Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] it [is] [verb] for " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Straighten the bristles after cleaning and wrap with clean plain paper , so that the bristles maintain their shape , and then lay it on its side until it is required for use . |
| 2 | ‘ In future it will run on Thursdays and it 's designed for people who are a bit shy or who want to protect their anonymity . ’ |
| 3 | Anything that is done for shock value has no future because it 's done for the moment . |
| 4 | For example , if the accused hires a room for gymnastics when it is used for band practice , he is guilty . |
| 5 | It exists on relatively thin and unstable margins , requiring the heavyweight financial resources of a larger group if it is to survive for long . |
| 6 | The company has formed a new netball team by combining players from LASMO North Sea and LASMO plc and it 's looking for new recruits to boost its current 15-strong membership . |
| 7 | As to the hon. Gentleman 's other points , he will be the first to accept that straw is very low in sulphur and will reduce acid rain when it is substituted for — or , as the hon. Gentleman would no doubt hope , co-fired with — fossil fuels . |
| 8 | Bryan Gould , Labour 's trade and industry spokesman , has said that the industry may be renationalised at a lower price than it is sold for . |
| 9 | ‘ There 's not a grain of truth in the Smith stories and it 's unsettling for the club , ’ said Wigan chairman Jack Robinson . |
| 10 | Whatever type of path you intend to lay , you will have to give it a proper foundation if it is to last for any length of time . |
| 11 | It 's a long time before cloth wholly decays — look how long a bag of cement lasts under water when it 's used for emergency repairs to a sea-wall . |
| 12 | using it at the same rate but it 's going for a longer time . |
| 13 | True , you can offer advice when it 's asked for but no-one really wants advice — particularly if it 's 20 years out-of-date . |
| 14 | It 's a stunning dress but it 's meant for a woman with lots of clothes to ring the changes . |
| 15 | An awareness of old history encourages caution when it is appropriated for a contemporary cause . |
| 16 | It is normally bonded to nylon fabrics when it is used for sleeping bags . |
| 17 | Any part of the cost of a development which is attributable to plant and machinery will generally qualify for a 25% annual allowance if it is used for the purchaser 's trade or leased by the purchaser to another for the purpose of the other 's trade . |
| 18 | … ( 6 ) Schedule 12 to this Act has effect for the purposes of this section and , in that Schedule — ( a ) Part I prescribes the matters for which provision must be made by a scheme if it is to be a scheme which qualifies for recognition for the purposes of this section ; ( b ) Part II prescribes the matters action in relation to any of which must be subject to investigation under a scheme if it is to qualify for recognition for the purpose of investigations in relation to that matter ; and ( c ) Part III contains other requirements to which a scheme must conform if it is to be so recognised . |
| 19 | As for Unix , as we said way back in 1984 when we forecast that it would come to dominate the mainstream market , it is fundamentally quite inappropriate as the basis of a robust commercial operating system because it is designed for free sharing of resources and code between users , where one of the most important requirements of a mission-critical operating system is that the crass behaviour of some idiot wo n't bring the system down . |
| 20 | As I am sure that my hon. Friend is aware , the reason for that is that the demand for gas oil , which is equivalent to diesel , is high at this time of the year because it is used for heating . |
| 21 | But lending institutions would be well advised to make a recommendation in writing to any surety ( who falls within the ‘ protected ’ class ) to take independent legal advice before signing a security ; this should accompany the security document when it is sent for signature ( a lender should not simply entrust the security to the debtor to obtain the surety 's signature ) . |
| 22 | I accept that , at present , they are high — only slightly below unleaded petrol prices — but , as the hon. Gentleman knows , that is because the demand for gas oil , which is equivalent to diesel , is high at this time of year as it is used for heating and high demand tends to push up prices . |
| 23 | LIFESPAN responds by allocating an SSR identifier which should be noted by the user as it is required for reference in other operations relating to the SSR . |
| 24 | At this point , the weapon 's guidance system switches into a preprogrammed routine in which it selects data about the particular target that it is aiming for . |
| 25 | The DC can be updated as many times as necessary until such time as it is submitted for assessment . |
| 26 | There are also occasions when it is fitting for everything in a service to be either purist and ‘ traditional ’ or ‘ modern ’ . |
| 27 | It uses them to turn over stones when it is looking for food . |