Example sentences of "be for [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is very important to get the facts if we are to contemplate what the police should be for controlling and preventing crime . |
| 2 | Of course , if you are musical yourself , then what a wonderful excuse it would be for composing a tune for someone special and writing it out neatly on manuscript paper . |
| 3 | The company says that it intends to support the FDDI , Fibre Channel Standard and Parallel Channel Attachment standards but this will be for connecting the SP1 to file servers and hosts rather than speeding up the local network within the chassis . |
| 4 | If I 'm not very much mistaken , they would be for packing up the Presley hoard in . ’ |
| 5 | Since there are already hundreds of useless insect repellents on the market , how much more scope would there be for removing money from wilderness lovers , if the product was essential to beat off things with teeth and claws ? |
| 6 | There is also a lack of clarity over where the emphasis should be for promoting the involvement of general practitioners . |
| 7 | In addition , what should the criteria be for evaluating the success of community economic development ? |
| 8 | This is the maximum size that a two-colour stitch pattern can be for transferring to the console . |
| 9 | Apart from these it is meant to account for all the reasons there can be for accepting authorities . |
| 10 | Where the power is exercised , it should be for achieving the ends of justice and fairness . |
| 11 | Would it be for seeing into people 's minds ? |
| 12 | But what might the reasons be for saying such a thing ? |
| 13 | But Mill considers what , what reasons could there possibly be for having this two stage process . |
| 14 | Whatever Mr Major 's motives may be for having concluded that your that the process is at an end that your involvement , effectively , with Gerry Adams is at an end , what about Mr Reynolds ' motives ? |
| 15 | But were n't zoos supposed to be for studying animals , and saving species from extinction ? |
| 16 | What other explanation could there possibly be for going into a shop , flicking through rails of attractive fuchsia , cobalt and aquamarine outer-garments , and saying to the assistant , ‘ Have you got any grey ones ? ’ |
| 17 | ‘ What possible reason would that be for disliking you ? |
| 18 | I would n't even know what the purpose would be for doing it , really . |
| 19 | It can be for starting up trading , expanding your business , sustaining cashflow , or improving efficiency . |
| 20 | However , the greater the inherited capital stock , , the less need there will be for adding to the capital stock , or even replacing worn-out equipment . |
| 21 | Nights should be for crooning to your girl on a rooftop , not dumping your business partner in the bay . ’ |
| 22 | What better incentive could there be for prompting booksellers to escape this predicament and embrace change ? ’ |
| 23 | The more sensitive we are to the possible stigmatising consequences of charity , the less motivation there will be for giving . |
| 24 | The more a theory claims , the more potential opportunities there will be for showing that the world does not in fact behave in the way laid down by the theory . |
| 25 | If D set out to trick V into having sex , realising that she probably would not consent otherwise , are not his intention and his method sufficient to condemn him for rape , as they would be for obtaining property by deception ? |
| 26 | Meantime , what better case could there be for staging the Germany game at a time of fixture congestion than the fact that 10,000 youngsters , who watched the tie against Malta free of charge , have paid £1 a head to return to Ibrox on Wednesday . |
| 27 | The night shift is supposed to be for working youth and adults . |