Example sentences of "[verb] [be] for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The holes drilled are for light weight — and they are just that . |
| 2 | One possibility being considered is for solar power to be used to pump downstream water back up to the main reservoir , so restoring the head of water needed to generate hydro-electric power . |
| 3 | Much of the cider produced was for local consumption , with farmers bringing in their cartloads of apples for processing . |
| 4 | The cry should have been for real money , the only means by which genuine choice can be exercised and discrimination on the basis of age eliminated . |
| 5 | IT WAS a case of what might have been for Scottish trio Cathy Panton-Lewis , Julie Forbes and Gillian Stewart in the opening round of the Republic of China Open at Chang Gung in Taipei yesterday . |
| 6 | What little opportunity there might have been for careful integration , had been lost . |
| 7 | All that we ask is for sufficient land so that we may then help ourselves . |
| 8 | The punchcards in the basic packs which are marked for colour changing are for manual yarn changing , where it is the pattern that is intended to change ; so these wo n't work with the colour changer either . |
| 9 | Well we 've had a go well I think it was for erm some sort of I think was for multiple sclerosis |
| 10 | If the only claim you make is for broken glass in your cars windscreen or windows , including bodywork scratched by the breakage , it will not affect your no claim bonus or protected no claim bonus . |
| 11 | If the only claim you make is for broken glass in your cars windscreen or windows , including bodywork scratched by the breakage , it will not affect your no claim bonus or protected no claim bonus . |
| 12 | If the only claim you make is for broken glass in your cars windscreen or windows , including bodywork scratched by the breakage , it will not affect your no claim bonus or protected no claim bonus . |
| 13 | If the only claim you make is for broken glass in your cars windscreen or windows , including bodywork scratched by the breakage , it will not affect your no claim bonus or protected no claim bonus . |
| 14 | The trend of things had been for agricultural land to go out of production because it was easier to earn a living working in Israel . |
| 15 | Important as the victory at Stirling Bridge had been for Scottish pride , there was , after a period of despondency and subjugation , to be an even more significant battlefield above the Bannock Burn two miles south of the town . |
| 16 | Bill 's orders had been for Captive Audience to lead Shine On at racing speed over six furlongs , then for them both to stride out for home over the last two furlongs . |
| 17 | Everything Madonna does is for specific business reasons . |
| 18 | Some of the most effective recruitment campaigns I have worked with have been for limited commitment . |