Example sentences of "[be] [adv] for [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's er in the report that we produced , most of the families are in fact single parent families , most of them are on Social Security benefits and have been on for considerable periods of time , but there are a number of people who are in employment or who have had periods of employment , but they are in low paid jobs , so when you 're talking about an income of one hundred pounds a week , with the sort of housing costs there are and other costs , then there simply is n't enough money to go round . |
| 2 | Until recently , CHP systems — combined heat and power , also called co-generation — have been only for large hotels and have meant high capital outlays . |
| 3 | Where payments are only for investigatory fees incurred by General Accident |
| 4 | He suggested that in the days before his election Yeltsin had had to clarify and adjust his policy on a number of key issues , but commented : " If he is playing political games , then perhaps we are in for difficult times . " |
| 5 | Writing is the essential tool , even when the sources are not written ( as they are not for oral historians ) . |
| 6 | The Black Cuillin are not for ordinary mortals . |
| 7 | They are not for genteel walkers . |
| 8 | They are just for sad trainspotters who still live with their parents at 29 and fancy Lady Penelope off Thunderbirds and wear a scarf and read 2000AD are n't they ? |
| 9 | Curiously , one of the first applications of the JPEG standard has been not for still images but for motion video . |
| 10 | ‘ The radio says we 're in for heavy showers , ’ Aunt Becky glooms . |
| 11 | That 's a good idea , that 's why I 've sat out here tonight darling , not watched the telly , cos there 's a lot of nasties in those sort of films and they 're not for little children |
| 12 | Peterson have no pretensions about selling these racks to the masses , because of course they 're really for well-heeled professionals , and a pocket tuner ( which costs about a tenth of the price of the R450 ) really is adequate for most things . |
| 13 | This year , two further developments are up for environmental honours — Northumberland Village in Whitley Bay and The Paddocks near Hull . |
| 14 | Members of Oxfordshire 's Health Authority say they simply can not afford to maintain the beds which are mainly for elderly patients . |
| 15 | DONs are mainly for big cities , and those are not an ideal locale for every enterprise ; manufacturing plants , for example , are clearly better sited where land is more plentiful . |
| 16 | Those who are out for good times race but we lesser mortals chat and laugh , banter and encourage . |
| 17 | Knives are out for top bosses |
| 18 | It is logical that this should be so for actuarial skills are in limited supply , are in increasing demand , and frequently carry a great deal of responsibility . |
| 19 | Er , first of all I would like to say , I 'm all for Equal Opportunities . |
| 20 | ‘ I 'm all for sharp manoeuvres , Gareth , but I like to be on the inside of them . ’ |
| 21 | Of course people need places to stay when on holiday and I 'm all for economical breaks such as caravanning , but I have a few suggestions which might help to improve the look of unsightly caravan parks . |
| 22 | The watch Arnold Bros ( est. 1905 ) maintains should be enough for humble nomes ! ’ |
| 23 | Obvious examples are travelling or living abroad , the husband having to be away for long periods , having to relocate , changing children 's schools at an awkward stage in their career , having to do a lot of company entertaining . |
| 24 | b ) Will doctors , particularly surgeons , be away for predictable periods of time ? |
| 25 | Even with Concorde I 'm away for long periods nowadays . ’ |
| 26 | There are unlikely to be more for non-consensual acts against males involving oral sex or object penetration . |
| 27 | Tile designs alter with changing fashions in interior design , and current demand seems to be mainly for large areas of neutral or small-patterned tiles , perhaps interspersed with individual motif tiles on a matching background . |
| 28 | They should be encouraged to be out for short walks from the second week after they arrive home . |
| 29 | Children under supervision could be directed to such projects as appeared appropriate to their needs although the projects would not be exclusively for young offenders . |
| 30 | The alumni seems to be essentially for fund-raising purposes : ‘ You were there at Salford , please dig deep into pockets ’ . |