Example sentences of "[det] [noun] [be] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That contract was for ten albums , which , at Oldfield 's work rate , could amount to fifteen to twenty years ' work . |
| 2 | Work in this field was for many years hampered by a lack of techniques sufficiently sensitive to detect changes in the solutions under study and by a rigid and over-simplified view of the nature of solutions . |
| 3 | Critics of Guerreiro 's dismissal , however , stated that this decision was for foreign consumption , and pointed out that it was Collor himself who had delayed the boundary decision by six months in order to give FUNAI more time to study the region . |
| 4 | But this monitoring was for many students inconsistent with their future leading roles in Chinese industry , commerce and society in general . |
| 5 | This action was for wrongful dismissal but the same principle applies in a claim for damages for personal injury . |
| 6 | And this figure is for each cell , not all the cells of a body put together . |
| 7 | The two parts of this figure are for different values of the Prandtl number . |
| 8 | Available straight or with honey , this vinegar is for general cooking and dressings for salads , including apples . |
| 9 | This lot was for 59 coaches to what became 53 , the numbers allocated being 1599–1648 inclusive . |
| 10 | everybody thought that this agency was for runaway dads . |
| 11 | Note that this allowance is for independent monsters which are assumed to be magically bound , trained , or otherwise loyal to your cause . |
| 12 | I knew yet another man who always possessed two pairs — one for everyday , and another pair were for formal occasions . |
| 13 | The object of this activity is for one side to carry a ‘ ball ’ from one end of the assembly hall to the other . |
| 14 | This section is for permanent residents ; I brought you here first because if it had got out that you had been here and had n't seen this lot my life would n't have been worth living . |
| 15 | So I think I 'm asking for just a bit more , more talks and where there is a , a home or homes in a rural area that may be the only home in that area , so it is available to local people that Social Services come in and there in an understanding in planning authorities first and now the actual criteria we 're working on because most local people will think that home is for local people . |
| 16 | Typically , such contracts were for 15 years . |
| 17 | Such activity was for one thing ‘ part of the English temper ’ . |
| 18 | The main need of these artists was for good opportunities to exhibit their work ; unlike the equally celebrated group Die Brücke ( The Bridge ) they did not work closely together . |
| 19 | But these data are for fourth-year crabs . |
| 20 | It 's also worth stressing that these books are for real people , with real gardens : we 're not giving them pictures of Blenheim or Buckingham Palace . |
| 21 | These figures are for those researchers actually finishing their work and submitting a successful thesis , and they do not include those who failed to complete their research , or who failed to reach the required standard for the granting of the Ph D degree . |
| 22 | These figures are for those researchers actually finishing their work and submitting a successful thesis , and they do not include those who failed to complete their research , or who failed to reach the required standard for the granting of the Ph D degree . |
| 23 | The ‘ normal minimum admission standards ’ listed in these tables are for many areas of study a realistic indication of the grades likely to be required and applicants who hold these grades stand an excellent chance of being made an offer , eg for most degrees in the Faculty of Arts , the Faculty of Science and Engineering , and the less pressured areas in the Social Sciences such as Nursing Studies or Social Policy . |
| 24 | These screws are for overall height adjustment purposes only and should only be touched if the desired action height is out of range for the individual saddle height screws . |
| 25 | Some of these loans are for short periods . |
| 26 | Since these payments are for this purpose they are quite separate from , and are not dependent upon , any right to compensation or the ‘ Disturbance Payment ’ which is described below . |
| 27 | Large passenger liners are being built by nearly every maritime nation , and some of these ships are for British owners . |
| 28 | ( It is important to remember that the purpose of these records is for internal progress checking , not for circulation to Area Managers or whoever . |
| 29 | These encounters are for this reason accompanied by a great deal of laughing , smiling and verbal exchanges . |
| 30 | Please note that many of these facilities are for shared use with pedestrians . |