Example sentences of "[conj] [noun sg] is [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If you 're continually on the move , what time or opportunity is there for interaction at any but the most superficial level ? ’ |
| 2 | It could be another sign that EASE is in for a tough few months , ironic when its annual report due to be published soon , will show that it made its first modest profit in 1992 . |
| 3 | Roman Catholicism has been more in line with the other great world religions in insisting that mysticism is only for a few chosen souls and that , unless one has this special propensity , mysticism can be a serious health threat . |
| 4 | Dominant social ideology , reinforced by traditional Christian teaching , makes the assumption that sex is primarily for procreation and not recreation , and this places sex outside the moral boundaries of many older people , for whom there is still a strong and widely held link between sex and immorality , the belief that sex is wrong or indecent . |
| 5 | There were Fred , aged 70 , and Betty , aged 66 , who embarked on a trial relationship in defiance of the prevailing belief that sex is only for the under-35s . |
| 6 | If that can happen to one of the most prestigious shopping streets in the world , we can be sure that dispossessin' is in for a good run . |
| 7 | In the Magistrates ' Court the decision as to verdict and sentence is entirely for the Justices acting on the advice of their Clerk , and of course it is erm true to say that generally speaking Justices will follow the advice of their Clerk , but they do n't have to . |
| 8 | Dynafit has gone to the Swiss boot company Raichle and Kastle is currently for sale . |
| 9 | Similarly , the discussion of fermentation and metabolism is not for the unwary — eg the suggestion that the low selectivity of P(HB3) conversion from butyric acid in alcaligenes is mainly due to concomitant polyphosphate formation . |
| 10 | Here family labour is employed , usually under the direction of a senior ( and usually male ) member of the household , and production is primarily for use rather than for sale , although the latter may be economically essential . |
| 11 | He revels in the physical quality of the paint and that sheer primaeval force and energy is there for all to see in the late works . |
| 12 | But help is there for those who need it and seek it . |
| 13 | But pain is there for a reason ; it is a warning signal , telling you that something is wrong and , as such , should not be ignored . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm looking at it all very positively , ’ she says , ‘ because auditing is n't for me anyway — and the partners knew that , which is how they chose who to make redundant . |
| 15 | ‘ There are some days , ’ he said , ‘ when champagne is not for celebration , but for bracing the spine , putting back heart , restoring the ego . |
| 16 | The bridge is open most of the day as access is only for farm traffic . |
| 17 | Do any of us children , she wondered , ever stop to ask ourselves where our teachers go when school is over for the day ? |