Example sentences of "it [prep] [be] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Is it for is for here ? |
| 2 | Faced with arguably the most reactionary piece of legislation this century , with its major implications for basic civil liberties and education , not to mention lesbians and gay men , Labour reduced it to being for or against the ‘ promotion ’ of homosexuality . |
| 3 | ‘ I know that , but when we go away I do n't want it to be for business — I want to have you all to myself . ’ |
| 4 | He saw the purpose of it to be for advisers to gain a general view of the school — not to pick up on bad points . |
| 5 | ‘ I know when you said ‘ let's pretend to be engaged ’ you did n't mean it to be for real . ’ |