Example sentences of "this [adj] [noun sg] [be] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | This rudimentary check is for a static condition ; it has no consideration for the disposition of the surface area of the sail , or the lifting component of any separated sails , as in a Box kite or Roller . |
| 2 | But this principal dislike was for the British . |
| 3 | Although many of the massage techniques in this illustrated guide are for two people to practise on each other , as you can clearly see from the simple techniques over the page , massage is something that you can successfully achieve alone . |
| 4 | How much of this savage attack was for Theo 's ears only and how much of it was actually voiced is not clear . |
| 5 | The only way forward for this great union is for all of us to recruit new members , so all of us must take this responsibility seriously . |
| 6 | Maybe , but if you 've heard Nicolette 's debut album , you 'll know this strange-style hybrid is for real . |
| 7 | One logical fix to this geographical mis-match is for inner-city blacks to commute out from the ghettos to the suburbs . |
| 8 | For instance , what it is for there to be a red rose in this darkened room is for it to be the case that if I were to turn the light on , I would make a certain observation , and if I were then to move to another place , I would make an observation rather different , and if you were to come in , you would observe such and such , and so on . |
| 9 | It said : ‘ If it becomes known that UK companies have supplied equipment for manufacture of munitions we could truthfully say that when the licences were issued we had no reason to believe that this civilian equipment was for other than general industrial purposes . ’ |
| 10 | This other cleat is for adjusting the out-haul , we 'll come on to that in a moment . |
| 11 | Much of this new employment was for women . |