Example sentences of "[conj] [noun pl] are for " in BNC.
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| 1 | And so to war , and at first a very strange war , On either side it appeared that no one wanted to start the bombing war which in our way had been our long time plan — in fact the Trenchard theory that fighters are for defence , bombers for offence . |
| 2 | That in lower income groups , not because you could n't afford to heat the bedrooms , but there 's a definite idea that bedrooms are for sleeping in , rather than living in . |
| 3 | The important thing to remember is that NVQs are for the individual , are broadly based and non-specific , in five levels , and once accredited the individual , from school leaver upwards , builds up a personal record of achievement which will be recognised by employers across the country . |
| 4 | The case studies of school self-evaluation which the Open University has carried out in Oxfordshire and elsewhere suggest that teachers are for the most part ignorant of this literature and of the various research strategies , mainly derived from social science , by which valid and reliable evidence about their professional activities might be gathered and judged . |
| 5 | If picture-books are for young children , then what is one to make of , for example , Charles Keeping 's edition of Alfred Noyes The highwayman or Raymond Briggs ' Fungus the bogeyman ? |
| 6 | Parkside pit camp mugs , T-shirts and badges are for sale , and a limited edition commemorative plate has been produced . |
| 7 | Derelict land is resilient , robust and interesting , providing private areas that are so necessary to children — land to dirt-track on which cowboys and indians are for real , and ponds to sail boats that never do . |
| 8 | Youth , when death has no reality ( she does n't mean fear of death , children can have that ) , and our actions and pleasures are for their own sake , for what they are now and new . |
| 9 | Health services exist for the benefit of patients , not doctors ; schools and colleges are for students , not for teachers or administrators . |
| 10 | And Polos are for girlie 's — so such on that ! |
| 11 | The shampoo and combs are for white people 's hair ; they do n't have Black combs . |
| 12 | And stickers are for the windows . |
| 13 | Through it all runs the most noble assumption — that no human need be daunted by the stature even of a genius such as Shakespeare , that his wisdoms and magics are for us all and that Johnson himself is an eager and willing guide . |
| 14 | Speeches , TV events , Senate hearing , newsclips and interviews are for real . |
| 15 | But unions are for representing people properly , responsibly , not for using as some vehicle for your own political obsessions . |
| 16 | Because balls are for outside . |
| 17 | Some votes are for capital items , such as expenditure on new buildings , while others are for revenue items , such as staff salaries . |
| 18 | The concept of date de valeur is used to predict cash flow , by anticipating when items will clear the bank account , according to whether cheques are for banks classified as ‘ out of town ’ or ‘ in town ’ . |