Example sentences of "what [noun pl] be for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ That 's what solicitors are for . ’ |
| 2 | That 's what solicitors are for . ’ |
| 3 | Between now and then , the row that biotechnology generates is going to make everyone think anew about what animals are for . |
| 4 | ‘ That , Vitali , is what Inquisitors are for . |
| 5 | That is what backbenchers are for . |
| 6 | ‘ The General Staff has at last discovered what fighters are for . |
| 7 | Things like that it 's for letting that 's what words are for well numbers are for telling other people how much you how much do you Would you like a cup of coffee ? |
| 8 | That 's what wives are for . ’ |
| 9 | Was n't that what sisters were for ? |
| 10 | That 's what holidays were for — looking at your toes , wandering on the beach , hours of sitting and staring , standing and staring , lying as long as you could bear in the sun with eyes closed . |
| 11 | I believe this is what friends are for , to give support at this time . |
| 12 | White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater on General Noriega That 's what friends are for . |
| 13 | ‘ Is n't that what friends are for ? ’ |
| 14 | That 's not what friends are for . |
| 15 | Then our exchange ; my ‘ Is n't that what friends are for ? ’ |
| 16 | Tanya Irwin , who had arrived with a gaggle of student chums with the intention of having a laugh , did just that , skipping into Round Two with her rendition of ‘ That 's What Friends Are For ’ . |
| 17 | He was not going to get a bike because he would n't be able to reach the pedals , but I would n't have said anything even if I could have , because nobody expects people to tell the truth to women and , besides , that 's what friends are for , as they say . |
| 18 | I think it 's particularly useful as a way of gaining entry to ideas about childhood — what children are for , why to have them — that are n't written about in the official records , that is , in the textbooks of child analysis and child psychology , and in sociological descriptions of childhood . |
| 19 | Jean , that 's what drawers are for ! everything , look at that dir lo look at that now ! |
| 20 | That 's what Cabinets are for , and lively discussions usually lead to good decisions . |
| 21 | That 's what Cabinets are for , and lively discussions usually lead to good decisions . ’ |