English example sentences with "for"

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I'm at a loss for words.
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I can only wonder if this is the same for everyone else.
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They are too busy fighting against each other to care for common ideals.
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For some reason I feel more alive at night.
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It would take forever for me to explain everything.
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It's a word I'd like to find a substitute for.
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I am not an artist. I never had the knack for it.
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Maybe it will be exactly the same for him.
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Thanks for having explained to me at last why people take me for an idiot.
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Thanks for having explained to me at last why people take me for an idiot.
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Thanks for your explanation.
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It almost scared me not to see you online for a whole day.
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My computer has got to be useful for something.
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Why are you sorry for something you haven't done?
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Don't expect others to think for you!
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You never have time for important things!
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"This is what I was looking for!" he exclaimed.
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"Thank you for helping me." "Don't mention it."
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It's impossible for me to explain it to you.
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I'd like to stay for one night.
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Could you dial for me? The telephone is too high.
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Stop asking me for a drink! Go get it yourself.
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Better to be hated for who you are than loved for who you're not.
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Better to be hated for who you are than loved for who you're not.
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It will take five to ten years for the technology to be ready.
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Bicycles are tools for urban sustainability.
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I would like to give him a present for his birthday.
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I have so much work that I will stay for one more hour.
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I can't take it anymore! I haven't slept for three days!
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Are you for or against abortions?
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If you know that something unpleasant will happen, that you will go to the dentist for example, or to France, then that is not good.
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Prime numbers are like life; they are completely logical, but impossible to find the rules for, even if you spend all your time thinking about it.
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A schedule is an identity card for time, but, if you don't have a schedule, the time isn't there.
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It's presumptuous for humans to assume that our task is to do what only God can do.
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Blindness is responsible for a staggering toll of poor health, suffering, and loss of dignity and diminution in the quality of lives of people worldwide.
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When you send a telegram, brevity is essential because you will be charged for every word.
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My apathy for voting comes from my distaste for politics.
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My apathy for voting comes from my distaste for politics.
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The audience acclaimed the actors for their performance.
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People in the world are always advocating for more freedom and equality.
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Politicians are always censured for outrageous or inappropriate behavior.
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Ms. Eichler had a notorious reputation for being austere to her students.
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When I have migraines, aspirin doesn't alleviate the pain for me.
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Spenser would not tell anyone his surreptitious plan to get back at his friends for pranking him.
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My friends say I'm a prolific writer, but I haven't written anything for months.
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When both girls told John they had feelings for him, he was in a quandary as to which girl he should be with.
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Shocked by the events of September 11th, politicians all over the world condemned the terrorists for their reprehensible deed.
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Spenser's mother often scrutinizes him for every small mistake he makes.
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From the doctor's grim expression, it was clear he had somber news for the patient.
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I always have to check my yard for stagnant pools of water so mosquitoes don't breed there.
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Peter was an altruistic video game player; he would give items to people who needed them, rather than selling them for personal profit.
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He was a benevolent old man who volunteered to mow his neighbors' lawns for free.
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Even though he had served his time in prison, the murderer was never quite condoned by the public for his crime.
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The politician pushed for reform by denouncing the corruption of the government officials.
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For a moment there, I thought he had gone mad.
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I am too old for this world.
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I wonder if I am made for this world.
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A child is not a vessel for filling, but a fire to light.
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She's asking for the impossible.
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We made pancakes for breakfast.
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His story was too ridiculous for anyone to believe.
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I guess my view on friendship is pretty bleak because I've never really had to rely on anyone for anything.
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I prefer to look for a solution to problems, not only to report them.
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How much do you leave for a tip in Spain?
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We men are used to waiting for the women.
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Now I have to leave, they're calling for my flight.
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I would like batteries for this device.
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It would of course be cheaper for you to sleep at our place.
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I'm getting ready for the worst.
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Where is your twenty? I'll give you five bucks for it.
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We are haunted by an ideal life, and it is because we have within us the beginning and the possibility for it.
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Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world.
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Nothing is impossible for the man who doesn't have to do it himself.
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Japan is full of beautiful cities. Kyoto and Nara, for instance.
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They are waiting for you in front of the door.
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I've been waiting for hours.
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If you see a man approaching you with the obvious intention of doing you good, you should run for your life.
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More people get into trouble for things they say rather than for what they do.
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More people get into trouble for things they say rather than for what they do.
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People who will lie for you, will lie to you.
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At this stage there is still not a clear energy policy for bringing decentralised power to rural areas.
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I don't know if he would have done it for me.
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We tried so hard to make things better for our kids that we made them worse.
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For once in my life I'm doing a good deed... And it is useless.
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Even plastic surgery won't do anything for your ugliness.
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Will you listen to me for a few minutes?
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An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
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An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
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You look tired. You ought to rest for an hour or two.
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You must give him up for dead.
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All that you have to do is to wait for his reply.
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Are you for or against his idea?
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You must allow for his youth.
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You must make allowance for his lack of experience.
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You must compensate him for the money he lost.
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You ought to ask him for advice.
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It would be better for you not to ask him for advice.
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It would be better for you not to ask him for advice.
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You should not give him up for lost.
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Don't you know that he has been dead for these two years?
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You are working too hard. Take it easy for a while.
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