Example sentences of "[adj] is [verb] for [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is defended for numerous reasons . |
| 2 | This is used for minor acts of disorder such as shouting and swearing which is likely to cause alarm or distress , displaying abusive or insulting slogans or throwing over dustbins and banking on doors in the common parts of blocks of flats . |
| 3 | This is designed for those applicants who may not necessarily possess any of the qualifications usually presented by mature students , but who show evidence of appropriate achievement either in a related professional field or through other types of intellectual endeavour . |
| 4 | The handbook , however , that is recommended for potential writers , You Can Write a Romance and Get it Published , breezily enjoins its readers to ‘ Remember that these are formula books tried and proved to be successful ’ and proceeds to outline the characterizations and plotting that are expected of the successful romance . |
| 5 | This is a period about which little is known for few records survive of those days . |
| 6 | The Chairman of English Heritage noted that , together with the £2 million awarded last year , the present sum will help maintain the buildings for posterity , ( although it is estimated that in all £185 million is needed for essential repairs over the next decade ) . |
| 7 | Frequent long motorway journeys are a feature of the Kings ' life , and while the larger and more powerful 405 is favoured for these trips , the 305 is equally at home on the school run or the motorway . |