Example sentences of "this be a [noun sg] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is a knot used for joining two ropes of similar size . |
| 2 | This is a pattern to prepare for the movement of sitting down and standing up . |
| 3 | If , then , in the pages that follow , I group authors by friendship , acquaintance and sheer fellow-feeling , even though strangers or near-strangers , this is a device adopted for clarity and convenience , and little more . |
| 4 | This is a reminder to arrange for such exchange with the solicitors for both your seller and buyer . |
| 5 | This was a chamber made for a purpose ; a purpose it was impatient to fulfil even four thousand years after it was built . |
| 6 | This was a necessity to qualify for a later call to the Bar . |
| 7 | Although we thought at first that this was a saw intended for only a serious builder , we discovered that it also earned its keep doing fairly mundane cutting jobs that would normally be done by hand . |
| 8 | He says that this was a cell used for patients in the early days of the hospital . |
| 9 | I wondered how it was possible to love many men when you had once loved one more than your immortal soul , and whether Lili had ever loved like that , or whether this was a torment saved for ridiculous people like myself . |