Example sentences of "[adj -est] [noun pl] be for " in BNC.
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| 1 | outside ) ; the lowest rates were for persons charged with offences of violence . |
| 2 | Practical help and emotional support of the bereaved are of course interwoven , but from the purely emotional standpoint it could be said that their greatest needs are for loving concern , good listening and patient understanding of their need to work through their grief in their own way at their own pace . |
| 3 | The simplest models are for ‘ closed ’ economies with no tax equation ; in short , only consumption is endogenous . |
| 4 | One of the commonest rituals was for men and women to go into the fields and couple , as imitative magic , enabling the crops to germinate and flourish , followed by leaping dances to encourage them to grow . |
| 5 | The highest referrals were for examination of the chest ( 8506 , 28% ) , limbs and joints ( 7666 , 25% ) , and spine ( 5224 , 17% ) . |
| 6 | The highest rates were for those charged with theft of or from a vehicle ( 23 per cent . |
| 7 | Surprisingly , perhaps , in an irreligious age , nearly a third of the highest prices were for works associated with the Bible , showing that , if the conclusion is not too naive , respect and affection for it is still deeply ingrained and that , at least in fine editions , it is still a best-seller . |
| 8 | In a report on biodiversity , entitled Bringing Rio Home : Biodiversity in our Food and Farming , SAFE shows that in 1992 three varieties accounted for more than half of all the seed sown of winter wheat , spring wheat , barley , oats , rye , sugar beet and rapeseed ; the highest proportions were for spring wheat ( 86 per cent ) and oats ( 77 per cent ) . |
| 9 | Altogether , these 63 centres expect to register over 2,400 students and trainees for the general SVQs , with the largest numbers being for the awards in care ( over 900 ) and hospitality ( around 800 ) . |
| 10 | One of Britain 's oldest asylums is for sale . |
| 11 | One of their biggest fears is for the loss making Cotswold Line which has eleven rural stations between Oxford and Worcester . |
| 12 | The owner will have spent time finding out about his territory ; where the best sites are for hiding , where the best food is to be found . |
| 13 | Q Please could you give me some advice on what the best conditions are for Corydoras ? |
| 14 | The best results were for the Ford Motor and the Dana corporations which predicted 45 per cent of the total variance of returns . |
| 15 | Everyone was in black because their best clothes were for funerals , and everyone danced . |