Example sentences of "for [verb] [noun pl] is [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The most obvious definition for labouring poets is that it includes all those whose support normally depended on manual work , either their own or that of their families . |
| 2 | She might have agreed with my friend Roger Hinks — who , after his unmerited disgrace over the too energetic cleaning of the Elgin Marbles , left the British Museum to work for years for the British Council — that the compensation for having acquaintances is that we can make game of them with our friends . |
| 3 | To my mind the most powerful argument for having saints is that they are such a diverse bunch that among them will be at least one person that even the most eccentric believer can identify with . |
| 4 | An easy way to remember this for making calculations is that in two colours each square is one BIT . |
| 5 | Under the new law , the only valid excuse for excluding children is that 80% of the flats in a development are occupied by someone aged 55 or more . |
| 6 | The advantage of fondant over royal icing for covering cakes is that it is much easier and quicker to make , is more pliable and has a softer texture that many people prefer . |