Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] [pron] [is] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't know that it 's for or against that he dotes on his wife . |
| 2 | If you need to use that facility , and I emphasize that it is for emergency use only , your contact at Voice of America is Felix Klamin . ’ |
| 3 | In fact social life in the evenings will be easier in every way for him to find than it is for a widow , who can not go out alone at night without some feeling of apprehension , and who would generally anyway feel out of place sitting on her own in a saloon bar . |
| 4 | Well , I says to him , I 'm getting sick of these calls cos you do n't know if it 's for him or him . |
| 5 | I know it seems a little bit i idealistic , do n't know what the word is I want but it is for warning |
| 6 | And , naturally a leather suite is as notable for its longlasting looks as it is for its enduring comfort . |
| 7 | It can be as difficult for them to adjust as it is for the individual in distress . |
| 8 | It can be as difficult for these people to adjust as it is for the individual in distress . |
| 9 | Well it 's probably gon na be easier asking you to nip up to shop than it is for me trying to get back . |
| 10 | We may thus argue that /a/ functions for women as a network marker to a greater extent than it does for men ; by this we mean that there is for them a higher correlation between choice of variant and network structure , a tendency to select relatively backed variants being associated with higher levels of integration into the community . |
| 11 | I emphasise this point because popular topographical books still tend to suggest that any particular place is sited where it is for defence reasons , or because it is near a source of water . |
| 12 | I can also confirm that it is for the TAVRAs and for the local people to determine the most appropriate location for the individual company headquarters . |
| 13 | Lord Justice Browne-Wilkinson said that it is now apparently accepted that it is for the courts to decide whether a privilege exists and for the House of Commons to decide whether such privilege has been infringed . |
| 14 | Although in the past the courts and the House of Commons both claimed the exclusive right to determine whether or not a privilege existed , it is now apparently accepted that it is for the courts to decide whether a privilege exists and for the House to decide whether such privilege has been infringed : see Erskine May on Parliamentary Practice , 21st ed. ( 1989 ) , pp. 147–160 . |
| 15 | When no time is stipulated and it is for the buyer to collect , the seller must be ready to hand over the goods ( against payment ) to the buyer on demand ( provided made at a reasonable hour , section 29(5) ) at any time after the making of the contract . |
| 16 | But I think it 's time , I think we both agree that the time er well used because it 's for the because your Lordship will have a better understanding of the evidence when the plaintiff and the defendant give it from the witness box . |
| 17 | If the person taking the blood sample is asked for what purpose it is being taken and replies that it is for an HIV antibody test , a person who does not wish an HIV antibody test to be done should expressly say so , and should also ask for this refusal to be entered in their medical records . |
| 18 | And the first one is based at a project called and it 's for unemployed people in . |
| 19 | And er it was all paid for , you know and it 's for three months , and then they 're getting six weeks off I think and he went to do some fishing down in Canada and all that . |
| 20 | Yes , yes , it sounds it sounds as it 's for a limited time anyway , so , you know |
| 21 | Thus , a lease for less than three years may be validly created on an informal basis , provided that it is for a market , as opposed to a " peppercorn " , rent . |
| 22 | Suddenly one has arrived and everything is for real ! |
| 23 | If you would like a contact number added please let us know , indicating whether it is for business ( B ) , evenings and weekends ( H ) or both . |
| 24 | But this is so different to what I 'd been doing as it is for most people . |
| 25 | At the moment I 'm going to have it increased and it is for the , from Friday now . |
| 26 | I think that feeling has got to be dispelled and it 's for these points that the , for these reasons the government needs to turn its attention a little bit more er to the issues that I that I have raised and I would refer in conclusion Madam de deputy speaker , the minister to the Bank of England 's er memorandum submitted to the treasury and civil service er select committee in its report published on eighth of December last year when at page a hundred and eighty five they draw attention to the European directives that the minister himself referred to . |
| 27 | I think they 're being irresponsible , I think we 're being responsible , and I make no apology er for borrowing when it 's for investment in our own future , that 's what intelligent companies do , it 's what an intelligent government should do . |
| 28 | Remove the skin and white pith and eat as it is for a simple , refreshing dessert . |
| 29 | Sometimes , it 's cheaper for a whole family to travel than it is for one person . |
| 30 | ‘ I wo n't say that it 's for the school , Gowie , ’ he says , ‘ for I know that interests you not at all . ’ |