Example sentences of "be for [det] [noun] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | erm The response has been for that authority then to groin its bit of beach , and so we end up with a situation today where along the Sussex coast practically the whole of the coast is groined , except for the areas which are backed by high cliffs , erm where we have the sorts of rates of erosion that I mentioned . |
| 2 | The census has been for many years now an important instrument , among a range of such instruments , in the administration of the welfare state . |
| 3 | At this moment the King , who had been for some time busily writing in his notebook , called out , ‘ Silence ! ’ and read out from his book , ‘ Rule Forty-Two . |
| 4 | My children do go to school and have been for some months now . |
| 5 | My children do go to school and have been for some months now . |
| 6 | Yes my children do go to school and have been for some months now . |
| 7 | Yes my children do go to school oh I was going to say , have been for some months now . |
| 8 | These figures are for those researchers actually finishing their work and submitting a successful thesis , and they do not include those who failed to complete their research , or who failed to reach the required standard for the granting of the Ph D degree . |
| 9 | These figures are for those researchers actually finishing their work and submitting a successful thesis , and they do not include those who failed to complete their research , or who failed to reach the required standard for the granting of the Ph D degree . |
| 10 | They are for some reason most dreadfully at home in Paris — ‘ |
| 11 | The very old and the young have a weaker mind than those in their prime and are for this reason more vulnerable to spirit attack . |
| 12 | Well I have to say that much of the impact of this story depends upon your being able to see and think of Boy as beautiful , admirable and even adorable in the true senses of those difficult and dangerous but nonetheless precious and necessary words ; I suggest therefore that you amend my descriptions of Boy and his lover — but I anticipate myself , that was not to be for several weeks yet ; that ‘ Great Romance of Our Times ’ , as it became known amongst us , had not yet begun , its theme tune had not yet been composed on Gary 's piano , its scenario was not yet subject of our daily gossip and speculation , we were not yet auditioning for a place in the credits — The Friend , The Admirer , Blonde Man in Bar , Second Guest at Dinner Party . |
| 13 | I know it will not be for some months yet , but time passes quickly . |
| 14 | Mm , well it will only be for this session anyway , movement ? |
| 15 | The concepts therefore were for that age quite sophisticated , indeed quite sophisticated by many adults ' standards as we have seen . |
| 16 | The JS clerks of works were for many years mainly responsible for quality control of building and engineering , which is a role normally undertaken by the architect on construction projects . |
| 17 | It 's for all week so I 'll see you tomorrow afternoon . |
| 18 | Noise is a potent trigger and its constant presence is for many teachers very wearing . |
| 19 | The question ‘ Have you thought through the basis of your faith ? ’ is for many people almost inseparable from the best books they have read dealing with the heart of faith and understanding . |
| 20 | So he has accepted an offer to drive the new Vector at Silverstone , but insists at the moment it is for this race only . |
| 21 | it is for this reason firstly to identify the gree er the Greater York area as considered by the Secretary of State , and also to with regard to criterion three , er the question of consistency with agreed agreed approved greenbelt policy that I make this further comment . |
| 22 | It is for this reason therefore that I think that sector six is more likely to threaten coalescence with existing communities than sectors one or two . |
| 23 | Iraq was for some years generally regarded as possessing air superiority , although this was not translated into any particular battlefield advantage . |
| 24 | The tutor-librarian model , and title , was for some years highly contentious in the library profession as well as among many teachers . |