Example sentences of "[verb] a [noun sg] is for " in BNC.
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| 1 | He says a pet is for life , if circumstances change it 's up to the owner to arrange to have the pet looked after . |
| 2 | The method of creating a bill is for the customer to arrange an acceptance credit facility with his bankers . |
| 3 | One useful refinement in arresting a slip is for the leader to have a hand loop tied in the rope with an overhand knot . |
| 4 | The art of managing a threesome is for one of the three to allow the other two to pair , sure in the knowledge that other pairings can easily be restored and the individuals flexibly interchange with each other . |
| 5 | Not to have a companion is for him like lacking a limb . |
| 6 | For a word to have a meaning is for there to be rules for its use : rules in virtue of which the application of the word can count as correct in some cases and incorrect in others . |
| 7 | The only way to develop a prototype is for the analyst to get inside the head of the user and , thinking like a user , decide what sort of system is required . |