Example sentences of "be [verb] for [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | McHale plans to use the extra £50,000 he has been given for players ' wages to good effect . |
| 2 | The birds that do it are the oilbirds of South America , and the cave swiftlets of the Far East , the ones whose nests are used for birds ' nest soup . |
| 3 | HEALTH AUTHORITIES will be expected to adhere to the ‘ firm ’ budgets they are to be given for patients ' drugs , Kenneth Clarke , Secretary of State for Health , said yesterday . |
| 4 | Ideally joint guidelines should be developed for parents ' evenings . |
| 5 | Is the right hon. Gentleman aware that there is no case to be made for taxpayers ' money being used to prop up Boris Yeltsin , who will turn out to be the David Owen of Russia ? |
| 6 | A possible ( relatively ) benign explanation might be presented for GPs ' failure to pursue a non compulsory route : that women , whose conventional role involves running the home and family , would be less willing to go into hospital precisely because of their feelings of responsibility for others in the home . |
| 7 | Charges would also have to be introduced for pensioners ' bus passes , currently free . |
| 8 | Other computer consoles will be reserved for pupils ' use in drills , exercises and exploration experience . |
| 9 | Freemasonry has been criticised , with good reasons , for its false god , its inaccurate gospel , its secrecy and , consequently , its easy abuse , its confusion of Scripture with its own ancient myths and fables , and its susceptibility to being misused for members ' selfish ends . |
| 10 | Social security funds for workers to be made redundant reached 1,800 million dinars , and 3,100 million dinars were apportioned for banks ' recovery . |
| 11 | I watched you make off along the cliff path , as if you were making for Otters ' Bay . |
| 12 | Consequently , the following results were discovered for plaintiffs ' costs . |
| 13 | Historically , over almost any run of three or four years or more , equities have outperformed bonds and , as pension funds are investing for members ' retirements , they can take the long view . |
| 14 | No credit is given for trusts ' abilities to enhance returns through gearing . |
| 15 | EC is blamed for farmers ' ‘ losses ’ |
| 16 | Space is provided for candidates ' own work . |
| 17 | Occasional special evenings are held for guests ' entertainment and on Fridays a cold buffet is served . |
| 18 | I just assumed he was making for Otters ' Bay . ’ |