Example sentences of "[verb] [vb mod] be for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ for the purpose of prostitution ’ Means that loitering or soliciting must be for the purpose of offering her body etc. for reward as outlined at point 2 ante . |
| 2 | Nevertheless it is probably fair to assume that a private customer 's needs will be for " standard " investments . |
| 3 | Everything I have done could be for him . |
| 4 | The next time they parade will be for the reformation as the Royal Logistic Corps . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ What I 'd like would be for him to go back to that first wife of his . ’ |
| 6 | The showmen hated those whom the Cinematograph Year Book always described as ‘ the Busybodies and Meddlers ’ and thought of their demands in terms of what the Bioscope referred to as ‘ Prussianism ’ but in order to keep control of their own industry the showmen accepted many of the standards of middle-class taste and insisted that what they would provide would be for the most part family entertainment . |
| 7 | Remember , if your policy is for ‘ Replacement as New ’ then your sum insured should be for the full replacement cost of all your possessions . |
| 8 | Erm one possible way round the I suppose would be for the county council to amend the explan explanatory memorandum er as a matter of urgency and to bring forward in it er or or at least to acknowledge some of the the matters that have been raised . |
| 9 | Lets can be for 364 days or for two separate periods in winter and summer . |
| 10 | I think the best way to proceed will be for you to produce as many captions as you think fit and we can then select from these during editing . |
| 11 | The files they carried would be for show and had no importance . |
| 12 | But constitutional expert Michael Nash , who is soon to bring out a book , A Royal Divorce , about the history of the British monarchy , said last night : ‘ The best thing to happen would be for William to become the next in line to the throne . |
| 13 | He probably would get a sort of wages out of it but er running I would imagine would be for nothing . |
| 14 | If you are caring for an elderly parent who is at some stage of grieving for a lost partner , whether she is experiencing the shattering despair that follows soon after bereavement , or the long sad loneliness and feeling of deprivation characteristic of its later stages , her deepest need will be for your practical and emotional support during her period of sorrow and adjustment . |
| 15 | As she may not be a particularly gregarious person she will experience great loneliness after her husband 's death , and her need will be for the company of her family and a few special friends to see her through this difficult period . |
| 16 | The increased need will be for ‘ salesmen to have a deep technical knowledge of the products they are selling , as well as knowledge of the customers ’ applications ’ . |
| 17 | In old age , however , the likelihood is that the overwhelming need will be for confirmation and acceptance of their situation . |