Example sentences of "[conj] it be [verb] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Except it was closed for Christmas and the animals had gone on their holidays . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ But I think that it 's asking for trouble to let the bookies open so late . |
| 3 | It says it expects to offer a wireless electronic messaging service by the end of the year , and that it is aiming for beta testing during the summer . |
| 4 | If on the other hand you have access to a colour television set at the place where you are staying , you may be able to use this instead , provided that it can be tuned to your camcorder 's signal output and assuming that it is designed for use on the same television standard as the camcorder , eg UK PAL for machines sold in Great Britain ( see page 153 ) . |
| 5 | The IPG states clearly that it is designed for advice workers , but many instances have proved that clients have used it successfully when left to browse by hard-pressed advisers — an indication of its clarity of exposition and potential as a tool for those members of the public who feel they can cope without personal assistance and someone to listen . |
| 6 | The Brache Estate sports ground occupies land sold by the late Lady Zia Wernher to the car company on condition that it be used for sport . |
| 7 | Standing on the beautifully tended grass of Jesus Green and watching a throng of tourists , language students and local people enjoying the tranquillity of the lock , it is hard to believe that it was built for commerce rather than leisure . |
| 8 | It is no accident that it was recommended for use in the fifteenth-century Lay Folks Mass Book at the elevation of the Host . |
| 9 | The provisional Eritrean government has acknowledged the need to develop an effective communication policy in the months before independence in May 1993 , and it is looking for guidance from the churches and international organisations such as WACC . |
| 10 | The provisional Eritrean government has acknowledged the need to develop an effective communication policy in the months before independence in May 1993 , and it is looking for guidance from the churches and international organisations such as WACC . |
| 11 | The theme chosen was " Creation " , and it was planned for use with 11-year-olds in a team-teaching situation . |
| 12 | Once the carbohydrate has been consumed it is stored as glycogen in the muscles and stays there until it is required for energy . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | The nursery was taken over by William Burchell , whose family kept the land until it was sold for building in 1882 . |
| 15 | The business to which the goods are sold ( if it is registered for VAT ) , when it makes its return to Customs and Excise , claims back the VAT which it has paid on the goods , which is known as the input tax . |
| 16 | Some countries , such as Germany , do not regard a waste as hazardous if it is intended for recycling . |
| 17 | Please mark your letter clearly if it is intended for publication |
| 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 | The Ministry of Defence says : ’ Bomb disposal experts clear former military land for building but not if it 's used for agriculture . |
| 20 | The living room has to house some or all of these things and if it 's used for eating has to come up with storage for china , glass and cutlery too . |
| 21 | It showed that beneath the granite exterior emotion did exist , even if it was struggling for survival . |
| 22 | Notice that a similar interpretation would arise , and no loss of information would result , if monarch were replaced by a synonym or paraphrase such as sovereign , or crowned head ( and automobile would interact in the same way with the context if it were substituted for car in 16 and 17 ) . |
| 23 | It 's a bird , but it 's adapted for flight . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | A great deal of documentary primary material is now quickly published because it is needed for reference . |
| 26 | The Doctrine of Signatures became fashionable , the theory of which was that plants which looked like the symptoms of an illness would cure it — lungwort or pulmonaria is a case in point , since it was used for lung conditions , because its white-spotted leaves were thought to bear some resemblance to diseased lungs . |
| 27 | Whether it is used for drinking , bathing , preparing food , cleaning , fighting fires or turning the wheels of industry — we all take a readily available supply of water for granted today . |
| 28 | It is not possible at present to decide whether the Cys 177 sulfhydryl group is itself the ultimate recipient of the methyl group or whether it is required for catalysis of automethylation of the enzyme at some other site . |
| 29 | The percentage of this media type which can be used before it is considered for squeezing , in the range 1 to 100 . |
| 30 | In addition to the splitting there has occurred some penetration of very thin plates of bone such as occur on the scapula ( Fig. 1.4N ) and some breakage of the borders of such bone ( the scapula illustrated here was not modified in any way before it was exposed for weathering ) . |