Example sentences of "be for [noun pl] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I sat on the shelf beside the steering-wheel , the shelf that was supposed to be for passengers ' parcels and luggage . |
| 2 | Stomachs were for tartes aux pomme and cailles aux raisins , not to be examined in laboratories . |
| 3 | In Islington 's famous Union Chapel , for example , the doors which opened into the auditorium had fixed to the wall beside them small boxes with a slit on the top ; these were for worshippers ' donations . |
| 4 | From a trade catalogue issued by Turner of Farringdon Street , London , in 1838 we get an overview of the types of coffin used at that time : thirty-three are described , of which fourteen styles were for children 's coffins only . |
| 5 | The proposal is for employers ' contributions to begin on the first pound of earnings . |
| 6 | The sum of the subclass medians was for controls 99.7% ; for the ulcerative colitis group 101.1% ; and for the Crohn 's disease group 96.4% . |
| 7 | ‘ That was for Andropulos 's benefit . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'm not surprised she was for cats ' meat , ’ Biddy said . |