Example sentences of "[be] [prep] [noun sg] [noun] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most ladders are of aluminium construction for lightness and ease of handling . |
| 2 | A hardy , naturally polled breed of a type which has been in southwest Scotland for centuries , the Galloway is capable of growing a thick , shaggy coat of long , rain-shedding hairs over its thick , soft , mossy undercoat to protect itself in the cold , damp climate of the region . |
| 3 | which might not be at year end for example . |
| 4 | ‘ If he were to institute proceedings for infringement before the patent for the invention was sealed , the procedural requirement of the proviso would not be satisfied but a statement of claim could not be struck out as disclosing no cause of action although it might be liable to be struck out as an abuse of the process of the court . |
| 5 | Their anticipation had been at fever pitch for days . |
| 6 | My Lords , as we all know , having been told twice by our Minister that the cost of a pencil is twenty pence , will she now tell us what the overall cost has been and is for cash protection for grant maintained schools ? |
| 7 | Unix is a powerful operating system used on many mainframe computers , and is in theory ideal for use on big computer networks . |
| 8 | Leading business figures , like the chairman of Sony , Akio Morita , say it is in fact time for companies to show more consideration for their employees , shareholders and local communities . |
| 9 | She is at present Officer for English at the National Language Unit of Wales . |
| 10 | Carl started me on this , he was into carrot cake for years and |
| 11 | In the original proposals there was in fact scope for savings of a hundred and ten thousand pounds in this budget . |
| 12 | His maiden speech was on the Congo and his last was on home rule for Ireland . |
| 13 | One patient was on maintenance foscarnet for cytomegalovirus retinitis . |