Example sentences of "[verb] [is] [noun] for " in BNC.

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1 ( The two men had been Sir Denys 's rivals for the top job in 1987 , and Mr Hampel will be chief executive of the rump ICI if the demerger goes ahead . )
2 In Selfoss the assistant in the chemist 's tries to sell us surgical spirit when we ask for meths and there is a pantomime while Tony explains to her , in best sign language , that what he wants is spirit for a Trangia .
3 The best you can do is silks for a jockey skullcap , but should n't we be able to buy hats covered with light or reflective materials , instead of velvet , for road use ?
4 The worse thing I 've ever done is wax for my legs I did it once mhm
5 The Taxing fee when a bill has been taxed is 5p for each £ or part thereof of the total bill including disbursements and VAT .
6 Once SAVE 's case for the significance of the building was made , its retention as part of the London scene was accepted by all the parties involved .
7 What is needed is prayer for healing .
8 Now it is easier as all that has to be shown is value for money and that the private sector is shouldering the risk of not being paid .
9 ‘ I hope you appreciate I 'm burning the midnight oil to ring you tonight , ’ Lucy 's voice persisted from its far-off country , ‘ And all I 'm getting is monosyllables for my trouble !
10 As Jennings ( 1982 , p. 67 ) has observed , most councillors are backbenchers , not policy-makers , and about the only vital service they see themselves doing is casework for their constituents .
11 All you pay is £1.99 for membership .
12 The maximum you should pay is 48p for a minute ; I 've checked it and I can place a concisely worded advert in about 45 seconds , and at cheap rate that works out at 27p .
13 Ended is night for us ;
14 They plan a tour of Britain to familiarise themselves with the British style and the first place they wish to stop is Dundee for the game with United .
15 What the approach bequeathed is procedures for surveying large numbers of people at minimum cost , and a series of guides for eliciting " factual " information from respondents in an interview .
16 The money we are paid is recognition for our status compared to that of other people .
17 Yet although Motion may have started to do honour to Larkin 's achievement , what his book predominantly conveys is distaste for the man .
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