English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "For" in Example Sentences
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400427	People are apt to take it for granted that professors can speak English.	CK
317280	She's determined to get back at her friend for stabbing her in the back.	Nero
20008	The chairperson has been associated with the organization for ten years.	CK
320451	The lawyer asked the judge to make allowance for the age of the accused.	CK
67532	The U.S. is calling for an arms embargo against violators of the treaty.	CK
26421	They did not have permanent homes, so they did not plant crops for food.	NekoKanjya
1040550	Tom stepped into the elevator and pushed the button for the third floor.	CK
2973336	Tom was looking for Mary, but it was raining hard and he didn't see her.	meerkat
3011041	Unfortunately, I didn't have time to study for the exam, so I failed it.	CK
248898	We can stay here for as long as our supplies of food and water hold out.	CK
278131	We had to sell the building because for years we operated it in the red.	Dejo
35959	We stopped over in Los Angeles for two nights on the way to New Zealand.	CK
64732	Would you please let me know when it would be convenient for us to meet?	CK
255622	Yesterday, I went to see Martha as I hadn't seen her for several months.	Nero
19288	You should visit Kyoto, which is famous for its old temples and shrines.	NekoKanjya
1858712	"Let's buy Tom a car for his graduation present." "That's a great idea."	CK
241440	A considerable amount of money was appropriated for the national defense.	CM
271052	A few days would have been excusable, but you are in arrears for 10 days.	CM
72869	Communications have been cut off for two hours because of a thunderstorm.	CK
1428494	For one thing I don't have any money; for another, I don't have the time.	CM
564493	For our singing lessons, we would go to the music school across the road.	FeuDRenais
325407	Frankly speaking, it was difficult for me to make out what he was saying.	CM
476160	His large income makes it possible for him to travel overseas every year.	CK
37557	How did you come by an admission ticket for the auto show free of charge?	CM
243392	I don't have to study tonight. I think I'll watch television for a while.	CK
35827	I left some scallions out on the veranda for too long and they dried out.	CM
262130	I will have been studying English for six years by the end of next month.	CK
323417	I'm engaged tomorrow, so I've arranged for someone else to take my place.	CK
236772	If it had not been for his timely hit, our team would have lost the game.	CK
30735	If it were not for the sun, no living creatures could exist on the earth.	CK
283279	If you were to hear him speak French, you would take him for a Frenchman.	CM
278124	It is said that the secret of long life is to have something to live for.	CK
274332	Noise is the most serious problem for those who live around the airports.	CM
325022	On the tenth of next month, they will have been married for twenty years.	CM
65580	Our section chief always makes a face at me when I ask him for something.	CK
270485	People no longer consider it strange for men to let their hair grow long.	CK
23839	The family had been sleeping for about two hours when the fire broke out.	CK
327758	The government asked the SDF for a disaster relief deployment to Okinawa.	CM
323884	The question is not what education is for so much as how you go about it.	CM
901597	The tooth fairy teaches children that they can sell body parts for money.	Spamster
1029753	Tom asked for Mary's address and wrote it down on a piece of scrap paper.	CK
1093312	Tom lay awake for a long time thinking wondering about what he should do.	CK
2957703	Tom poured three glasses of wine, two for his guests and one for himself.	CK
46103	Under the new law, husbands can take days off to care for their children.	CM
21208	You have no grounds for accusing Jill of stealing the stock certificates.	CM
954774	You may stay here for the night, but you'll have to leave in the morning.	CK
1858680	"Tom will translate French into English for free." "That's good to know."	CK
64065	Dad needs to take a rest. He's been working in the garden for three hours.	CK
325014	Day after day, the dog sat waiting for his master in front of the station.	CK
2951773	Do you think it'll be possible for you come over and help us this weekend?	CK