Example sentences of "[prep] [be] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is obvious from his writings that Battuta was most impressed by what was to be for eight years his adopted city . |
| 2 | It did n't have to be for one slot , it did n't have to be in a particular form , it could be anything as long as it used the medium for visual ends . |
| 3 | Under the threat of NT the current mood of the industry seems to be for one requirements body , a consistent set of requirements and one open system . |
| 4 | ‘ THIS is an ideas battle … not every one of these things can be distilled into politics — you know , who 's for this and who 's for that , and if this person is for this , somebody else has to be for that . |
| 5 | If she was going to decline Mr O'Hara 's proposal , it was going to be for that very reason . |
| 6 | ‘ I think it 's going to be for all of us too ! ’ said Anne 's father thoughtfully . |
| 7 | to be for all , then nothing . |
| 8 | ‘ I know when you said ‘ let's pretend to be engaged ’ you did n't mean it to be for real . ’ |
| 9 | Approaching the fabliaux with a mind prepared to find moral instruction in the texts , however unpromising they might superficially seem to be for such interpretation , is something that we can reconstruct as an authentic medieval mode of reading — " " All that is written is written for our doctrine " " as St Paul has it — although there is little direct evidence for the application of such literary theory to vernacular literature as well as the classics before the fourteenth century , and even then the extent of such application is difficult to assess . |
| 10 | This was the time that Farnborough was the place to be for many reasons . |
| 11 | It is certainly possible to see in the charter deeds of the denomination ( which is what the Book of Common Prayer seems to be for many ) this vision to reach those outside the church . |
| 12 | She was told that the charge was going to be for four days and Ganley was going to save the business . |
| 13 | Interestingly , the design requirements of eyes on the side of your head , which is where they need to be for all-round vision , plus the need for excellent binocular vision , leads to the cutaway snout or long face , such as we find in many rodents , including squirrels ( see Figure 4.3 ) . |
| 14 | It 'll Mercury are only supposed to be for non-local calls . |
| 15 | What redress is there to be for independent bankers who are to be immune from dismissal and are to have , as Pöhl so quaintly put it , ‘ adequate financial arrangements during and after their term in office ’ ? |
| 16 | Living by faith in the story of the Incarnation turns out to be for these writers a totally absorbing game , the playing of which is a self-validating exercise that releases human creative energies to the full and extends the play of divine wisdom before the face of God . |
| 17 | I think there has always got to be for any executive — and for any employee for that matter — new challenges , new frontiers to keep them enthused . |
| 18 | In particular , the new demand is likely to be for those concerned with software . |
| 19 | IBM 's PROF system for office workers is supposed to be for those with little or no experience of computers . |
| 20 | Well I have to say that much of the impact of this story depends upon your being able to see and think of Boy as beautiful , admirable and even adorable in the true senses of those difficult and dangerous but nonetheless precious and necessary words ; I suggest therefore that you amend my descriptions of Boy and his lover — but I anticipate myself , that was not to be for several weeks yet ; that ‘ Great Romance of Our Times ’ , as it became known amongst us , had not yet begun , its theme tune had not yet been composed on Gary 's piano , its scenario was not yet subject of our daily gossip and speculation , we were not yet auditioning for a place in the credits — The Friend , The Admirer , Blonde Man in Bar , Second Guest at Dinner Party . |
| 21 | ‘ In the end it was not to be for Donal but hopefully one day they will find a cure . ’ |
| 22 | It tends to be to be for local production rather than for export . |
| 23 | Quickly she outlined the plan , explaining that the party was to be for local children who were handicapped or disadvantaged in some way . |
| 24 | Well , that last statement is not exactly true as I agree with the sentiments of those who have argued that the Exile clubs should not be in the Courage Leagues , which are meant to be for English players . |
| 25 | We had a tea break which was only supposed to be for ten minutes , but the men took exception to this so we usually got a bit longer . |