Example sentences of "[noun pl] [be] [adv] [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean , these metal strips are down there for the public entertainment license , they were n't gon na give us it because the carpet was lifting . |
| 2 | ‘ Only office hours are n't enough for you , are they ? ’ |
| 3 | NO sooner has the curtain fallen on Winton Players ' production of Arsenic and Old Lace than plans are already underway for their next production to be staged at the Festival Hall , Petersfield , in October . |
| 4 | Sprays are not just for keeping a finished style in place — they are useful for styling , too . |
| 5 | We did that and they did self defence as well as five-a-side football , but the opportunities are n't there for them ! |
| 6 | — The SHMIS and GBA schools are also predominantly for boys ( 74% of their 22,000 pupils ) . |
| 7 | — The GSA and GBGSA schools are almost exclusively for girls ( 98% of their 119,000 pupils ) ; 19% are full or weekly boarders . |
| 8 | Because , although Jesus was speaking to the people there , his words were not just for them , but they 're for us as well and these are conversations that we can well eavesdrop on and learn something , I 'm sure , for our benefit . |
| 9 | Many brothels are almost entirely for their use . |
| 10 | The cartoons are not just for computer scientists , though perhaps the expert will see the irony more clearly . |
| 11 | Franklin D Roosevelt found that happy days were here again for 30 years with his lover Lucy Mercer Rutherfurd . |
| 12 | A kill every few days is often enough for the predators of large prey . |
| 13 | Cables are not just for heavy garments . |
| 14 | My ambitions are really just for quality . |
| 15 | From the photograph , what problems are there now for building really large ships , such as supertankers ? |
| 16 | According to this thinking , cruise missiles are not primarily for killing people . |
| 17 | Now , all these things are not just for this woman , they were for you , and they 're for me . |
| 18 | Utilitarian notions in the social sciences are not enough for even providing a conceptual framework for grasping what actually happens . |
| 19 | My qualifications are n't enough for state teaching , only for private language schools . ’ |
| 20 | People are not keen to complain about food in hospital because they are grateful for the medical attention and because the majority of patients are not there for long . |
| 21 | Pressures were now underway for decolonisation and , in any case , the economic exploitation of the colonies would have required a massive capital outlay which Europe could not possibly finance . |
| 22 | And if the first batch of 700 pigs is not enough for the test , the Bonn defence ministry has earmarked a budget of £77,000 to buy more of the live targets . |
| 23 | Some children will instantly start building houses or cars , telling me what they 're doing , and I know immediately that toys are not just for children , but for sharing with parents . |
| 24 | Three charges are probably enough for seeing the general trend so we shall now sum up the two partial energies |
| 25 | Three routes were out forward for the first section and two for the southern section . |
| 26 | City 's attackers The signs were already there for City that they might be in for a spanking when their formidable attack of Andy Cole , Leroy Rosenior and playmaker Jacki Dziekanowski were held in a tight grip in a first-half an opening 45 minutes that was marked by a spectacular 30-yard goal from Justin Channing , in the final week of his loan spell from QPR . |
| 27 | It was certainly a convincing win but the warning signs were already there for all to see : despite the forwards winning a barrel-load of good possession , the Scottish three-quarters failed to score a single try at home in front of a vociferous support and against a decrepit Welsh side . |
| 28 | The introduction of girls was quite a novelty , as with very few exceptions the ancient grammar school foundations were generally only for boys . |
| 29 | Two groups were n't enough for the actual experiment , though ; I needed six . |
| 30 | Ovulation prediction tests are not only for those having problems conceiving . |