Example sentences of "for the [noun sg] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the grounds that James IV 's will had nominated her for the regency only if she remained a widow , the Scottish Estates sent for the Duke of Albany , descendant of that Stewart who had plagued James III . |
| 2 | can I suggest and I du n no , it might not work we have a lot of children who find it difficult to wo to work at home could we hold a detention in the resource centre for the hour so if other children want to use it , I do n't know , is it open after school ? |
| 3 | The vessel was on passage from Essex to Northern Ireland carrying 120 tons of ammunition for the Army there when fire broke out in the accommodation and spread quickly to the engine room . |
| 4 | Until then , cattle had been required mainly for work and milk but an increasing demand for meat inspired Bakewell to breed for the butcher rather than for the plough . |
| 5 | A similar work prepared for the press soon after this one appeared only in 1819 , in Philadelphia , as The Bank of Faith and Works United . |
| 6 | ‘ She says she wo n't go back for the operation now because of what happened . ’ |
| 7 | Amateurs wanted to get off to the country for the weekend rather than performing for the benefit of playing spectators . |
| 8 | This change arises from the differences in size between the components which would normally mean mole fractions close to unity for the solvent especially when dilute solutions are being studied . |
| 9 | But in many cases , these chemicals also affected the pest 's natural predators , making life easier for the pest rather than harder ! |
| 10 | Effective : In an attempt to make distribution more controllable and easier , for the administrator rather than the user , it is common for the number of products distributed to be restricted . |
| 11 | Average power dissipation for the MCT-DP is less than 1.2W and for the MCT-ADR less than 1.5W . |
| 12 | Average power dissipation for the MCT-DP is less than 1.2W and for the MCT-ADR less than 1.5W . |
| 13 | Unless the parties agree a different time for payment , the seller can sue for the price only after property has passed , section 49 ( see paragraph 12 02 ) . |
| 14 | Such changes are made in English to account for the notion more than one and for the notion meaning approximately in the past in verbs . |
| 15 | Perhaps we should also expect the officials to provide a vision for the organisation even though less grandiose in scope . |
| 16 | she told me there ai n't no wo , no point going in now before for the night anyway because everything 's so dear . |
| 17 | The good lady has agreed that you may return for the night only if I remove , ’ he explained . |
| 18 | And remember — you 're responsible for the money even if you have n't had a notice . |
| 19 | It 's no good having them , but I 've got a blue kitchen in my house , I wo I wo n't pay seven hundred quid anyway , that 's not bad for the money even if they were only six seventy quid |
| 20 | The ability to seek out travel services for the customer even when they do not appear on brochure racks has brought the company a strong following in the town but also , according to manager Sandra Chisholm , from as far as Glasgow . |
| 21 | Coun Long said there was no reason not to apply for planning permission for the platform even though work would probably not begin until 1993 at the earliest . |
| 22 | There is no need to pay in advance for the work even if you are asked to do so ; you may be in an awkward position if the firm ceases to trade without having completed the job . |
| 23 | It should be designed to provide optimal conditions for the man rather than the machine . |
| 24 | ‘ Criticising my age is like a footballer going for the man rather than the ball . |
| 25 | If the universal calibration curve is valid for the system then where the subscripts s and u denote the standard calibration and the polymer under study , respectively . |
| 26 | And of course everyone knew all about it , just as they knew that the Mackays , poor souls , had done everything they could for the boy ever since they took him in for adoption . ’ |
| 27 | The Court of Appeal has held that , in the context of criminal proceedings , the Code is sufficiently similar to legislation that its construction is an issue of law and therefore for the judge rather than an issue of fact to be determined by the jury . |
| 28 | I just did n't quite judge it right , so I decided to go for the hole rather than ipe the team out ! |
| 29 | On past records , most waverers go for the challenger rather than the one who holds power . |
| 30 | The World Cup referees must have felt that the ball had ‘ been killed ’ on the ground and that it was therefore necessary to blow straight away for the penalty rather than wait for the advantage to occur . |