor 's wife , a gushing froth of a lady in unbecoming lemon . |
| 24 | Ben sped from the blocks with his usual electric start in the final , and for a while I was behind Desai Williams , but then I started to come through strongly . |
| 25 | I crossed the road and walked casually along a few streets , and for a while I thought he 'd probably be following at a distance . |
| 26 | In becoming anorexic , I was attempting to overcome this confusion , and for a while I partially succeeded . |
| 27 | ‘ My pleasure , ’ he murmured , and for a second they stood there , regarding each other watchfully , the tension straining between them . |
| 28 | He was frankly baffled and for a second he wavered . |
| 29 | The governor 's white-gloved hand froze in mid-flourish and for a second he stared horror-struck at the chattering animal . |
| 30 | He saw Anna , and for a second he looked afraid . |