Example sentences of "[be] [adv] [verb] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Terminals and wires are widely used for power transfer by nearly all manufacturers . |
2 | As econometric models are widely used for policy evaluation and forecasting the economy 's performance , it is important that their construction should be well founded . |
3 | Malvern-based chartered accountant Alan Kay is helping with a detailed investigation of the activities of certain copier companies that are widely criticised for malpractice , as well as the leasing companies that finance them . |
4 | The alternative strategy is to inform patients whether a given method of diagnosis or treatment has been properly tested for efficacy so that they can make an informed choice . |
5 | * This has been widely used for car windscreens and , in a much more sophisticated form , is being developed for serious engineering in America . |
6 | Some of those who have been successfully treated for candidiasis will still have residual problems due to food intolerance . |
7 | A lot of accidents occur on slides , for instance , which are mostly designed for use by seven to 12-year-olds , but which in practice are used more by preschoolers . |
8 | Soft haired brushes are mostly used for watercolour or tempera painting , with bristle mainly for oils . |
9 | Palm trees are mostly used for decoration there , but they are very important . |
10 | A prime example of this is a silver rams-horn presentation piece which , despite being dated 1905 ( outside the normal cut-off date of 1892 for the Fair ) , has been wholeheartedly accepted for exhibition . |
11 | In nature small fish are constantly looking for food , and will eat small amounts whenever they find them . |
12 | In many cases the onset of symptoms is found in situations where water quality has deteriorated , where aggressive fish are constantly battling for territory or where opportunist parasites find a weakened fish and multiply rapidly . |
13 | A practical system of colour photography had been eagerly searched for right from the beginning . |
14 | A practical system of colour photography had been eagerly searched for right from the beginning . |
15 | 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 . |
16 | Thus Anderson may have been more prophetic than was realized at the time ( Earley 1988:61 ) : Parents are basically looking for reassurance about their children 's schools and teachers . |
17 | If you are being honest with yourself and with her and you really are terribly pressed for time , you will never be short of concrete reasons to give , and she will find these much more acceptable and less hurtful than vague excuses , provided , of course , that your overall treatment of her is one of care and not neglect . |
18 | I have I would say that most of the people who answer yes who have been in say for instance home improvements |
19 | In the course of the last five thousand years a wide variety of stones other than jade have been highly esteemed for jewellery , insignia , seals and the embellishment of personal weapons . |
20 | 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 . |
21 | The belief underlying such proposals is that many older people are only referred for treatment at a late stage of dependency when treatment is less effective and more expensive . |
22 | which are only made for export . |
23 | On their normal household policy , you are only covered for escape of water from water tanks ( not fish tanks ) , pipes or apparatus , or fixed heating and installation . |
24 | Edit the RDBI configuration file and ensure that mappings are only specified for LIFESPAN users listed at the USER ACCESS , MODULE ACCESS and DC ACCESS keywords . |
25 | If he then varies or strays from the agreement in an unsatisfactory way you are only asking for trouble if you do n't act promptly for full recovery . |
26 | He had n't been exactly jumping for joy to have her here in the first place , as she knew very well . |
27 | There appear to be mountings for the transformer but once again I suspect that these are best ignored for safety reasons . |
28 | The more expensive virgin and nut oils are best kept for salad dressings and for adding to foods which require no further cooking . |
29 | They are best used for cocktail savouries , but the cheaper mussels make a very tasty pasta sauce . |
30 | Liquid colours are best used for painting and tinting , and where colours need to be paler . |