FOR – English Grammar Profiler

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In this post, we investigate 11 ways ‘for’ is tagged by the claws 7 tag set.

1 FOR (IF) 140146366 A1 simple preposition

1 . FOR MORE INFORMATION 77314

For more information,

 you‘ll have to speak with the doctor.

Harry Brown

2 . FOR THOSE WHO 22531 3 THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL 19815 4 THE REASON FOR THIS IS 19424 5 . FOR ME , 18503 6 . FOR THE FIRST 16625 7 IS RIGHT FOR YOU . 15948 8 . FOR THOSE OF 15823 9 THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST 13475

10 THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE 13048

2 FOR (REX21) 3179356

1 . FOR EXAMPLE , 162309
2 . FOR INSTANCE , 31369

3 FOR (II22) 659776

1 , BUT FOR SOME REASON 10168 2 , BUT FOR NOW , 7760 3 . BUT FOR NOW , 5604 4 , BUT FOR ME , 4159

5 , BUT FOR NOW I 2938

4 (RR21) “for sure“

1 THAT’S FOR SURE. 7322
2 THING IS FOR SURE, 3390

5 FOR (CS) 211159 *there is no listing in the English Vocabulary Profile as a conjunction meaning ‘because’.

1 ME, FOR I AM 457

I‘ve got to be me,  for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.

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4 HIM, FOR HE WAS 250
5 ME, FOR I HAVE 246

6 FOR (RR41) 157117

For the most part

7 FOR (II33) 39024

1 IN RETURN FOR YOUR HARD 268 2 IN RETURN FOR A SHARE 162 3 IN RETURN FOR ACCESS TO 158 4 IN RETURN FOR A SMALL 155 5 IN RETURN FOR A DONATION 134 6 IN RETURN FOR A FEE 134 7 IN RETURN FOR AN HONEST 123 8 IN RETURN FOR A PROMISE 113 9 IN RETURN FOR THEIR SUPPORT 112

10 IN RETURN FOR ALL THE 103

8 FOR (RT41) 37725

for the time being

9 FOR (RR43) 31200

once and for all

10 FOR (II31) 27475 C2 in the EVP

meaning:

because you are worried about something/doing something

For example:

To be unable to mourn your father for fear of your brother.

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1 FOR FEAR OF LOSING THEIR 304 2 FOR FEAR OF THE JEWS 201 3 FOR FEAR OF NOT BEING 158 4 FOR FEAR OF LOSING THE 132 5 FOR FEAR OF BEING JUDGED 128 6 FOR FEAR OF RETRIBUTION . 122 7 FOR FEAR OF REPRISALS . 117 8 FOR FEAR OF RETALIATION . 116 9 FOR FEAR OF BEING LABELED 108

10 FOR FEAR OF BEING CALLED 106

11 FOR (RG33) 455

BRITISH
meaning: approaching (a specified time, age, or amount); almost.

For example:

Getting on for bedtime.

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1 GETTING ON FOR A 55 2 GETTING ON FOR 20 29 3 GETTING ON FOR THE 23 4 GETTING ON FOR HALF 21

5 GETTING ON FOR TWO 19