Example sentences of "is [pron] for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Self-preservation , replies Kate the British Committee librarian feebly , I ca n't afford a breakdown , this is me for the moment , there 's nothing I can do about it . |
| 2 | It says , the quiz will contain some sixty questions covering general knowledge and not just railway so so that there is , not very good grammar , so that there is nothing for the family to be afraid of . |
| 3 | The term substantial steps is used because prior to that stage it is generally assumed that there is nothing for the offeror to disclose publicly . |
| 4 | ‘ And of course the house is yours for the duration , my love . |
| 5 | But if the asserted proposition is about Ruritania , then surely it must be false , for in that case the subject term has a reference , i.e. there is something for the proposition to be true about If , on the other hand , the proposition is true , then by the same token it can not be about Ruritania , for Ruritania does not exist ; it is fiction . |
| 6 | Is it really self-evident that the manufacture of napalm to be used in war is something for the benefit of the public ? |
| 7 | Of course this is something for the future , the whole concept of hydrogen economy is well developed . |
| 8 | The question whether a customer knowing of the facts would have taken part in the fraud is one for the jury . |
| 9 | There is one for the work force and something called ’ Green Watch ’ on which I have had correspondence with the county director and which costs about £60,000 a year . |
| 10 | This is one for the tigers a traditional links with fairways wriggling between sand dunes and where bunkers and gorse are as thick as thieves in a police cell . |
| 11 | It really is one for the book . " |
| 12 | If at the time the contract is made , the goods are ascertained ( i.e. identified and agreed upon ) , then the contract is one for the sale of specific goods . |
| 13 | But , what is there for the art enthusiast in this cultural centre ? |
| 14 | That 's compensation , is it for the tenants living in the flats ? |
| 15 | Moderator I tell you what the convenor would say six four O is it for the panel to bring forward a rite or is it for the er committee on worship to bring forward rites ? |
| 16 | I said alright , how much is it for the starter motor with the solenoid built onto it like ? |
| 17 | Is it to go to all the members of your organisation , is it to be read by the Board of Directors only , is it to be studied by the upper echelon of the scientific staff , or is it for the eyes of your boss only ? |
| 18 | I would like to ask , why , when there co-operation at the , the Strathclyde bus company they have buses that are running choc-a-block constantly full , but then again suddenly a bus that does n't pay its full way is taken off and people that are dependant on that bus are left without any transport , why ca n't the busy bus subsidise the bus that is n't ? , because after it its public transport , so is it a complete and utter profit that the buses are running for or is it for the convenience of the public ? because it is |
| 19 | Is it for the clients , as in our example of community nurses speeding round to give this essential drug , or for the staff , to get the work done ? |
| 20 | It is here ; it is all around : it is ours for the asking , the taking : it is the picking of the apple on the tree . |