Example sentences of "for it [vb -s] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It also illustrates the associated idea , that philosophy is either a knowledge of effects acquired from knowledge of generative causes , or a knowledge of causes acquired from knowledge of generated effects ; and it also brings geometry into relation with motion , for it describes geometrical figures in terms of the generative motions which cause them . |
| 2 | For it represents another step in the royal progress towards real life . |
| 3 | But this is still a reading of great insight which I shall often return to , for it offers much food for thought . |
| 4 | This is easier for us , for it presents less challenge to the habits of our mental and emotional processes . |
| 5 | Freezing food is kinder to the environment and to our health , for it destroys fewer vitamins and does not require chemical additives . |
| 6 | For it shows modern Cabinet government at its best and at its worst . |
| 7 | That is a bad thing in itself , for it means less competition and more wasted resources . |
| 8 | There is no lack of evidence here for his concern for the welfare of his cathedral church and of the monasteries and churches of his diocese ; but this occasionally confused register suggests , even so , a bishop with political and financial interests which extended beyond routine local and parochial concerns , for it includes many documents which show his close interest in international political developments . |
| 9 | A screwdriver would fall within this definition , which is wider than that in s.1(4) , Prevention of Crime Act 1953 , in relation to offensive weapons , for it includes incapacitating articles such as handcuffs and , as suggested by the Criminal Law Revision Committee 's Eighth Report , p.128 , rope ( to tie up security guards ) . |
| 10 | Although it was embellished in 1750 by John Browne , Forston Manor was already extremely sophisticated for a house of its size at the time , for it has some details that are ‘ Baroque ’ , a style that often moved rectangles into curves . |
| 11 | The sheep wisely leave it alone and most bugs do , too , for it contains two chemicals which , when mixed together in a creature 's stomach , make cyanide . |
| 12 | But , as Godwin comments , the room he describes is not an example of the direst stage of London poverty , for it contains various objects that could be sold . |
| 13 | For it demonstrates amateurish bungling by ministers and their officials . |