Example sentences of "to be for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is no special law allowing A , B , and C to meet together in the open air or elsewhere for a lawful purpose , but the right of A to go where he pleases so that he does not commit a trespass , and to say what he likes to B so that his talk is not libellous or seditious , the right of B to do the like , and the existence of the same rights of C , D , E , and F and so on ad infinitum , lead to the consequence that A , B , C , D and a thousand or ten thousand other persons , may ( as a general rule ) meet together in any place where otherwise they each have a right to be for a lawful purpose and in a lawful manner . |
| 2 | To be for a democratic united Europe means to be unambiguously against its current economic reality — and most immediately against the policies dictated by the ERM . |
| 3 | The only proviso is that your holiday has to be for a minimum of five nights . |
| 4 | If the hat is to be for a grown-up , measure a grown-up 's head , again adding 5cms for overlap , and cut the tissue paper to this size . |
| 5 | Originally scheduled to be for a morning only , the response was so enthusiastic that the meeting grew to an all-day event with a full billing of committed speakers . |
| 6 | Alas for them , Faber was not in Santa 's sack this year , and is unlikely to be for a long while . |
| 7 | But then it would need to be for a man of his size to stretch out in comfort . |
| 8 | ‘ Why is it that when I do fall , it has to be for a termagant who drives me out of my head ? |
| 9 | Their proposal will not be finalised until a few days before the F&S meeting on 5th March , but seems likely to be for a 9% pay increase ( the lower figure of price inflation and the average national wage increase ) , with no reduction in differentials . |
| 10 | First , how large does a sample have to be for a given population ? |
| 11 | Sir , in June nineteen ninety two Mrs Brown er successfully obtained temporary work working for the Nottingham Community Hospice as a nursing auxiliary and the work was initially intended to be for a period of about three months . |
| 12 | As mortgages tend to be for a long term and in view of the fact that 75% of the amount originally borrowed is still outstanding it is reasonable to classify this as a long-term liability . |
| 13 | Neither case is an authority on how serious a discrepancy or inaccuracy has to be for a challenge on the ground of mistake to succeed . |
| 14 | But then it was only going to be for a matter of weeks , so what did it matter anyway ? |
| 15 | ‘ If it should rain , it 's not going to be for a very long time . ’ |
| 16 | It was only to be for a matter of months . |
| 17 | They used to be for a while . |