Example sentences of "[adj] [be] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | But some are gluttons for punishment . |
| 2 | Least popular are cards for wives . |
| 3 | Wishart Scientific are agents for Olympus microscopes in Northern Ireland and have expanded in personnel from two to twelve in five years . |
| 4 | Some were prisoners for four or five years . |
| 5 | Some of the castings were intended to be worn as pendants , some were decorations for staffs , while others were vessels . |
| 6 | Therefore this is evidence for the view that whereas certain volatiles such as the inert gases were acquired during accretion , others such as carbon and nitrogen ( and hydrogen ) were acquired subsequently . |
| 7 | it is rather difficult to know whether this is support for Krashen 's proposal or not , but it certainly implies the separation of the process of meaning construction from the determination of final output form . |
| 8 | So I thought , this is money for old rope , you know . |
| 9 | This is suspect for precisely the same reasons we considered when discussing option two . |
| 10 | Used to put animals to sleep , they do n't do much in the way of treatment , what we want to do from this is press for erm a P D S A grant . |
| 11 | This is fertiliser for strong leaf growth . |
| 12 | For imperial measure readers , this is 17in for a 12in sq . |
| 13 | Well , as usual it 's all there in the papers that Mr has prepared for us if anybody cares to read them , and you will notice , the national non-domestic rate , the business rate as it 's known , the contribution that the government are passing on from the business rates paid in Wiltshire , back to the people of Wiltshire is dropping by seven point nine million pounds , it 's being cut from a hundred and eighteen point six to a hundred and nine point three million pounds , and again this is pound for pound . |
| 14 | There 's an assumption by some politicians that just because there is this immense change taking place in Eastern Europe , that this is victory for Western capitalism erm , I think there might be some of who might be a bit cautious about that victory and might believe that er there is still much that needs to be shared and understood and it is n't as simple as perhaps some political figures might suggest it could be . |
| 15 | This is availble for the full duration of the contract period . |
| 16 | when you need people , well it , there 's , there 's been a programme on this morning there saying it 's not that there , this is vote for your , for your parliament you know , what you call it ? |
| 17 | That it has not proved possible to squeeze our resources further in order to accomplish this is cause for regret , but it is an aim which I am confident that all of my successors will seek to achieve . |
| 18 | ‘ This is reward for many years of hard work , for all the perseverance and the lonely nights , ’ he said as he sat on the terrace of the clubhouse revelling in the atmosphere and attention of a successful first round . |
| 19 | All he needs to make a success of this is buyers for the shares . |
| 20 | ‘ This is fitness for the thirtysomethings . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I am not adept with words without my elders by me , and this is matter for care . |
| 22 | It is not clear whether the 8.1. is authority for the service or whether a warrant is required from the sheriff clerk . |
| 23 | The difference in cost between the cheapest scenario and the plan that produces least CO 2 is $102 for each tonne of carbon not released . |
| 24 | The probability of survival from birth to age 1 is J , and from age 1 to age 2 is A. For simplicity , we assume that the expected fertility is the same at both ages ( ) . |
| 25 | This was manna for the banks . |
| 26 | This was Hymns for Infant Minds , which won the praise of Scott , Southey , Browning , Arnold of Rugby , and many others . |
| 27 | This was fodder for the trainees , and they rarely got much else . |
| 28 | The floor was carried on joists and under this was space for storage , scenery , gladiators and animals . |
| 29 | In summer this was heaven for us because it sometimes took hours to put things right and we would miss a large chunk of lessons . |
| 30 | This was par for the course , they seemed to be saying . |