Example sentences of "they [be] [adv] [verb] for [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 They are heavily fortified for fear of terrorist attack — and on occasions troops can be flown in and out by helicopter to avoid further risk of confrontation in the lower floors .
2 There are identifiable skills which the teacher knows and which need to be explained to the children and practised so that they are well equipped for life .
3 They are best used for cocktail savouries , but the cheaper mussels make a very tasty pasta sauce .
4 They are also angling for control of the Careers Advisory Service .
5 In addition to supporting CCITT standards , the companies say that they are also aiming for compatibility with the US Advanced Intelligent Network specifications .
6 If this population is representative of the UK nationally , a substantial number of patients dying from end stage liver disease is being denied the option of liver transplantation because they are not referred for assessment .
7 In many parts of the world , inoculations are advisable even if they are not required for entry .
8 Turning now to the ways in which microphones generate their signals , the cheapest types use a crystal , but their quality is poor and they are not recommended for video .
9 Employees of joint boards and joint committees will , if the White Paper is implemented , be allowed to be councillors in constituent authorities provided they are not nominated for board or committee membership , or are prohibited by their job .
10 However , linacs can suffer from mediocre beam quality unless they are specifically designed for FEL injection .
11 Because they are commonly used for spray applications packaging frequently incorporates a spray device or a hand sprayer is supplied .
12 Lebanon is not elsewhere in the Hebrew Bible usually connected with burning and while it is natural enough — even while we are still in line A — to suppose that it is the trees of Lebanon that are for burning , even though they are typically used for building , it is impossible to discern from line A what purpose is in view in burning Lebanon 's trees , and thus why Lebanon 's trees are insufficient for burning .
13 As a rule they are only killed for food ( and then only cocks or old hens ) when an important visitor comes to the homestead , perhaps a prince 's son or perhaps a father-in-law .
14 They are now booking for Easter ( £17 per person for bed , breakfast and evening meal ) .
15 They are often used for painting beams and ornamental metal work .
16 If all that does n't stop the person , they are obviously looking for trouble of some sort and you must quickly decide whether to lash out first or run for safety .
17 However , you still need to ensure that they are correctly installed for use with LIFESPAN , so please proceed to subsection ( b ) , FMS Driver Protections .
18 And they 're also looking for progress too , they want to increase
19 I had to walk all the way round there in these shoes , they look good but believe me they 're not meant for walking , and in the end she 's not even home .
20 They 're specially chosen for summer drinking , when you feel like giving yourselves a connoisseur 's treat .
21 Only er , only , they 're only paying for lunch for those that they have to pay for lunch .
22 They 're out looking for seed money and a board now with a deadline of December .
23 I think they 're actually appealing for hand ball you know the Forest players .
24 Because there was a shortage of pasture in many districts , cattle were allowed to wander freely to search for food , especially during the seasons when they were not wanted for agriculture .
25 Overall , little more than half of them were serious candidates put up by Fianna Fail , Fine Gael , Labour and the Progressive Democrats , and on the ballot paper they were not listed for convenience of identification in party groups ; the other candidates were outsiders .
26 They were not shot for joyriding .
27 Court archives included much material of interest , but the people who consulted them were almost exclusively clerks who needed to establish points for cases : they were not used for history-making .
28 One thing was for sure : they were n't dressed for snow .
29 They were similarly arranged for day and night travelling and were all vestibuled together .
30 Although they were well placed for chalk , all other commodities had to be carried by rail or barge up-river to the works .
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