Example sentences of "[is] [to-vb] [noun sg] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The aim of verifying the accuracy and reliability of records and documents ( by examination and testing ) is to obtain support for the expression of an opinion on the financial statements . |
| 2 | The primary purpose is to express concern for the individual involved and to give them a listening ear . |
| 3 | A large container for housing the spider ( see opposite , Making the cage ) ; two small containers , one with a lid , such as small jam jars or pickle jars — one is to catch the spiders in , the other is to hold water for the twigs ; a shallow container such as the plastic lid of a food pack , to hold the water supply ; some fresh leafy twigs ; some well-branched leafless twigs ; soil ; a metre or two of iron wire , about 1 mm diameter ; pieces of black cardboard ; Copydex or similar adhesive . |
| 4 | And it is because the new humanity is made up of free men and women that God wishes that all should be saved : his delay in invading the world and bringing an end to history is to allow time for the new humanity to supplant the old . |
| 5 | The objective of the two-year programme is to develop technology for the ‘ Detoxification of Effluents by Photocatalytic Science and Engineering ( DEPSE Project ) . |
| 6 | The aim of the ride is to raise money for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and I hope to raise £1,000 . |
| 7 | The wife 's common work is to bake bread for the family , to wash and mend ragged clothes , and to look after the children ; but at beansetting , haymaking , and harvest she earns as comes one week with another about 6d . |
| 8 | and the ‘ London ’ , ( demolished in the 1880 's to make room for the Public Rooms . ) |