Example sentences of "[noun pl] [am/are] [vb pp] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Painting , gluing , varnishing , soldering and similar activities are banned for a while , If magazines or books smell strongly ( usually the ‘ glossy ’ magazines and books with shiny paper ) , read something else . |
| 2 | Associated with this internationalization of production , sales and purchases have become increasingly international as products are made for a world market rather than for ‘ local ’ national buyers . |
| 3 | Although ‘ mixed ’ marriages between people of different races or cultures are made for a variety of reasons , conscious and unconscious , some are necessitated by the need to have constant reassurance of difference : for example , a skin of another colour . |
| 4 | Door-to-door sales methods are used for a variety of products , from vacuum cleaners and household goods to cosmetics or double glazing . |
| 5 | Nineteenth century ephemera , including table games , playing cards , a hieroglyphic card ( one where small pictures are substituted for a number of letters or syllables ) and ( centre ) a ‘ zoetrope ’ or ‘ wheel of life ’ , an early motion-picture toy . |
| 6 | In daylight I use exactly the same set-up , except that the betalite bobbins are changed for a daylight type that show up brighter . |
| 7 | Applications are invited for a research assistant to work on a three-year SERC-funded programme based at Sheffield University . |
| 8 | What remains of the 42 AS buildings are employed for a variety of uses , including a company making boats and the compounds provide open storage for governmental vehicles . |
| 9 | During the afternoon the school buildings are used for a variety of adult education and community purposes and teachers undertake further community work outside them . |
| 10 | Banks are used for a variety of frauds as well as money-laundering . |
| 11 | The forecasts are given for a height of 10m or 33ft above ground . |
| 12 | Parallel ports are most commonly used for connecting a printer to your machine , serial ports are used for a mouse or a modem . |
| 13 | The question , as one senior American diplomat says , is whether the Somalis are prepared for a UN trusteeship in all but name that may drag on towards the end of this century . |
| 14 | However , where goods are exchanged for a combination of money and other goods , the contract is one of sale of goods . |
| 15 | The vendor or his agent may request that tenders are submitted for a parcel of land ; the estate agent will give wide publicity to the site and circularise prospective purchasers . |
| 16 | In the intricate world of Asian business , such things are done for a reason . |
| 17 | The whole exercise may be held up while consultants are asked for a view on a particular market , technological advance or commercial strengths , and with that new input the whole cycle will start again . |
| 18 | Arrangements are made for a person to ‘ sit in ’ in the older person 's home . |
| 19 | More often , however , hyperdocuments are prepared for a number of different readers , possibly distributed over different sites , and working in different hardware/software environments . |
| 20 | Such regions are designated for a period of five years and are specifically defined to be those areas ( NUTS Level II ) where per capita GDP in PPSs is less than 75 per cent of the Community average . |
| 21 | On the other hand , many studies become open-ended because more and more uses are found for a cohort whose past history is well documented . |
| 22 | Micro-level investment equations are estimated for a number of three and four-digit industries . |
| 23 | Organisations , whether operating in a paper or electronic environment , need to ensure that adequate record-keeping procedures are established for a range of complementary reasons : |
| 24 | All new phones are guaranteed for a year and , in the unlikely event that they fail , will be replaced free at any NTC nationwide dealership . |
| 25 | The exercises are described for a right handed person as follows : |
| 26 | Points For Win — In a league either two or three points are awarded for a win . |
| 27 | Three points are awarded for a win and one for a draw with Derby , Bristol City and West Ham also in Rovers ' group . |
| 28 | Forty points are required for a champion and four of these green stars must be majors , which means they must have five points or more . |
| 29 | STOCK and currency markets are braced for a knife edge finish to the election campaign with a new batch of opinion polls pointing towards a hung parliament . |
| 30 | Babies are conceived for a variety of reasons apart from basic urges — some over a wayward partner who shows signs of straying from the fold ; in competition with a sister who has recently conceived or in determination to produce the first grandchild . |