Example sentences of "[noun] be for [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then one of them asked : ‘ Can you tell us what the Rules of Engagement were for your task Major ? ’ |
| 2 | But it would spoil the illusion if all the merrymakers were to think that their spending bonanza was for their own satisfaction . |
| 3 | The plan which Henry still had in mind was for his eldest son to take all of those lands which he himself had inherited from his father and mother , i.e. Anjou , Maine , Normandy and England , while Richard should have the land which he had acquired by virtue of his marriage to Eleanor . |
| 4 | As my hon. Friend knows , fiscal matters are for our right hon. Friend the Chancellor . |
| 5 | So company obligations , but the good news is , the company obligations are for your benefit . |
| 6 | The second is that it is in relation to this period that one finds a quite separate account of the origins of the Muftilik advanced , namely Katib Celebi 's view that the office originated not with Molla Fenari in Bursa or Fahreddin Acemi in Edirne but rather with Hizir Bey in Istanbul , the Muftilik being for his tenure , and for some time alter , a to the post of kadi of Istanbul , of which he was the first holder . |
| 7 | They are also closely associated with University College Cork , which makes it particularly pleasant to welcome them to Queen 's for their first visit . |
| 8 | David Stirling 's final plan was for his force to embark in five Bristol Bombay aircraft of 216 Squadron on the night of 16 November and drop near their targets . |
| 9 | Hurtled The plan was for his main chute to open at 3,000ft but it did not open and he hurtled to conclusion of the association 's investigation was that he had failed to locate the ripcord handle . |
| 10 | Gloucester Place seemed awash with the carriages of other guests attending the ball and Emily chafed as she sat waiting impatiently to move on , watched by ladies ' maids and servants of the lower orders who seemed to think that the spectacle was for their pleasure . |
| 11 | Resource-based learning places the pupil in the active mode , but equally its demand on the teacher is for his full creative involvement . |
| 12 | And of course you your mangles was for your a and your turnips for your Winter fodder . |
| 13 | In 1943 the well-known painter , Hans Hofmann , asked the young Pollock how important nature was for his art . |
| 14 | For the men of Rochdale , desirable though the store at Toad Lane was for its immediate practical purpose , their principal objective remained the setting up of a Co-operative Community . |
| 15 | Red lights are for our benefit . |
| 16 | This video is for my generation but can be used by anybody . |
| 17 | Important though each of these qualities is for his survival in office , they are over-shadowed by that most prized of all political virtues : knowing where he wants to go . |
| 18 | The hide is for your sole use . |
| 19 | Shortly after they reached her apartment in Belgravia the standard procedure was for their mother to burst into tears . |
| 20 | Youth , when death has no reality ( she does n't mean fear of death , children can have that ) , and our actions and pleasures are for their own sake , for what they are now and new . |
| 21 | The following proposed amendments to the Constitution are for your careful consideration so that you can comment and vote on them at the A.G.M. on Friday , 19th March 1982 . |
| 22 | Little in Hanson 's track record suggests this has yet happened ; but the best defence strategy against Hanson is for its target to demonstrate that its business is volatile , capital-hungry and high-tech . |
| 23 | He cries ; Lit 's for my friend St Herbert ! |
| 24 | My passion is for its numerous Romanesque churches , in most cases humbly proportioned but elevated into unique works of art by the richness of their exquisitely-sculpted decoration ; to go to Poitou/Saintonge and not look at any of its churches would be like going to an African game reserve and ignoring the animals . |
| 25 | Pearson 's policy is for our newspapers to be corporately and not proprietorially managed . ’ |
| 26 | J. Rothschild Assurance is equally committed to providing a superior level of service to their clients as Scottish Amicable is for their customers . |
| 27 | Jim Devine , Scottish regional officer of the Confederation of Health Service Employees , said there was no need for a pay intelligence unit to find out what the Government 's strategy is for its staff . |
| 28 | Children need to understand and learn where the limit is for their behaviour . |
| 29 | Hagen 's iconoclasm was for his own benefit ; he never saw himself as a social campaigner on behalf of his fellow professionals . |
| 30 | ‘ The arrangement was for my ex-husband , Thom , who 's American , to see Eva , now three years old , for one week in every four , ’ explains Wendy . |