Example sentences of "[prep] [be] for " in BNC.
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| 31 | The mode of action of the toxin appears to be for the non-conserved sequences in Domain II to bind specifically to a glycoprotein on the target insect 's gut membrane . |
| 32 | What redress is there to be for independent bankers who are to be immune from dismissal and are to have , as Pöhl so quaintly put it , ‘ adequate financial arrangements during and after their term in office ’ ? |
| 33 | Just what does something have to be for it to be called a god ? |
| 34 | The more Jane Holt mulled things over in her mind , the less cause there seemed to be for alarm . |
| 35 | Well I have to say that much of the impact of this story depends upon your being able to see and think of Boy as beautiful , admirable and even adorable in the true senses of those difficult and dangerous but nonetheless precious and necessary words ; I suggest therefore that you amend my descriptions of Boy and his lover — but I anticipate myself , that was not to be for several weeks yet ; that ‘ Great Romance of Our Times ’ , as it became known amongst us , had not yet begun , its theme tune had not yet been composed on Gary 's piano , its scenario was not yet subject of our daily gossip and speculation , we were not yet auditioning for a place in the credits — The Friend , The Admirer , Blonde Man in Bar , Second Guest at Dinner Party . |
| 36 | And you could say that Boy 's life in The Bar and in fact his mere presence there began somehow to be for us our revenge on that poor boy in that terrible , bitter , unhappy scene in that famous film . |
| 37 | This was the time that Farnborough was the place to be for many reasons . |
| 38 | 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 . |
| 39 | Thus the Commission saw these two vital controls on police power : the arrest had to be for an imprisonable offence and it had also , in addition to this , to be ‘ necessary ’ . |
| 40 | A priest is there to be for us a specific and bodily reminder of the man Jesus at the Last Supper . |
| 41 | It did n't have to be for one slot , it did n't have to be in a particular form , it could be anything as long as it used the medium for visual ends . |
| 42 | Efforts to control whaling between the wars was said to be for the purposes of resource conservation ; that they were really concerned with managing the flow of whale oil through international markets . |
| 43 | To be for animal welfare , as distinct from merely being against animal cruelty , is to believe that we have a duty to improve the quality of animal life , by ensuring — so far as this is possible — that other animals are the beneficiaries of what is good for them , not merely that we should avoid being cruel to them . |
| 44 | Many of the appropriate works are likely to be for users who require a general introduction to a subject — even though , in some cases , the same user 's formal education may be highly advanced in another field . |
| 45 | ‘ I think it 's going to be for all of us too ! ’ said Anne 's father thoughtfully . |
| 46 | In the event of a second conviction for a like offence , a member is liable , in addition to the penalties already named , to be adjudged to be for ever incapable of holding any public office , and to be incapable for five years of being registered as an elector or voting at an election either of members to serve in Parliament or of members of any public body . |
| 47 | The night shift is supposed to be for working youth and adults . |
| 48 | She had to be for St Cecilia as I hoped she would share my love of music and would know the lullaby Mr Vinct had composed for her . |
| 49 | The question for Iavolenus therefore is whether the period of sixteen years was supposed to be for the benefit of the trustee ( so that he could enjoy the income from the estate in the meantime ) or of the estate itself ( so that it would fall into the hands of the testator 's son only once he had reached the age of responsibility ) . |
| 50 | In these circumstances , if the trust had been validly set up , then judgment would have to be for the beneficiary . |
| 51 | After Tommy any change was bound to be for the worse , but really ! |
| 52 | In particular , the new demand is likely to be for those concerned with software . |
| 53 | The US 's supplies are supposed to be for use only in national catastrophes such as war . |
| 54 | IBM 's PROF system for office workers is supposed to be for those with little or no experience of computers . |
| 55 | The second possibility is that there may not be the clear difference between fiction and non-fiction for the young reader that then appears to be for the adult . |
| 56 | But were n't zoos supposed to be for studying animals , and saving species from extinction ? |
| 57 | Interestingly , the design requirements of eyes on the side of your head , which is where they need to be for all-round vision , plus the need for excellent binocular vision , leads to the cutaway snout or long face , such as we find in many rodents , including squirrels ( see Figure 4.3 ) . |
| 58 | I sat on the shelf beside the steering-wheel , the shelf that was supposed to be for passengers ' parcels and luggage . |
| 59 | It is certainly possible to see in the charter deeds of the denomination ( which is what the Book of Common Prayer seems to be for many ) this vision to reach those outside the church . |
| 60 | This may make her feel that society regards her as a second-class widow , and you may need to help those who come into contact with her to understand how important it is going to be for her future adjustment for them to treat her just as they would any other bereaved person . |