Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] [be] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some visits may only be for convenience shopping and some for comparison . |
| 2 | But today the Church of England apoligised to the family saying ’ our concern must always be for people before regulations , especially during times of greiving . ’ |
| 3 | It must surely be for Parliament to lay down the procedures which are to be followed before a Bill can become an Act . |
| 4 | When Lord Morris stated ‘ It must surely be for Parliament to lay down the procedures which are to be followed before a Bill can become an Act . |
| 5 | It 'll probably be for Christmas , there 's not many I thought perhaps |
| 6 | If the Ketterings had wanted another family to stand in for them , it could only be for recognition by someone they wished to avoid or who might be a danger to them . |
| 7 | Maria said vehemently , her thoughts flying briefly to Rachel , for whom marriage was a trap in a way it could never be for Florian . |
| 8 | Corporate liberty , even of the most exalted kind , could never be for Anselm , as it was for Hugh of Lyons , the mainspring of his whole life . |
| 9 | ‘ It would only be for investigation , ’ he said . |
| 10 | ‘ He thinks the blacklist will only be for Liverpool , but he says he wo n't go until after Christmas . ’ |
| 11 | Market reports suggest that the contract will also be for Conoco 's Heidrun field , supplying drilling and processing packages . |
| 12 | Anyone worrying — as dealers and Christie 's once did — that these thousands of 300-year-old pots will flood the market need only look at Harrods , where Nanking Cargo plates have been selling regularly and at increasing prices since the auction ( £195 for a good teabowl , £7,000 for an ‘ encrusted ’ tureen ) and where , after the Vung Tau auction , the new pieces will also be for sale from , they expect , £50 to £10,000 . |
| 13 | The most urgent need will invariably be for sources of long-term credit to finance major new investments , to maintain debt-to-equity ratios consistent with minimal capital costs and to cushion the inevitable destruction of capital that flows from basic innovations in organizational practice . |
| 14 | If the owner wishes to bring a claim against someone who has wrongfully sold the owner 's goods , his claim will again be for conversion . |
| 15 | A further question that arises ( and that might be perceived on the face of this problem ) is whether dismissal by the Crown can only be for misbehaviour in office or whether it can be for an offence not related to judicial office or affecting judicial ability . |