Example sentences of "it [is] [adj] for [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | It 's an extremely useful accessory if you 're working on more than one job at the same time in different places , so that the tools you need are always with you — and it 's invaluable for working from ladders or scaffolding . |
2 | Mind you it 's nice for pouring . |
3 | I 've got an old Coricidin bottle I keep for the Firebird , and I 've got a beautiful one that I keep specially for ballads ; it 's a really nice hand-blown glass slide , very dense and very smooth , and it 's great for recording subtle kinds of parts on acoustic guitar . ’ |
4 | It 's great for keeping tabs on where your money is coming from and going to and for tracking investments . |
5 | It 's great for squashing files down so they 'll fit on a floppy or so they take up less hard disk space . |
6 | Keep your hand blender near to the hob or worktop — it 's marvellous for smoothing out sauces which start to go lumpy and is great for making dips , soups and shakes . |
7 | It 's good for getting into the car boot and into our caravan . |
8 | But do n't add oil to baths if you have spots : try adding powdered seaweed to the water as it 's good for drawing out impurities . |
9 | Complete with diffuser and concentrator nozzle attachments , it 's perfect for creating quick , sexy scrunched looks or more structured styles . |
10 | Not only a great conditioner but a superb skin moisturiser and it 's perfect for shaving ! |
11 | Washing food does n't actually have much effect on residue levels ( though it 's important for removing dirt and bacteria ) but peeling and removing the outer leaves of foods like cabbages and lettuce reduces residue levels significantly . |
12 | It 's green for go ! |
13 | It 's alright for sticking |
14 | It comes in a streamlined compact so it 's ideal for popping into a tiny bag . |
15 | The focus of this is about fourteen inches from the centre and if you put a microphone here when this this thing is outside it 's ideal for picking up bird song . |
16 | This stripy suit for mini wrestlers is a heart-melting design from Manhattan Kids , and it 's ideal for swimming and all kinds of sports . |
17 | It 's ideal for prototyping work . |
18 | Not attractive for every subject but for the where you get these old erm broken walls or summat like that , it 's ideal for showing up er textures and so on , this type of lighting . |
19 | The carbon then decays : and as C has a half life of 5570 years , it is suitable for dating organic remains . |
20 | It 's not a marvellous touring aircraft but it is suitable for trekking in a way that a Tomahawk or 152 is n't . |
21 | It is suitable for testing ceramics , composites , plastics , graphites , heat-resistant metals and alloys . |
22 | It is good for appraising divisions as each is treated as though it were independent and , provided the divisions are efficient , they should be able to make profits . |
23 | It is effective for accounting periods ending on or after 23 August 1993 , with earlier adoption encouraged . |
24 | It is effective for accounting periods ending on or after 23 August 1993 although earlier adoption is encouraged . |
25 | Anthracite black is more of a black grey than a true black , so it is great for tinting other colours to get softer washes . |
26 | This lovely Victorian house is quite blissfully situated amongst a cluster of houses , in the village of Alnmouth , right on the banks of the river estuary , with only a small garden and a ‘ no through ’ road between it and the beach — it is brilliant for tumbling out of bed and enjoying a long walk on almost deserted sands . |
27 | It provides an effective descant over voices , and can sound languid and restful , especially when unaccompanied in its bottom octave , rising from middle C. In its middle register it is useful for teaching new tunes or doubling the melody line . |
28 | It is useful for bringing together the separate parts of the ANLT and the grammar and lexicon can be developed and altered within this environment . |
29 | It is useful for printing headings or underlinings . |
30 | It is critical for achieving environmental and ethical awareness , values and attitudes , skills and behaviour consistent with sustainable development and for effective public participation in decision-making . ’ |