Example sentences of "[conj] [vb mod] [be] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nor is it the knowledge that Foxton , a haunt of foxes even in Saxon times , is a meeting place among others of one of the great Leicestershire Hunts , the Fernie , however important a cause that may be for assemblies of motorists in the county . |
| 2 | Each cycle should take fifty five minutes so we do three sets of role play , well we look at them , look for the cycle to start at quarter past ten first cycle must start at quarter past ten , there four that should be for one o'clock so we commence the third and final role play , come back here and break for lunch and have an hour for lunch final role play at two o'clock . |
| 3 | The best that could be for the the Simpson woman is that at least when they had married , she stuck to him right to his death . |
| 4 | The only way to avoid that would be for the Chancellor of the Exchequer to give the health service an open-ended budget . |
| 5 | Asked by Hot Press magazine if he would be prepared to kill or die for Ulster , Mr Wilson said : ‘ I certainly would not allow terrorists to dictate the future that would be for me , my family and my community . |
| 6 | We must insist on a system of tests that will be for the benefit of the pupils ; that will test what each one can do in practical work and in theoretical understanding ; and will serve as a motive for each to go on to the next stage . |
| 7 | ‘ The angel said , ‘ Do not be afraid , I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all people . |
| 8 | ‘ The angel said , ‘ Do not be afraid , I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all people . |
| 9 | It 'd be a difficult situation that will be for Chris then wo n't it I mean |
| 10 | And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thy hand , and shalt be for frontlets between thine eyes . |
| 11 | They might have been like this for three centuries , and could be for three centuries more . |
| 12 | She was in limbo and would be for the rest of her life , if you could call it a life , dragging out its weary length with no more great joys or fearful griefs for her , for her blood was running too thin to bear them . |
| 13 | This would apply only to a juvenile already in care of a local authority and then found guilty of a further imprisonable offence , and would be for a fixed period of not more than six months . |
| 14 | C1 was to be a two-year course for 16-plus school-leavers with suitable qualifications , leading to a certificate or diploma comparable in status to an OND , while C2 would normally be of two years ' duration and would be for students not so highly qualified or well-motivated as those taking C1 courses . |
| 15 | This account could only be drawn on when it had reached an estimated $1,000 million and would be for the purpose of purchasing the external debt bonds of Argentina 's creditor banks . |
| 16 | Margot is always splendid on these occasions ; she took me back to the house and covered me with ice and raw beef : but in spite of all I am a most revolting sight today and shall be for a week or more — lame in one leg , blind in one eye , and with a nose like Cyrano … |
| 17 | It has always been and shall be for evermore . |
| 18 | The first two vehicles fitted-out will be based on the new Mark III sleeping cars and will be for the use of members of the Royal Household and other support staff . |
| 19 | And these are matters that we are , and will be for the future the immediate future and perhaps for the more distant future thoroughly engaged upon because there are very deep questions here and the sacramental one hinges upon the ecclesial one . |
| 20 | ‘ O Lord , ’ he prayed earnestly , ‘ I know how wicked , how unworthy , how evil and wanting I have been and am and will be for ever . |
| 21 | One problem is that , because the ground is contaminated and will be for centuries , produce from the soil is also contaminated . |
| 22 | Schedules are generally constructed over a year , which is usually the client 's short-term planning cycle , but may be for a single seasonal burst . |
| 23 | Walling may have one or two faces , so a one-face finish may not be suitable for using as the edge of a tread instead of a paving slab , but would be for use underneath the slab . |
| 24 | By the Land Registration Act 1925 ( s70(1) ) : All registered land shall … be deemed to be subject to such of the following overriding interests as may be for the time being subsisting in reference thereto . |