Example sentences of "[am/are] [adv] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where payments are only for investigatory fees incurred by General Accident |
| 2 | While some of the smells are merely for aesthetic use , the company 's main customers are in commerce and industry where the scents can be used to motivate employees or attract customers . |
| 3 | They are just for sad trainspotters who still live with their parents at 29 and fancy Lady Penelope off Thunderbirds and wear a scarf and read 2000AD are n't they ? |
| 4 | But they 're only for local people . |
| 5 | Yeah they 're probably for little Robert darling , but he 's not here is he ? |
| 6 | Peterson have no pretensions about selling these racks to the masses , because of course they 're really for well-heeled professionals , and a pocket tuner ( which costs about a tenth of the price of the R450 ) really is adequate for most things . |
| 7 | My designs aim to appeal to the style-conscious young , whereas yours are strictly for retired country ladies . ’ |
| 8 | Members of Oxfordshire 's Health Authority say they simply can not afford to maintain the beds which are mainly for elderly patients . |
| 9 | DONs are mainly for big cities , and those are not an ideal locale for every enterprise ; manufacturing plants , for example , are clearly better sited where land is more plentiful . |
| 10 | Some attractive and good quality items are produced , but they are mainly for domestic use , and very few find their way to the West . |
| 11 | At the same time , the opportunities available are often for casual work rather than permanent positions . |
| 12 | Er , first of all I would like to say , I 'm all for Equal Opportunities . |
| 13 | I 'm all for loud singing and opposition-baiting at matches and other times , but I do n't normally Do The Dambusters , or worse still the ‘ who 's that dying on the runway ’ stuff . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm all for sharp manoeuvres , Gareth , but I like to be on the inside of them . ’ |
| 15 | Of course people need places to stay when on holiday and I 'm all for economical breaks such as caravanning , but I have a few suggestions which might help to improve the look of unsightly caravan parks . |
| 16 | I 'm all for missing hockey — how could I not be when my class coined a special place in the team-list for me : ‘ Lipman IVb . |
| 17 | Even with Concorde I 'm away for long periods nowadays . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ The Home Office takes the attitude these people are here for economic reasons ; you do n't go this far for £25 a week income support payments . |
| 19 | What reasons are there for individual people or Councils to want this movement of families within towns ? |
| 20 | Most are there for aesthetic value in an attempt to raise the product 's perceived value . |