Example sentences of "[noun pl] [be] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Becher et al ( 1981 ) point to some of the problems : it is not obvious what the real reasons are for poor results ( e.g. poor intake ) ; criticism of a hardworking school operating in bad circumstances undermines morale ; and a high scoring school acts as a magnet and deprives other schools of high ability children . |
| 2 | If picture-books are for young children , then what is one to make of , for example , Charles Keeping 's edition of Alfred Noyes The highwayman or Raymond Briggs ' Fungus the bogeyman ? |
| 3 | Out of the office , Muriel 's preferences are for classical music , a quiet existence , with knitting , visiting the elderly and church on Sundays pretty well top of the list . |
| 4 | The problem generally classified as ‘ shirking ’ also extends to incompetence , since if the shareholders are for practical purposes unable to replace management the company may suffer from inept leadership quite separately from questions of managerial diligence . |
| 5 | Open Houses are for any mums and their children the majority of whom are obviously of pre-school age . |
| 6 | Open Houses are for any mums and their children the majority of whom are obviously of pre-school age . |
| 7 | Open Houses are for any mums and their children the majority of whom are obviously of pre-school age . |
| 8 | Open Houses are for any mums and their children the majority of whom are obviously of pre-school age . |
| 9 | Open Houses are for any mums and their children the majority of whom are obviously of pre-school age . |
| 10 | However , although most of my patterns are for single-bed machines , I am becoming more and more interested again in playing with double jacquard . |
| 11 | Things like that it 's for letting that 's what words are for well numbers are for telling other people how much you how much do you Would you like a cup of coffee ? |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | ( 2 ) All of the roles are for male characters male sopranos never portray women . |
| 14 | It 's also worth stressing that these books are for real people , with real gardens : we 're not giving them pictures of Blenheim or Buckingham Palace . |
| 15 | Launderettes were for common people with common synthetic clothing . |
| 16 | The ruins are for this man . |
| 17 | As those bills were for speedy delivery , it was necessary to put a quick drying chemical into the ink , usually by means of a spray . |
| 18 | " I always thought that gardens , " said Clara , as they progressed slowly back along the long stretch of grass , and down the steps to the lower level , " I always thought that gardens were for growing flowers in . |
| 19 | Consequently , relations between African countries and international companies were for twenty years characterized by a battle to take some degree of national control . |
| 20 | On Oct. 31 a Chinese Foreign Ministry representative said that all nuclear co-operation between China and other countries was for peaceful purposes and was open to international inspection . |
| 21 | Practical help and emotional support of the bereaved are of course interwoven , but from the purely emotional standpoint it could be said that their greatest needs are for loving concern , good listening and patient understanding of their need to work through their grief in their own way at their own pace . |
| 22 | Receiver is attached to battery with servo tape — rubber bands are for added security . |
| 23 | The above calculations are for two-colour patterns . |
| 24 | The system is complicated and credited contributions are for some purposes not as good as paid contributions . |
| 25 | Incubations were for 10 minutes at 37°C . |
| 26 | Not all of these charges may be taken as evidence of ‘ litigiousness ’ , for one-quarter to one-third of prosecutions were for regulatory offences , such as gambling and tax evasion , which were normally prosecuted by the police or other government agencies . |
| 27 | Two-thirds of the output from its factories is for civilian use — washing machines , prams and hunting rifles , for instance . |
| 28 | Henceforth socialist organisation in the universities was for many years weakened by division between ‘ socialist ’ — i.e. Communist-controlled or influenced-societies and Labour Clubs supporting the Labour Party . |
| 29 | Love You and your partner face new challenges in your relationship — use them as a way of finding out just how deep your feelings are for each other , and how much you are prepared to sacrifice in order to make it work . |
| 30 | But my ambitions are for local government only . ’ |