Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] be for [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 They had interviewed a man from Bombay who claimed to have a degree in physics but turned out to be a defrocked dentist , and they had nearly offered a job to a man from Sri Lanka who seemed to know everything about the school apart from the fact that it was supposed to be for Muslims .
2 I sat on the shelf beside the steering-wheel , the shelf that was supposed to be for passengers ' parcels and luggage .
3 well you should 've taken those Migrolifs because there supposed to be for migraines
4 Many of the appropriate works are likely to be for users who require a general introduction to a subject — even though , in some cases , the same user 's formal education may be highly advanced in another field .
5 The first to be for Members only and to be held on 8th .
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