Example sentences of "[verb] is [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 ? |
| 3 | The worse thing I 've ever done is wax for my legs I did it once mhm |
| 4 | The Taxing fee when a bill has been taxed is 5p for each £ or part thereof of the total bill including disbursements and VAT . |
| 5 | What is needed is prayer for healing . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | ‘ 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 ! |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | All you pay is £1.99 for membership . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Ended is night for us ; |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | The money we are paid is recognition for our status compared to that of other people . |
| 15 | Yet although Motion may have started to do honour to Larkin 's achievement , what his book predominantly conveys is distaste for the man . |