Example sentences of "for [pron] the [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For just a moment before the Elbow , it seemed possible that Llewellyn and Party Politics might join the sad company of might-have-beens , for whom the 494 yards of the Aintree run-in have turned dreams into nightmares . |
| 2 | Indeed , most of their problems spring from the fact that for them the two functions are deeply connected . |
| 3 | So for me the three points were the Aldershot method er the importance of understanding arousal and the need for audience contact . |
| 4 | So for me the three things were the structured thought patterns plus the arousal and the need for audience contact . |
| 5 | Oh as I sa the part-time job we used to get , two shillings a week and he used to give us tuppence for ourselves the two shillings was for our parents , and the tuppence was supposed to be our pocket money , but er when we 'd finished on a Saturday night if , if there were any stale cakes we 'd all get a bag of stale cakes each you used to make a terrific fuss of those on a Sunday . |
| 6 | It even contains advice on the avoidance of wake turbulence and on glider- or banner-towing , for which the 207 can be equipped with a hook/release mechanism . |
| 7 | The smaller the change the longer is the time for which the two solutions remain close , but they never do so indefinitely . |
| 8 | This , perhaps , made us feel that here in this sunlit place serenity bore a deeper meaning , it was the peace for which the thousands lying here had given their lives . |
| 9 | Of course , the price and income range varied , and so with it did the ‘ life-style ’ — a term for which the Fifties were still groping . |
| 10 | For the current purpose , demonstrating that they were different is sufficient to illustrate two main points : that understanding a place involves uncovering the multivariate and inter-related nature of its culture , for which the three components of the schema in chapter 3 provide a valuable framework ; and that without understanding the nature of a place in all its complexity , it is difficult to appreciate what happens there during particular events — simple , monocausal explanations ( often located in the sphere of production ) are usually insufficient . |
| 11 | The initial storyline came from Terry Nation , but as an amusement for themselves the two writers took it in turns to write the detailed story breakdowns , each leaving an impossible cliff-hanger which the other writer had to get out of . |
| 12 | It 's not easy to find words for what the two of them meant to me at that time . |
| 13 | I have considerable sympathy for what the two new clauses seek to do . |