Example sentences of "[is] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It says here the mercury 's for dental purposes , but I do n't think there 's much doubt what it 's actually for . |
| 2 | ‘ I respect the fact that The Jam can touch people and what they 're doing is an attempt to be ‘ real ’ — no myth or far-fetched fantasy — and it 's for real people , not people who follow trends . |
| 3 | I say it 's for young fellows like yourself and myself , ’ Fonsie said . |
| 4 | It 's for young people aged 12 to 17 years , and is n't necessarily for Pinewood Village residents — anyone interested from the whole locality would be welcome . |
| 5 | The Home Office says it 's for illegal entrants to this country who 've been judged unlikely to comply with voluntary restrictions . |
| 6 | But that 's for two weeks . |
| 7 | Now we do n't do wanted items or giveaways or anything like that , you know we do n't do that on the programme , that 's for other programmes . |
| 8 | And that was mainly for dog dirt but now it 's for other hazards int it ? |
| 9 | ‘ It 's for Second Father 's Day . ’ |
| 10 | It 's for each person , that 's why like the playwright does n't specify what each thing 's supposed to mean because it can mean whatever it wants to each member of the audience . |
| 11 | Oh that 's for in-house training for actual customers in their own organisations is n't it ? |
| 12 | That 's for twelve months int it ? |
| 13 | That 's for twelve weeks . |
| 14 | exactly , that 's for rich people , it only really helps the rich that 's been |
| 15 | It 's for that reason people like us read , ai n't it , Gal ? ’ |
| 16 | Erm that 's for that reason I think there is a need to address these sort of er approaches in the the new structure plan policy and er I would dispute very much Professor Lock 's statement on them being being no changes since the nineteen eighties . |
| 17 | Er Brian has already confirmed that er he will support the Conservative resolution which in effect recognises that some of the changes in government regulation over the past er decade has not always turned out for the best er this County in particular order er other asked the Secretary of State to re to relieve some of the pressures that generates in that area and it 's for that reason er |
| 18 | It 's for that reason that I still support the original line which was to merge the centres with a common management structure headed by a single head of the project . |
| 19 | It 's not the council 's job to decide , or Parliament 's for that matter . |
| 20 | Meanwhile Gordon Dunkley was the toast of his local pub today , after all , he did thatch the roof and next door 's for that matter . |
| 21 | It 's for that thing . |
| 22 | That 's for all wheel balancing . |
| 23 | It 's for all week so I 'll see you tomorrow afternoon . |
| 24 | Thank you all for attending , oh we do have to formally , formally move into part two and that 's for one purpose only , and that 's to approve the minutes of the last meeting |
| 25 | Staff should be discouraged from carrying over anything more than a few holidays a few days holiday from one year to the next , unless it 's for specific purposes , such as climbing , catching dingo or visiting Aunty Mabel in New Zealand . |
| 26 | So that 's for total pocket money three hundred and sixty . |
| 27 | That 's for late night shopping at |
| 28 | I would like to see agenda 's for these meetings public available I 'd like to see some commercial experience by a vote of general manager and their trustee 's . |
| 29 | Well er to me it does n't matter s er that much , what I 'm concerned about is that this is a matter of public interest , it should n't just be a matter of professional interest and it 's for these reasons I think the government should take a rather more lively interest er than perhaps it does . |
| 30 | It 's for these troops that the men and women of RAF Lyneham 's AeroMedical Evacuation Squadron are preparing to fly out and offer essential support . |