Example sentences of "[be] [verb] for this [noun] " in BNC.

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1 An existing certificate may be amended for this purpose .
2 Justification could be given for this assertion by describing Dickens 's view of the London working classes , then describing the view of one or more modern historians , then showing that the two views are significantly different to the extent that Dickens 's could be called incorrect .
3 I was glad to be given for this talk a problem question — animals and the environment .
4 Cantona , sensationally bought from Leeds for £1.2 million this week , will not be considered for this afternoon 's battle at Highbury .
5 Attainment targets should be grouped for this purpose into profile components to make assessment and reporting manageable ; ( c ) ten different levels of attainment should be identified within each target covering all the years of compulsory schooling .
6 Attainment targets should be grouped for this purpose into profile components to make assessment and reporting manageable ;
7 ‘ People can hardly be blamed for this misconception when one considers how often the media , particularly the tabloid press , come out with it .
8 To help with consistency of approach paediatricians in each of the nine health districts in Wales were asked to choose one or more of their number to be nominated for this project .
9 As yet the sunshine could not be enjoyed for this morning the inquest was to take place .
10 Freud himself expressed the view that some dreams , but not all , may be forgotten for this reason .
11 She declined to be interviewed for this article , saying that her role as a musician is more important than the fact she 's a woman .
12 The electoral law approved in October [ see pp. 37826-27 ] exceptionally allowed separate 5 per cent hurdles to be applied for this election in the two parts of the country .
13 That is , every word in the million-word corpus was assigned a tag indicating its grammatical category , and complex computer programs had to be written for this purpose .
14 An ‘ abstract ’ — a summary of your claim in not more than 150 words — needs to be written for this stage , which may go on for some time .
15 All the elements of theft must be proved before a conviction may be secured for this offence .
16 Early in 1981 Lothian Regional Council decided that various disused railway lines should be acquired and that a rolling programme of cycleway/footpath improvement schemes should be prepared for this land and for other former railway land owned by the Regional Council .
17 I contacted the North Devon District Health Authority and asked for an extra-contractual referral to be made for this operation .
18 WHOLESALE changes could well be made for this Saturday 's Gold Cup game following Glentoran 's latest disappointing defeat against Portadown .
19 ‘ Would you be looking for this girl , by any chance ? ’
20 One thing that can be said for this type of control is that you only need a minimum of movement in the pot to switch between crunch and scream .
21 There is much to be said for this explanation .
22 The end of the pipe does not need to be chamfered for this type of joint
23 Imagine two ways in which empirical evidence could be collected for this proposition .
24 Is the owner to be compensated for this loss in value ?
25 I , I do n't often agree with Jim about anything , but I really do agree with him about this , that there has to be some clear guidelines , I think , as to how these are fixed , they are not going be have the potential of being very unfair to people because people operate in different ways in different areas and I would suggest that it would be a good idea if this community were to ask for erm guidelines to be drafted for this committee to agree so that there is a more even fair , laid down procedure for dealing with the cases coming before the panel .
26 Cards may be used for this facility , subject to the Terms and Conditions of the account from which payment is made .
27 The buildings continued to be used for this purpose until the mid-1980s when an enterprising manager of a local farm realised that something could be done to salvage the structures for a more profitable use .
28 Money transferred from the Social Security budget to local social services departments will be used for this purpose .
29 Coarse sand can not be used for this purpose , because it soon enlarges the hole through which it flows .
30 The old offices of Lord President and Lord Privy Seal may conveniently be used for this purpose … .
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