Example sentences of "is [pron] for [art] " 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 | So there is nothing for a 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 | When the adjective is one which qualifies sense , one would expect the altered phrase to have become quite useless — perhaps even to be designated as ungrammatical — precisely because such adjectives require exhibition of the properties involved in the noun in order to have their own effect , by combining with those properties ; so , if the noun or pronoun head of the phrase merely indicates entity-hood without mentioning any properties , there is nothing for the sense-qualifying adjective to work on . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | We will fly you both from Heathrow or Manchester to Aberdeen , where you will find a complimentary car waiting for you , and which is yours for the entire weekend . |
| 7 | ‘ And of course the house is yours for the duration , my love . |
| 8 | The activities of the societies also ensure that there is something for every branch of the membership . |
| 9 | It has a light , fresh fragrance and there is something for every style . |
| 10 | Is it really self-evident that the manufacture of napalm to be used in war is something for the benefit of the public ? |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Of course this is something for the future , the whole concept of hydrogen economy is well developed . |
| 13 | That is one for every minute of every day . |
| 14 | Britain has only 3,000 bottle banks , that is one for every 17,000 people , compared to Holland , for example , which has one per 1,400 people . |
| 15 | In Powys , on the other hand , there is one for every 590 people . |
| 16 | There is one for every school , of course , and this psychologist should have had more training in perceptual handicaps than an ordinary classroom teacher , and should be available to help assess the child and give advice to teachers and parents about how to help them . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | It really is one for the book . " |
| 19 | More commonly , the minister under attack is shielded by collective responsibility and the decision as to whether he or she goes or stays is one for the Prime Minister , based on the criteria of the extent to which he or she has become a liability to the government . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | The question whether a customer knowing of the facts would have taken part in the fraud is one for the jury . |
| 23 | The other connection that you might want to make to the rising main is one for an instantaneous gas water heater or electric shower , which need mains pressure , or one of the devices which alter the quality of the water — a softener , conditioner or filter , say . |
| 24 | The scheme is one for an imaginatively landscaped , artificial but natural-looking , additional channel to parallel the Thames . |
| 25 | What continued role , if any , is there for a disabled workers ' quota ? |
| 26 | But , what is there for the art enthusiast in this cultural centre ? |
| 27 | Is it for a refund or |
| 28 | Yeah , is it for a gauge ? |
| 29 | No life that though is it for a younger person ? |
| 30 | Is it for a charity ? |