Example sentences of "[verb] [noun pl] be for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Similarly , the reason why we want hospitals is for such aims as the preservation of life or the improvement of health or peace of mind . |
| 2 | It should be noted that these drag coefficients are for Clios with door mirror on both sides — rather than the single door mirror used by certain other companies to produce flattering windtunnel figures . |
| 3 | Budgeting Loans are for people getting income support . |
| 4 | Set meals are for one . |
| 5 | pedestrians who are crossing the road in which you are turning when entering or emerging from property bordering on a road , give way to pedestrians as well as the traffic on the road , remember pavements are for people , not for motor cycles motor vehicles |
| 6 | I would sum it up by saying cars are for work , not for worship . ’ |
| 7 | Jan thinks holidays are for wimps . ’ |
| 8 | The way to eradicate threadworms is for the whole family ( apart , possibly , from pregnant mums ) to take de-worming treatment , either an over-the-counter medication or the rather more effective prescribed preparation from your doctor . |
| 9 | ‘ Really , and here I thought trains were for the public . ’ |
| 10 | To maximise profits is for management not an optional exercise or a work of supererogation : it is management 's basic duty . |
| 11 | Instead he went on to tell them that the shortest time they kept pupils was for two years but that usually they tried to move people back into mainstream at the time for transfer to middle/upper school . |
| 12 | They have not made it clear enough what they think Conservatives are for . |
| 13 | Playing the piano is as easy for Cziffra as playing tiddly-winks is for you and me . |
| 14 | He was a natural swimmer and loved it , and could keep up with Nails for several lengths , with a long , graceful strike that far outshone Nails 's for style . |
| 15 | Thus , the Manpower Services Commission ( MSC ) stated in 1985 that ‘ the best assumption for planning purposes is for a continuing high level of unemployment throughout the period ( 1985–89 ) and for a level of long-term unemployment remaining at around the one million mark . ’ |
| 16 | They 're being encouraged to slap on this parking ticket which claims pavements are for people |