Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] [be] for the " in BNC.

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1 If loss of amenities is for the rest of the plaintiff 's life the court will need to take into account in assessing damages his age and his expectation of life .
2 It is possible , for example , that a large proportion of loans are for the most recently deposited theses ; alternatively , it could be that some theses are more often requested than others , and that loan records for such theses would be found within different time periods .
3 Their average earnings have stayed at two-thirds of men 's for the past decade , with employers segregating the sexes in job grades , said the commission .
4 The usual sequence of events is for the otter to dive and then surface clutching both a mollusc and a rock .
5 The usual order of events is for the employer to open the proceedings by making a short opening address .
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