Example sentences of "be for [adj] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | This time tomorrow it would be all over , and part of history ; the victors would be celebrating , the losers complaining that had it not been for this and that , they would have won , and the course of history would have been different . |
| 2 | Ever since I took over the tips section in the hallowed pages of ZZAP ! 64 , folks have whinged that most of the pokes are for Reset and Action Replay carts . |
| 3 | However , this approach towards electronics is not without its critics ( Moore and Booth , 1986 ) : few jobs have been created for the long-term unemployed ; a relatively small proportion of posts are for managerial and technical positions ; and the indigenous sector remains small , as do total exports and research and development capacities . |
| 4 | Stitchworld pattern numbers 386 to 394 are for three and four colour in a row knitting , and for punchcard machines there are examples in the ‘ Skip stitch patterns by KHC ’ sections of Punchcard Vol. 3 , 4 and 5 . |
| 5 | fewer than half the drivers questioned gave the correct answers of 70mph and 60mph when asked what the UK speed limits are for dual and single carriageway roads . |
| 6 | Through its Export Division , Courtaulds Coatings ( New Zealand ) covers most of the Pacific islands of Polynesia , Melanesia and Micronesia , where a large proportion of its sales are for marine and yacht paints |
| 7 | For instance , Lister ( 1988 ) asks : ‘ what comfort would it be for elderly and severely ill patients to hear of ‘ competitive ’ NHS hospitals with vacant beds in Liverpool or Devon ? ’ |
| 8 | He recognised that the metrication of these properties had to be constructed , that measuring devices , or units of measurement , had to be devised , and so it should be for social and psychological phenomena . |
| 9 | For example , the first rise in expectations of the lower orders would be for more and better food before manufactured goods . |
| 10 | ‘ It was only a joke but the school secretary , who had a heart condition , thought they were for real and nearly died , ’ says Betty Weller . |
| 11 | It seems gang members cruising by thought some of the actors on set were for real and got heavy . |
| 12 | The scullers raced in single sculls and the racing here was also of a high standard , but there was not an outstanding single sculler and the places at stake were for quadruple and double sculls . |
| 13 | I 'm not staying either , that 's for good and certain . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ THIS is an ideas battle … not every one of these things can be distilled into politics — you know , who 's for this and who 's for that , and if this person is for this , somebody else has to be for that . |
| 15 | Cos they 're supposed to have , their budget 's for twenty and they 've only got fourteen . |
| 16 | When it comes to saving lives or building bridges , the last thing we want is for uninformed and inexperienced students to form their own ideas . |
| 17 | This is for ordinary and special services , inland and overseas . |
| 18 | Latest information on all orthopaedic procedures from the hospital episode statistics is for 1989-90 and shows an increase of 18 per cent . |
| 19 | She interrupts the pleasures of cultural hedonism , gives the lie that progress is for all and for ever , and introduces suffering into personal relationships . |
| 20 | Preference is for each and every page to bear the ‘ watermark ’ legend draft . |
| 21 | One 's doing five and seven which is this is for two and one 's doing six which is this one . |
| 22 | This time it is for real and The Black Crowes know it . |
| 23 | Now it is for real and , though the race will be staged on a parkland road rather than a track , Foster believes it has considerable significance for the rest of Cram 's summer . |
| 24 | which is for local and one in the car which is county wide , which can cover the whole of Essex , yeah ? |
| 25 | The growing trend now is for more and more European golfers , and especially the heavyweights , to concentrate on playing the US circuit . |
| 26 | The aim is for bright and cheerful surroundings . |
| 27 | She had thoughtful parents , though , who thought the Grand Canyon was for real and so they put her on the waiting list . |
| 28 | We were well aware of the problems facing us in the future , and the pressing need was for more and more information about the operations of the big smuggling syndicates . |
| 29 | Unlike the big tourist hotels , the Savoy was for favoured and important visitors . |