Example sentences of "be [noun pl] for [noun pl] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example there are codes for nouns which form their plural like the word pony ( i.e. replace the final y with ies ) . |
| 2 | However as we have already seen , there can be disadvantages for companies who rely extensively on equity finance if any fall in expected profits leads to unwelcome takeover bids . |
| 3 | Thus , the ozone layer can be saved only if there are substitutes for CFCs which enable manufacturers to continue making refrigerators . |
| 4 | Someone else got up to reply , with some indignation , and said that private individuals transported goods and passengers much more cheaply that the government could manage ; government garages were scrap-heaps for vehicles which any private individual could repair in half an hour . |
| 5 | There are insult-words for women who have too much sex ( slag ) and women who have too little ( pricktease ) ; women can be tasty and at the same time cunts . |