Example sentences of "[be] for [adj] of [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Genetic reproduction and expansion has , of course , been for millions of years the basis of animal life and its evolutionary change . |
| 2 | The castle walls surround the medieval town , which is still inhabited as it has been for hundreds of years . |
| 3 | Primarily a religious holiday , it has also been for hundreds of years a secular holiday , often with a travelling showmen 's fair visiting the village at the time . |
| 4 | After all , the Elphbergs are the royal family of Ruritania , and have been for hundreds of years . |
| 5 | It 's still as pure as it has been for thousands of years . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Besides the property on Queen 's Drive , there are other busy roads in the city where dwellings are closer to traffic than they are for most of Queen 's Drive , ’ he said . |
| 7 | Viscerally , political leaders in all parties recognise that Germany is moving towards reunification , however uncomfortable that prospect may be for one of Germany 's wartime adversaries . |
| 8 | Chatting to the photographer from Vogue , I discover that writing about this event is distinctly frowned upon , unless it is for one of Black 's papers . |
| 9 | The partial answer to this dilemma was for most of Laura 's exotic ideas to be available in a special , higher priced ‘ Decorator Collection ’ . |