Example sentences of "[is] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's for the Berlin Dance Company . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ It 's for the new stewards ’ training day . ’ |
| 3 | Nonetheless , there have latterly been some notable donations from individuals in Britain : like the Sainsbury brothers ' new wing for the National Gallery and the Clore Foundation 's for the Tate ; Terence Conran 's £7m for the establishment of the Design Museum in Docklands , and Paul Hamlyn 's cheap weeks for children at the Royal Opera House . |
| 4 | ‘ It 's for the kids , ’ she says to Freda Leader , our next door neighbour . |
| 5 | ‘ It 's for the mail van . |
| 6 | ‘ If you think it 's for the best , Daddy . ’ |
| 7 | That 's for the future . |
| 8 | It 's for the people . |
| 9 | We hope it 's for the best , ’ said Mr Gennady Gerasimov , the chief spokesman , in pithy words which encapsulate the bold leap towards the Common European Home that Mr Egon Krenz , with Moscow 's backing , has made . |
| 10 | Their average earnings have stayed at two-thirds of men 's for the past decade , with employers segregating the sexes in job grades , said the commission . |
| 11 | That 's what it 's for the country . |
| 12 | ‘ It 's for the starving multitudes , ’ he whined through his matted beard , holding out the crock of gold in his blood-stained fingers . |
| 13 | ‘ That money 's for the future . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ perhaps it 's for the best . |
| 15 | I ca n't really go into details I 'm afraid , but , yes , it 's for the final push . ’ |
| 16 | City Diary : Boom or bustmdash ; it 's for the pew |
| 17 | ‘ I wo n't say that it 's for the school , Gowie , ’ he says , ‘ for I know that interests you not at all . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ No , no , well yes , she would like to meet you , but it 's for the medicine , ’ said Endill . |
| 19 | Who 's for the punch bowl ? ’ |
| 20 | That 's for the lykewake . ’ |
| 21 | When Sarazen went to Prince 's for the 1932 Open , Daniels was well into his sixties , and had been seriously ill . |
| 22 | Stare me straight in the teeth And I 'm sure you 'll agree I 've got a high class pedigree I do n't gie' a monkey 's for the world and its wife It 's a dog 's life ! |
| 23 | My purple stripy barrel-bag — it was small , it 'd look as if I was going off to my gran 's for the weekend . |
| 24 | Say it 's for the snapper . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ That 's for the cops tae find out , ’ Rab said . |
| 26 | Ian : Yes , that 's for the chimney . |
| 27 | ‘ Oh well , maybe it 's for the best . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ It 's for the job , ’ he says proudly , ‘ I get promotion if I speak good English . ’ |
| 29 | That 's for the judge and the jury . |
| 30 | But you have to admit , it 's for the dog 's own protection to wear muzzle , as they can pick up all sorts of things in the street which can poison them . |