Example sentences of "[det] [is] for [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd say when you go to this afternoon er ring the doorbell and say er just get handed a crash helmet and say this is for coming after . |
| 2 | So all you need to do is remember that table which is the same , the same as when you , this is for adding adding or subtracting , and the same table for multiplying or dividing , yeah ? |
| 3 | When we did our table this is for adding and taking away erm that 's a positive number and that 's a negative number , okay ? |
| 4 | She said , that 's for getting caught . |
| 5 | ‘ That 's for despising your own life , fool , ’ he said calmly , ‘ Learn to kill like a reasoning man when you must , not like a woman crazed with spite . ’ |
| 6 | That 's for loading containers ? |
| 7 | And that 's for collecting erm words so that when they do the new dictionary all those words that people use and they do |
| 8 | No , that 's for building up lumps of cash . |
| 9 | ‘ And that 's for deserting me , you bastard ! ’ |
| 10 | That 's for watching too much |
| 11 | That 's for turning on and off radiators . |
| 12 | And then we 're going to use a very nice cream erm called moisture balance and that 's a dermatological product and , and that 's for keeping the skin nice and soft , and keeping the wrinkles at bay . |
| 13 | Oops oops hello Jess all these blown up things all round the house no no no no no Charlotte do n't hit the dog , that 's it you cuddle Jessie darling in your chair in your chair go on move I do n't know why she wants to play with that that 's for crawling around with you do n't need to crawl any more Charlotte . |
| 14 | That 's for doing your washing oh you , washing , what bloody you 'll . |
| 15 | That 's for doing . |
| 16 | No afterwards no , when I 've done it I go and do something and then I think oh yeah that 's for doing that . |
| 17 | ‘ And that 's for carrying tales . ’ |
| 18 | Right that 's for measuring angles so we could measure these angles before we s before we start on the money |
| 19 | That 's for carving the chicken |
| 20 | That 's for resurfacing work through to six o'clock on Monday morning . |
| 21 | That 's for storing . |
| 22 | That that 's for going in the swimming pool with her |
| 23 | That 's for going round with the tape |