Example sentences of "[Wh det] be for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nor are foods which are for immediate consumption . |
| 2 | I think that I am correct in saying that the two original high level computer languages were Cobol and Prolog , which were for developing business and general/scientific applications respectively . |
| 3 | We located 5874 hospital records , 1217 of which were for demented patients aged 40 to 64 years at presentation ; 707 records were either lost or contained insufficient information to apply the diagnostic criteria . |
| 4 | The British entries received a mixed reception : enthusiasm ( but not from this correspondent ) for ‘ Naked ’ , a study in ‘ gritty realism ’ which won Mike Leigh the prize for best director ; some revulsion over Peter Greenaway 's ‘ The Baby of Macon ’ , which is for strong stomachs ; and mild pleasure for Kenneth Branagh 's ‘ Much Ado About Nothing ’ . |
| 5 | Members of the Youth Conference gave a lively drama impression of ‘ Camp Vincent ! ’ which is for young members of the society , and those who would like to be in the society , to come together to share views , aspirations , experiences of working in the society , and enjoy fellowship together . |
| 6 | The Monktonhall miners have secured a number of lucrative deals , including one with ScottishPower which is for five years and believed to be worth £10 million . |
| 7 | We give to certain proper charities , of course — the Invalid Asylum , which is for respectable females , and the Female Refuge , which is for penitent fallen women , and the Yorkshire Boys ’ School in London , and the Railway Servants ' Orphanage . |
| 8 | There are three chemical treatment plants in the Province , one of which is for in-house wastes only ; so wastes required to be disposed of by high-temperature incineration have to be sent to disposal facilities outside the Province . |
| 9 | The Engineering Council also operates the Technology Enhancement Programme which is for 14–19 year olds and aims to increase capability in technology , mathematics and science , developing skills that are matched to the needs of industry . |
| 10 | It is also an unprecedented legal recognition here of a problem the very existence of which was for many decades denied by a Communist state claiming to be founded upon the interests of the working class . |
| 11 | Alas , the biggest deceptions in gramophone history comprised serious music , which was for many years ‘ cut down ’ , both in duration and instrumentation . |
| 12 | They could match their lending more closely with their borrowing , much of which was for specified periods of time . |
| 13 | Which would be formulated in the pre-election year which was for obvious reasons . |
| 14 | to , to , I mean when I first had the er plaster off , which was for ten days it was , I could not believe it that these fingers were not going but I 'm told that that 's quite usual . |
| 15 | This is not the way to maintain it in what is for many accountants a difficult transitional period . |
| 16 | This brings the time of resuming sexual relations right up to what is for most women the most fertile time of the month . |
| 17 | ‘ Its distinctive feature is the outer wall facing what was for some time the running lines of the railway , though these tracks are now wholly within the works area , the main lines passing on the other side of the canal . |
| 18 | Descended from Ferdinand Franz Wallraf , who with Johann Richardt had founded Cologne 's great museum , Paul lived in what was for post-war days a sizeable apartment with large rooms . |