Example sentences of "are [adv] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The lights are on for twelve hours a day , and filtration is by two Fluval 4s . |
| 2 | Lighting is by a 20W Triton and a 20W Gro-lux and these are on for ten hours a day . |
| 3 | The couple are together for 90 minutes on a visit to a Nottingham hospital . |
| 4 | Dr Ramey also explains that when couples are together for some time their hormone levels often begin to co-ordinate in the same way , so regular sex — say on Saturday nights — mean you tune into each other 's hormone levels . |
| 5 | Where payments are only for investigatory fees incurred by General Accident |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | You are in for some surprises . |
| 8 | He suggested that in the days before his election Yeltsin had had to clarify and adjust his policy on a number of key issues , but commented : " If he is playing political games , then perhaps we are in for difficult times . " |
| 9 | Understandable had I been writing this in August , but as it is still March it looks as if we are in for another drought this summer . |
| 10 | Sometime in the future you may wish to let your home whilst you are away for six months or more . |
| 11 | If you are away for several weeks your phone bill should be much lower than normal and you will automatically receive a Low User Rental Rebate . |
| 12 | Definition : Investment is the production of or expenditure by firms on goods and services which are not for current consumption : that is , real capital goods , like factories , machines , bridges and motorways , all goods which yield a flow of consumer goods and services in future periods . |
| 13 | The improvement may only be apparent ( or pseudo ) if , in addition , the increase in real output per capita is accompanied by negative externalities or is caused by increased production of goods and services which are not for current consumption . |
| 14 | It is firms ' spending on goods which are not for current consumption but which yield a flow of consumer goods and services in the future . |
| 15 | Writing is the essential tool , even when the sources are not written ( as they are not for oral historians ) . |
| 16 | The Black Cuillin are not for ordinary mortals . |
| 17 | Sell when you can , you are not for all markets . |
| 18 | They are not for genteel walkers . |
| 19 | The proposals for it by the UDC 's consultants are not for retail use , but they are ‘ consumption- ’ rather than production-orientated . |
| 20 | Obviously these policies are not for three months , three thousand miles , they are for a much longer period than that , and obviously if people do have problems then that 's what we 're here for . |
| 21 | 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 ? |
| 22 | The banks in the background are home for many badgers . |
| 23 | My designs aim to appeal to the style-conscious young , whereas yours are strictly for retired country ladies . ’ |
| 24 | This year , two further developments are up for environmental honours — Northumberland Village in Whitley Bay and The Paddocks near Hull . |
| 25 | Members of Oxfordshire 's Health Authority say they simply can not afford to maintain the beds which are mainly for elderly patients . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | Some attractive and good quality items are produced , but they are mainly for domestic use , and very few find their way to the West . |
| 28 | At the same time , the opportunities available are often for casual work rather than permanent positions . |
| 29 | The signs at first sight seem to be completely different from those of other scripts found in Minoan Crete , and they are often for this reason said to be an import : the disc itself is sometimes explained away as a foreign curiosity . |
| 30 | Those who are out for good times race but we lesser mortals chat and laugh , banter and encourage . |