Example sentences of "be [adv] for [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am all for patriotism and international competition — the more feeling , the better . |
| 2 | ‘ Pop-ins ’ are just for tea and a chat . |
| 3 | For most of course whether they 're here for fun or fame the aim is to make it all the way … |
| 4 | The other fields , which are arable , or ploughed , are usually for barley and sometimes for oats or kale . |
| 5 | Most records are also for west and central Sussex , which very possibly reflects the distribution of observers . |
| 6 | These are mainly for tin but also for zinc , lead and silver which occur in the same veins , and for wolfram and tungsten , which are used in making special steels . |
| 7 | Trips that are solely for information or for social contact can be replaced by verbal contact via the telephone and the outcome can be satisfactory for the rural resident , although not as rewarding in terms of personal contact . |
| 8 | We are also interested in what the priorities are now for demilitarisation and reconstruction , and I ask the Minister specifically to approach our American colleagues to ask them to convert the substantial military aid that has until now been given to El Salvador into civilian aid to help with that reconstruction . |
| 9 | It was mentioned that there should be somewhere for guest and visitors to sit . |
| 10 | Is it to be only for fun and general amusement , or are you a perfectionist , seeking impeccable exposures and absolute control over the photography ? |
| 11 | Marilyn Brown says she accepts her son now wo n't be home for Christmas and his 29th birthday on January the 2nd . |
| 12 | Some , like Cruse , tend to be more for counselling and advice . |
| 13 | Some licences may be purely for know-how where there is no patent involved . |
| 14 | What opportunities are there for group as well as one to one initiatives in health promotion ? |
| 15 | ‘ We 're at pains to stress this is n't a protest , but we were here for rest and recreation , ’ he said , ‘ so if I ca n't send my men ashore ; there 's not much point in staying . ’ |
| 16 | When she offers to sleep with him , he refuses , as he knows it 's only for release and not love . |
| 17 | And of those who would hang , it is less for retribution than to save the next victim . |
| 18 | They needed somewhere to store the boiler while the rest of the loco is away for repair and the maltings was only too pleased to help . |
| 19 | I happen to like Hamman … but I think this is just for publicity or severe delusions of grandeur . |
| 20 | These questions are often opening gambits for a negotiation of some sort , even if it 's just for interest and approval from one another . |
| 21 | But O'Neil 's line is more for effect than to express any real fears . |
| 22 | Our house is really for family and friends to enjoy — we always offer a warm welcome |
| 23 | ADVANCES in microelectronics are making it possible for countries to switch to a military strategy that is purely for defence and has no offensive capability — if they want to . |
| 24 | And should be a decent living erm yes but surely with all the demand there is today for slate and that . |
| 25 | It 's there for research and development … |
| 26 | Dominant social ideology , reinforced by traditional Christian teaching , makes the assumption that sex is primarily for procreation and not recreation , and this places sex outside the moral boundaries of many older people , for whom there is still a strong and widely held link between sex and immorality , the belief that sex is wrong or indecent . |
| 27 | Although the property is currently for sale and is open to viewing by prospective home-owners , these days the front window of the top flat at 23 Cranley Gardens , Muswell Hill , north London , stays firmly and permanently closed . |
| 28 | The centres are essentially for advice and usually offer only a limited amount , if any , of further assistance . |
| 29 | We did n't want people to think it was only for production and engineering . |
| 30 | My wife was inside for possession and I had custody of the two kids . |