Example sentences of "[noun] is for [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The present procedure when a judge is about to pass a life sentence for murder is for him to invite defending counsel to make submissions on what advice the judge should give to the Secretary of State on the appropriate tariff . |
| 2 | The aim of your study is for you to LEARN . |
| 3 | In rather special circumstances this can result in the creation of new dislocations but the much more usual effect is for them to repel each other . |
| 4 | You are only fifteen , and if your parents will not take responsibility for you , and you will not tell us what you are up at night , the only alternative is for you to go into care . |
| 5 | My dream is for someone to say : ‘ I understand your hair and your lifestyle ; this cut will really suit you . ’ |
| 6 | The Arum plan is for him to fight Iran Barkley in London in April , but that is dependent upon his dealing competently with Olajade and Barkley defeating Doug de Witt in Atlantic City the night Benn 's contest takes place there . |
| 7 | The Arum plan is for him to fight Iran Barkley in London in April , but that is dependent upon his dealing competently with Olajade and Barkley defeating Doug de Witt in Atlantic City the night Benn 's contest takes place there . |
| 8 | But the plan is for me to get a look in that van without , for the moment , the driver noticing anything wrong . ’ |
| 9 | Cos the purpose of the exercise is for us to see how far we 've come , but the most important purpose of the exercise is to determine where we wan na go . |
| 10 | Besides , even those who argue that the answer to women 's dependency/op-pression in the home is for them to take outside jobs ( as if the sort of jobs open to most women were in any way more congenial and less exploitative than housework , except in so far as they are paid ) and put their children into publicly funded day-care centres , must surely allow that some women ( as well as men , of course ) would choose freely to look after children , otherwise how are the centres to be staffed ? |
| 11 | The aim is for everyone to finish together . |
| 12 | The key for farmers to do business is for them to deliver assured quality ; there is then a premium at the end of the line and no need to form Continental style co-ops , the minister adds . |
| 13 | I 'm making her kick , trying to get her to shake or swat them off , and the last thing I need at this point is for her to panic , in which case I can certainly kiss the whole blessed contract bye-bye . |
| 14 | The point is for you to think decide what you think . |
| 15 | He can then argue that once one has advanced beyond the superstition that all desire is for oneself having pleasure , one has no reason of principle for denying the apparent fact that some desire is directed at occurrences not involving oneself at all , but rather the welfare of others . |
| 16 | ‘ Get me past the walls and the rest is for me to do , and I 'll be grateful to you lifelong . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I bet Ross 's idea of compromise is for you to do what he wants ! |
| 18 | Orbach ( 1978 ) , for instance , suggests that the solution to women 's eating problems is for them to develop more positive feelings about their physical , sexual , intellectual , and social selves . |
| 19 | Er the reason for the get-together is for us to look closely at the aspirations of the group within the immediate future , and taking us forward three to five years . |
| 20 | As well as using this guide and learning from practical experience , an important way of improving our service is for us to continue to be knowledgeable about the broader theory and practice of our work . |
| 21 | One is for the group and the other is for them to sign and send back . |
| 22 | ‘ Your advice is for me to stay here then ? ’ |
| 23 | The ideal is for me to stop out here on me own because , if I go into a unit or something and stop , it 's quite easy to go straight back on the gear . |
| 24 | Divide them into two teams and the game is for them to head the balloon over the string and hope the opposing team do not succeed in returning it . |
| 25 | The ideal love of a man for a woman and of a woman for a man is for them to want to give something to each other , or to want to do something for each other . |
| 26 | The notepad is for you to write down any ideas which might aid the crusade the Conductor outlined . ’ |
| 27 | We need to reflect , however , on what has just been said : in brief , that for something to be or to have a power in the primary sense is for it to enter into a possible causal circumstance . |
| 28 | The only thing which can save your life is for us to amputate your left leg . ’ |
| 29 | A variation is for everybody to hunt an imaginary prey : " Wait for a space to become empty , move into it quickly , wait , stalk the space … " |
| 30 | The best thing is for everybody to get on as usual and Mr Kennedy here can ask anything he wants to . |