Example sentences of "[be] for an [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I I hope this is not a mischievous comment , but I I think it 's very questionable , whether the Christian faith would be known as it is today , down two thousand years , had it not been for an innocent man , Jesus , being unjustly punished and crucified , and so many of the great reformers in the history of man , men and women have died or suffered grave imprisonment because of injustice , and in a paradoxical way , injustice in a way , yo you almost seem as if we need injustice to drive us on , to get things done in a , in a better way . |
| 2 | They should remember that it would all have ended seven matches earlier if it had not been for an 88th-minute equaliser against Bashley on September 16 . |
| 3 | The numbers given in Table 4.2 are for an imaginary field in , say , January . |
| 4 | That incident illustrated how easy it would be for an atomic war to develop , so a hot-line was set up by means of a permanent telephone link between Washington in the U.S.A. and Moscow in the U.S.S.R. |
| 5 | Traditional music and hymnody are seen to be for an older audience . |
| 6 | Thus the Commission saw these two vital controls on police power : the arrest had to be for an imprisonable offence and it had also , in addition to this , to be ‘ necessary ’ . |
| 7 | Held , allowing the appeal , that it was a requirement of all leases and tenancy agreements that the term created was of certain duration ; that the lease purportedly created under the memorandum of agreement , being for an uncertain period , was void and the land was held on a yearly tenancy created by virtue of the tenant 's possession and payment of yearly rent , on such terms of the memorandum of agreement as were consistent with a yearly tenancy ; and that , accordingly , since the term preventing the landlord from determining the tenancy until the land was required for road widening purposes was inconsistent with the right of either party under a yearly tenancy to determine it on six months ' notice , the plaintiffs ' tenancy had been lawfully determined ( post , pp. 283B–C , F–G , 284G–H , 285E–F , 286E–F , H — 287B , G–H ) . |
| 8 | His first thoughts were for an eighteen month old child and an elderly lodger also in the house . |
| 9 | 6 If the request is for an expensive sample use tact in discovering whether it has a genuine background . |
| 10 | If the claim is for unliquidated damages the request ( N 234 ) is for an interlocutory judgment for damages to be assessed and costs . |
| 11 | Unlike many similar discounts which sprang up after Abbey National had made its move , this one is for an indefinite period . |
| 12 | The license and the right to use this Program is for an indefinite time until terminated . |
| 13 | Its quest is for an active invention of a whole pattern of ‘ effective partnerships ’ , to help Northerners and northern agencies of all kinds to work together in a co-operative of enlightened self-interest . |
| 14 | The study tour , based in London , is for an invited group of conservators , craftsmen , planners and architects working in Croatia to assess the expertise on offer in the U.K. The workshop in York is additionally for other interested people and groups involved in conservation . |
| 15 | To commence as soon as possible , the appointment is for an initial period of two years with a possible extension of one further year and includes the following areas : |
| 16 | Section 51 applies where an article is made to a design recorded in a design document and suppresses copyright protection unless the design is for an artistic work or typeface . |
| 17 | However , regard must be had to section 51 of the Copyright , Designs and Patents Act 1988 which removes from the scope of copyright infringement the making of articles to designs recorded in design documents ( or embodied in models ) unless the design is for an artistic work . |
| 18 | Similarly , for juvenile offenders , the ‘ care order ’ under which they may be detained in an institution is for an unspecified period ; again , release is determined by rehabilitative , treatment criteria . |
| 19 | This approach is to be followed where the demand is for an excessive sum . |
| 20 | One pet scheme in Washington at this time was for an international board to supervise the running of the canal . |
| 21 | Already worn out after their day 's activities , the hope was for an early night . |
| 22 | The evening ended with a Pirate Play and I went home thinking what a wonderful concert , as it probably was for an elementary school having no spare cash . |
| 23 | The promise was for an own-brand Minder ; cocky and cockney like the original — low- or middle-brow entertainment with a high gloss . |
| 24 | The first bill , dated 8 July , was for an interim payment of £187 plus VAT . |
| 25 | In contrast to Arrese 's proposals , which left the form of the state and the succession issue very vague , Carrero 's idea was for an authoritarian monarchy based on " the principles which inform the National Movement " , of which the " fundamental elements " would be " the Crown , the Council of the Realm , the National Council of the Movement , the Cortes and the government " . |
| 26 | One was for an initial payment of £2,053.27 . |
| 27 | Peter Kite managing director of the centre 's owners , Active Learning and Leisure , announced yesterday 's sale , which was for an undisclosed sum . |
| 28 | Before you get too political you must remember the only time I 've been actively political was for an independent candidate . |
| 29 | It was as much the way of the world for a Congregationalist keen on disestablishment to be keen on electoral reform , state education and ‘ reform ’ of the House of Lords as it was for an Anglo-Catholic priest who was a member of the Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament also to belong to the Guild of All Souls . |
| 30 | She remembered the bride of one year , alight with the happiness of those early celebrations when the Grand Duke had granted the first liberties , and thought how strange it was for an English woman to be so mad with joy . |