Example sentences of "[pers pn] is for [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The skirt pattern I 've designed for you is for Japanese machines , but I 've also made one for Passap/Pfaff . |
| 2 | These results show how common it is for small mammals to become trapped in pitfalls , and although there is some selection in species trapped , depending on local circumstances , the degree of bias is less than might be expected . |
| 3 | It is for similar reasons that I have included the notes from a lecture by Dr. S.P. Dey — the feeling of certainty that LM potencies are an indispensable part of the homœopath 's armoury comes from the authority of his many years in practice . |
| 4 | A comparison of such different ballets as Enigma Variations , Fancy Free and The Rake 's Progress emphasises how important it is for young choreographers to remember that ballet is an art of the general as well as of the particular . |
| 5 | It is for longer-term forecasts that accuracy becomes harder to achieve . |
| 6 | If the superpowers are still perceived as dominant , it is for other reasons . |
| 7 | Each one should be cleaned , inside and out — it is just as effective for those hard-to-reach molars as it is for front teeth . |
| 8 | It is for individual members and their firms to decide what subject matter is useful and relevant to their needs . |
| 9 | Since a variety of conduct is included within the term gross indecency , the protection afforded to male patients from sexual exploitation is greater than it is for female patients . |
| 10 | When I asked about local amnesties , I was told : ’ It is for chief officers of police to consider whether offering opportunities for disposing of offensive weapons would be a worthwhile crime prevention initiative in their own force area . ’ |
| 11 | It will be impractical to fix a levy that is as fair for the three million owners of normal-speed machines as it is for future owners of half-speed machines . |
| 12 | They would charge £5000 ( ! ) and , because it is for educational purposes , would provide no restriction on sales and extend copyright for a period of 5 years ( 21/6 ) . |
| 13 | It is for local authorities to allocate their priorities . |
| 14 | Their pre-school life is often more sheltered than it is for white children . |
| 15 | This discovery did not prove to be particularly useful because the metabolite is a mycotoxin and mildly carcinogenic , illustrating that toxicological testing is just as important for natural products as it is for synthetic chemicals . |
| 16 | But if the interest has returned , it is for different reasons this time . |
| 17 | To sum up , if examples such as those in ( 28 ) and that in ( 29 ) are all ungrammatical , as we can readily agree , it is for different reasons : ( 28 ) the sum of $300 she had to pay was total the lecturer who is to greet the Queen is mere ( 29 ) the man is very The adjectives in ( 28 ) lead to incoherence because , as already observed , they are specialized to qualify a property , and so they are incoherent in the predicative construction , which assigns the adjective property to the entity of the subject , not to its sense . |
| 18 | It is for little ones , you know when you think |
| 19 | Gestation is slightly shorter than it is for human mothers . |
| 20 | Local scepticism maintains that , even if knowledge is possible elsewhere , it is for special reasons not available in this or that selected area . |