Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [be] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Technical schools were for those who had a technical , practical bent . |
| 2 | And , in our English language we actually make this mistake when we talk about birthdays French , in some ways are for more sensible with language , and you only ever have one birthday , the rest of them are anniversaries of your birthday . |
| 3 | Alan and I served er , together as er , deputy Chairs , or vice-Chairs or whatever the appropriate words are for several years er , and I erm , well I think I would adopt the words that he used about the experience that he has had in the Chair , to whit , that his companionship and his contribution to our affairs has been stimulating , enlightening and particularly enjoyable . |
| 4 | The system is complicated and credited contributions are for some purposes not as good as paid contributions . |
| 5 | The one on the right read ‘ These seats are only for use by those who can be classified as obese ’ and the one on the left read ‘ These seats are for those of very slim build only ’ . |
| 6 | These figures are for those researchers actually finishing their work and submitting a successful thesis , and they do not include those who failed to complete their research , or who failed to reach the required standard for the granting of the Ph D degree . |
| 7 | These figures are for those researchers actually finishing their work and submitting a successful thesis , and they do not include those who failed to complete their research , or who failed to reach the required standard for the granting of the Ph D degree . |
| 8 | The ‘ normal minimum admission standards ’ listed in these tables are for many areas of study a realistic indication of the grades likely to be required and applicants who hold these grades stand an excellent chance of being made an offer , eg for most degrees in the Faculty of Arts , the Faculty of Science and Engineering , and the less pressured areas in the Social Sciences such as Nursing Studies or Social Policy . |
| 9 | Since these payments are for this purpose they are quite separate from , and are not dependent upon , any right to compensation or the ‘ Disturbance Payment ’ which is described below . |
| 10 | These encounters are for this reason accompanied by a great deal of laughing , smiling and verbal exchanges . |
| 11 | Present plans are for this to be executed in January and February next year , and the bridge will provide the final link of roadways in this area . |
| 12 | The highest rates were for those charged with theft of or from a vehicle ( 23 per cent . |
| 13 | Open Houses are for any mums and their children the majority of whom are obviously of pre-school age . |
| 14 | Open Houses are for any mums and their children the majority of whom are obviously of pre-school age . |
| 15 | Open Houses are for any mums and their children the majority of whom are obviously of pre-school age . |
| 16 | Open Houses are for any mums and their children the majority of whom are obviously of pre-school age . |
| 17 | Open Houses are for any mums and their children the majority of whom are obviously of pre-school age . |
| 18 | In distinction to this , morality , for the Victorians and increasingly for the generations that have come after , has been to a significant degree organised around concepts of sexuality , so that even when moral attitudes were authoritarian and restrictive , as the dominant notions were for much of the nineteenth century , sexuality had a vigorous presence . |
| 19 | There are many reasons why , in the early nineteenth century , different considerations would intrude on the modelling of a dissected female body rather than that of a male , but one conclusion we could draw from these figures is that the human norm is male , and the only reason to look at female bodies is for that which makes them female , i.e. the reproductive system . |
| 20 | To watch such animals biting their own bodies as a way of providing novel stimulation is to see just how inadequate even the most modern zoos are for this type of species . |
| 21 | The next sections are for those who wish to reach that ultimate being within , and touch the total freedom of action . |