Example sentences of "[noun] [be] [adv] for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What two reasons are there for the Plymouth-Roscoff ferry route being less busy than other cross-Channel ferry routes ? |
| 2 | Sedgefield constituency Labour Party , meanwhile , has replied gently to our suggestion ( Gadfly , June 3 ) that its meetings are strictly for the blokes . |
| 3 | The Secretary of State 's proposals are not for the sake of better industrial relations but , for the sake of the worst prejudices of the Tory party . |
| 4 | These proposals are basically for the completion of the earlier main line proposals of the Bishop 's Castle Railway . ) |
| 5 | The high-performance cars are strictly for the racetrack … and the message is , going too fast on the roads can kill . |
| 6 | Six designs are specifically for the nursery , and there are six traditional designs for the living room , bedroom , or indeed all around the house . |
| 7 | Feminist demands are out for the moment . |
| 8 | The Express , by contrast , detects unsheathed Conservative blades : ‘ Tory knives were out for the BBC … the Prime Minister is said to have told friends : ‘ my views on the BBC 's coverage are not printable . ’ |
| 9 | The fact that the final article is likely to have been polished by Sir David English , the editor and long-standing friend of Margaret Thatcher , prompted speculation that the Number 10 knives were out for the Chancellor , and that his days might be numbered . |
| 10 | She has the whip-hand for the first time since the cock-up over the separation when they had to apologise for making it known that the knives were out for the Duchess . |
| 11 | They yesterday found out which rating band their homes were in for the tax which starts next April . |
| 12 | Right , the search is on for the person in the team who told me that Larry Adler 's birthday was today , and not February the tenth . |
| 13 | Once more the search is on for the woman with the most beautiful hair — could it be you ? |
| 14 | Yeah , but that light 's not for the light . |
| 15 | The technology for monitoring absenteeism is there for the companies that want to take control of what can be a major expense and loss of competitive edge . |
| 16 | Talk is primarily for the participants and not for an outside audience . |
| 17 | I 've no intention of staying over there longer than I have to , and Sorrel 's away for the weekend herself . ’ |
| 18 | An' 'e 'd say : ‘ Them books is n't for the likes o' you , Jack . |
| 19 | R is largely for the problems of delay that the Civil Justice Review recommended greater court involvement through court management of litigation . |
| 20 | And , since you 're so interested , the reason I wear my wedding-ring is strictly for the sake of appearances . |
| 21 | The unhappiness was not for the shop , but for a lady who was employed by Mr Bacon on a part-time basis , and the lady was my aunt Mary . |
| 22 | The field may be vacant and the profits good , growth is not essential but the goodies are here for the picking . |
| 23 | Ill omens were there for the taking . |
| 24 | So I arranged for one of the estate stalkers to take the remains up the river , when the Colonel and his lady were out for the day . ’ |
| 25 | THIS area of life is also subject to the slings and arrows of Pluto , although his transformative influence is ultimately for the good . |
| 26 | Thomas discussed the relationship between love and poetry much later in Feminine Influence on the Poet : ‘ The love-poem is not for the beloved , for it is not worthy , as it is the least thing that is given to her , and none knows this better than she unless it be the lover … . |
| 27 | In one sense , the characterisation of the transaction as being either sale or exchange may be important because the remedy for defective performance in exchange is not for the price , but rather a claim for unliquidated damages for non delivery . |
| 28 | The boss is away for the weekend and I 'm on call . |
| 29 | That question is not for the Government ; it is for the hon. Gentleman and his party to explain to his constituents why it is in the interests of the patients of Manchester to remove private patients from NHS hospitals , to deny the NHS revenue that private patients bring and to deny benefits to NHS patients in general . |
| 30 | While both Steven and Matthew feel their parents ' divorce was ultimately for the good , it has left Steven , at least , with strong reservations about marriage . |