Example sentences of "[noun] be [verb] [adv] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the accounts are drawn up for the benefit of the proprietors or shareholders of a business , the primary objective of such accounts could be said to establish the amount of tax due to the Inland Revenue . |
| 2 | At present , local authorities are building not for the poorest , nor for the slum-dweller , but mainly for those better off . |
| 3 | Plans are going ahead for the proposed course — arrival on the Friday 16th May — start 17th May and end 23rd May — departure Saturday 24th May . |
| 4 | Today a majority of those travelling south over the Gotthard are heading either for the popular lakeside resorts of the Ticino , or beyond that into Italy . |
| 5 | The programmes are noted particularly for the high quality of choral singing . |
| 6 | Activities and programmes are organised primarily for the benefit of juniors . |
| 7 | It has been said , in the first place , that they are used to throw into relief the particular property in the noun phrase which is of interest to the speaker ; that is , that adjectives are used postnominally for the sake of emphasis . |
| 8 | Contour maps for estimated inversion based on the shale velocity and the vitrinite methods are shown here for the central Southern North Sea ( Sole Pit area ; Figs. 9 and 10 ) . |
| 9 | Statistical methods are described separately for the continuous variables ( knowledge , attitudes , and beliefs ) and discrete variables ( smoking behaviour ) . |
| 10 | A disgruntled father whose two sons have been on several skiing fortnights feels school trips are run primarily for the teachers ' convenience . |
| 11 | Now that 24 hour pressure recordings are used increasingly for the investigation of disorders of oesophageal motility in patients with chest pain of undertermined origin , it is important to have a better understanding and a more precise characterisation of the non-deglutitive and non-peristaltic motor activity of the normal oesophagus . |
| 12 | Well first of all I suppose one should say that we do n't just use one computer , we , like lots of other libraries , have got access to a large number of computers , and indeed you 'll find these computers being used elsewhere for the same sort of way . |
| 13 | Well , first of all I suppose one should say that we do n't just use one computer , we , like lots of other libraries , have got access to a large number of computers , and indeed you 'll find these computers being used elsewhere for the same sort of work . |
| 14 | The transformations complete , all six readers were lined up for the final photograph . |
| 15 | The IDB 's Trade Fair programme also aims to visit a balanced mixture of major UK and European exhibitions , with IDB group stands being set up for the Northern Ireland companies taking part . |
| 16 | Does the hon. Gentleman accept that , if he is as keen as I am to provide a level playing field for road and rail , he should recognise that , when motorways were built around Greater Manchester , of three footpaths that crossed the motorway , one was closed or diverted and bridges or underpasses were put in for the other two . |
| 17 | Children were out playing in the schoolyards , shouting and enjoying the sunshine ; shops were closed up for the dinner hour . |
| 18 | In more remote areas reserves were set aside for the igi indigenous hab , inhabitants . |
| 19 | Female animals were used only for the less significant peace-offerings when animals of either sex could be sacrificed ( Lev . |
| 20 | Finally , the field of comparative religion is opened up for the students in the study of the faiths of the modern world . |
| 21 | In some markets standardization is multilateral — to give just one example , Form 100 of the Grain and Feed Trade Association is used internationally for the shipment of feeding stuffs in bulk . |
| 22 | A whole pig is served up for the main New Year feast , and bean curd , sausages and special wine are prepared . |
| 23 | THE Royal Mail is gearing up for the General Election . |
| 24 | Answer guide : This is a difficult situation as the ownership of the car rests with Fred but the business is obtaining a benefit because the car is used mainly for the business . |
| 25 | ‘ My rent is paid up for the next six months , ’ Caro had assured her airily , ‘ before I knew I was leaving . |
| 26 | When a considerable proportion of the industry is working competitively for the market , the inducement to employees and employers to introduce and operate incentive schemes will be greatly strengthened . |
| 27 | Ringo Starr was rolled out for the encores and thrashed about enthusiastically enough . |
| 28 | Morrison , whose girlfriend was travelling out for the Hong Kong tournament , reckoned that he sustained the injury when he turned quickly during Scotland 's opening tie against Australian Capital Territory in Canberra last week . |
| 29 | In 1749 for the first time a single system of tactics was laid down for the entire army , while in 1765 the Hofkriegsrath assumed the power to appoint to all ranks above that of captain and from 1776 an organized State military transport corps began to be built up . |
| 30 | The High Sheriff of Cornwall , Sir John Trelawney , opened an ornamental gate with a silver key and a free tea was laid on for the children of the surrounding parishes . |