Example sentences of "[am/are] [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 | 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 . |
| 5 | Soft haired brushes are mostly used for watercolour or tempera painting , with bristle mainly for oils . |
| 6 | Palm trees are mostly used for decoration there , but they are very important . |
| 7 | In nature small fish are constantly looking for food , and will eat small amounts whenever they find them . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | which are only made for export . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | There appear to be mountings for the transformer but once again I suspect that these are best ignored for safety reasons . |
| 19 | The more expensive virgin and nut oils are best kept for salad dressings and for adding to foods which require no further cooking . |
| 20 | They are best used for cocktail savouries , but the cheaper mussels make a very tasty pasta sauce . |
| 21 | Liquid colours are best used for painting and tinting , and where colours need to be paler . |
| 22 | Hedgerow briars are best left for walking sticks . |
| 23 | I am not looking for money , just a deep involvement and I must be worth a telephone call . |
| 24 | ‘ I am not looking for commitment ! ’ |
| 25 | And she said : ‘ When I am not training for hockey I play football . |
| 26 | The first-stage trees are largely used for pulp , while the second-stage ones are the bulk of the tropical timber industry . |
| 27 | All the rams on sale have recorded growth rates and are ultrasonically tested for muscle and fat depths . |
| 28 | These attractive flowers are generally grown for greenhouse decoration , but C. Rugosa is useful for bedding outdoors in the summer . |
| 29 | Bankers and others are already campaigning for relaxation of this law , to allow foreign investment in such Swiss companies . |
| 30 | Most of us are still thinking about our Summer holidays , but one group of people are already preparing for Christmas ! |