Example sentences of "[noun] is for [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cocaine is for anaesthetising against pain . ’ |
| 2 | If your particular bent is for turning , go for Windsor chairs , or some other country chair . |
| 3 | The plan is for orbiting laser battle stations which would zap Soviet missiles . |
| 4 | WHAT a spoilsport the Queen is for objecting to the Spitting Image royal puppets being displayed in the window of Liberty in London . |
| 5 | B is for breathing . |
| 6 | Thought should be given as to whether the requirement is for printing only , or whether design is to be included . |
| 7 | Re-engineering is for designing a development environment ; utilising existing systems ; building data and process models ; mapping old systems to new ; and planning the migration of data , code , user interfaces and communications . |
| 8 | The new charge is for reshaping Philips ' consumer electronics and components businesses and for its German associate Grundig in which it has a 31.6% stake . |
| 9 | I mean , your record is for sitting at home and listening to and live is for taking it somewhere different . ’ |
| 10 | Although strictly speaking the company is responsible for the cost of materials immediately the order is placed , the normal procedure is for costing to be delayed until the invoice has been checked and approved for payment . |
| 11 | As you construct your argument , you will be obliged to make judgements about how firmly you are committed to each of its ideas , and how strong the evidence is for believing them . |
| 12 | The glue is for pasting the various classifications on to the shelves . |
| 13 | Put both side levers to I is for knitting with the carriage those needles in working ( B ) position , while others are in E , holding position . |
| 14 | By the way , are you realising that this week is for setting up appointments for next week . |
| 15 | America 's passion for watching and talking about sport ( and , those ubiquitous joggers notwithstanding , the true passion is for watching not playing ) deserves attention . |
| 16 | Beating straps are only occasionally fitted to boards and , as the name suggests , their sole use is for sailing into wind . |
| 17 | However , the presence of a mainly traffic-orientated road within a district of housing — though not ideal — should not divert attention from the fact that the area 's main use is for living , not travelling . |
| 18 | Life is for living , do your ‘ own thing ’ sometimes . |
| 19 | ‘ Life is for living and , for God 's sake , tables are for putting mugs down on . ’ |
| 20 | Life is for sharing . ’ |
| 21 | ( Oh ! – a Clinometer is for measuring gradients and is used by the building trade , surveyors , and the Royal Artillery . ) ’ |
| 22 | Now MyMouse Com is for running the serial mouse . |
| 23 | The third program is for designing patterns which are larger than one mylar sheet . |
| 24 | It requires a lot of hard talking to go abroad to film these days : the main justification is for filming out of season — this is sometimes essential , but can often be avoided by good planning . |
| 25 | The 3 box is for entering a technique , which we will do later . |
| 26 | Dhamma is for awakening , for taming , for calming , for crossing over , for utter Nirvana . |
| 27 | The report is for noting . |
| 28 | The next challenge is for stuffing or dressing for game birds . |
| 29 | But this , of course , does not mean that they are not enjoying your company , if you show that you are quite happy just to sit quietly with them , looking through a newspaper or reading a book ; for silence is for sharing too on the right occasions . |
| 30 | The knob at the rear is for setting the pointer to any desired position for calibration . |