Example sentences of "if [art] [noun pl] be for " in BNC.

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1 She did n't know if the tears were for herself or her father .
2 The problem generally classified as ‘ shirking ’ also extends to incompetence , since if the shareholders are for practical purposes unable to replace management the company may suffer from inept leadership quite separately from questions of managerial diligence .
3 Now planning councillors on both side of the Thames will have to consider if the plans are for a bridge too far
4 If the figures are for real GNP per head then West Germany would fare better , because of its slow growing ( and latterly falling ) population , than America which has had millions of new immigrants .
5 However , if the cards are for the wife 's relations or childhood friends , it would be more natural to put her name first .
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