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

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1 Cocaine is for anaesthetising against pain . ’
2 If your particular bent is for turning , go for Windsor chairs , or some other country chair .
3 The plan is for orbiting laser battle stations which would zap Soviet missiles .
4 WHAT a spoilsport the Queen is for objecting to the Spitting Image royal puppets being displayed in the window of Liberty in London .
5 Thought should be given as to whether the requirement is for printing only , or whether design is to be included .
6 Re-engineering is for designing a development environment ; utilising existing systems ; building data and process models ; mapping old systems to new ; and planning the migration of data , code , user interfaces and communications .
7 The new charge is for reshaping Philips ' consumer electronics and components businesses and for its German associate Grundig in which it has a 31.6% stake .
8 I mean , your record is for sitting at home and listening to and live is for taking it somewhere different . ’
9 Although strictly speaking the company is responsible for the cost of materials immediately the order is placed , the normal procedure is for costing to be delayed until the invoice has been checked and approved for payment .
10 As you construct your argument , you will be obliged to make judgements about how firmly you are committed to each of its ideas , and how strong the evidence is for believing them .
11 The glue is for pasting the various classifications on to the shelves .
12 By the way , are you realising that this week is for setting up appointments for next week .
13 America 's passion for watching and talking about sport ( and , those ubiquitous joggers notwithstanding , the true passion is for watching not playing ) deserves attention .
14 Beating straps are only occasionally fitted to boards and , as the name suggests , their sole use is for sailing into wind .
15 However , the presence of a mainly traffic-orientated road within a district of housing — though not ideal — should not divert attention from the fact that the area 's main use is for living , not travelling .
16 Life is for living , do your ‘ own thing ’ sometimes .
17 Life is for living and , for God 's sake , tables are for putting mugs down on . ’
18 Life is for sharing . ’
19 Now MyMouse Com is for running the serial mouse .
20 The third program is for designing patterns which are larger than one mylar sheet .
21 It requires a lot of hard talking to go abroad to film these days : the main justification is for filming out of season — this is sometimes essential , but can often be avoided by good planning .
22 The 3 box is for entering a technique , which we will do later .
23 But what have we here as plays the ball across , it comes back off and out to the left hand side where the urgency from the crowd is for to get rid of it .
24 Dhamma is for awakening , for taming , for calming , for crossing over , for utter Nirvana .
25 The report is for noting .
26 The next challenge is for stuffing or dressing for game birds .
27 But this , of course , does not mean that they are not enjoying your company , if you show that you are quite happy just to sit quietly with them , looking through a newspaper or reading a book ; for silence is for sharing too on the right occasions .
28 The knob at the rear is for setting the pointer to any desired position for calibration .
29 The money is for fitting out a laboratory dealing with tempera paintings .
30 Money is for decorating life , Cara — one way or another .
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