BE + past participle + FOR – English Grammar Profiler

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After a passive verb phrase (or a past participle as an adjective), the preposition “for” indicates purpose or reason.

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_VB _VVN for

1 BE USED FOR 284604

Crush.

It‘s funny how the same word for the feeling of attraction can be used for the feeling of disappointment.

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2 IS KNOWN FOR 97688

And he is known for being a liar.

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The sentence “he is known for being a liar” means that the person in question has a reputation for being dishonest.

3 IS DESIGNED FOR 96421 4 IS USED FOR 94441 5 IS REQUIRED FOR 72784 6 ARE USED FOR 51833 7 BE CONSIDERED FOR 50504 8 BE PREPARED FOR 49626

9 ARE DESIGNED FOR 41633

Horses are designed for movement.

Only the Brave

10 BEEN USED FOR 35363 11 ARE KNOWN FOR 32533 12 IS INTENDED FOR 31839 13 IS SCHEDULED FOR 30965 14 ARE REQUIRED FOR 29220 15 IS NEEDED FOR 27597 16 IS SET FOR 26076 17 WAS USED FOR 25522 18 BE MADE FOR 25207 19 BE SAID FOR 25100 20 IS RECOMMENDED FOR 24931 21 BE PAID FOR 22612 22 BEING USED FOR 21905 23 WAS DESIGNED FOR 18694 24 IS PROVIDED FOR 18251 25 BE REQUIRED FOR 17888 26 IS MADE FOR 17655

27 WAS NOMINATED FOR 17337

He was nominated for an Academy Award.

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28 BE CHARGED FOR 16484 29 ARE PROVIDED FOR 16076 30 WAS MADE FOR 15650 31 ARE MADE FOR 14639 32 WAS KNOWN FOR 14093 33 ARE NEEDED FOR 13964 34 BE PROVIDED FOR 13642 35 WERE USED FOR 13013 36 WAS ARRESTED FOR 12786 37 IS RESERVED FOR 11749 38 ARE INTENDED FOR 11709 39 BEEN KNOWN FOR 11659 40 BE TAKEN FOR 11473 41 BE FORGIVEN FOR 10451 42 BE PURCHASED FOR 10222

43 IS MEANT FOR 10133

You‘re suggesting 

the transmission is meant for a life form 

other than man?

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44 ARE PREPARED FOR 9940 45 WERE MADE FOR 9497 46 BEEN NOMINATED FOR 9152 47 BE MISTAKEN FOR 9039 48 WAS CREATED FOR 9006 49 BE NEEDED FOR 8758 50 IS NAMED FOR 8754 51 BE ACCOUNTED FOR 8731 52 BE RESERVED FOR 8649 53 ARE RECOMMENDED FOR 8617 54 BEEN DESIGNED FOR 8472 55 BE SET FOR 8462 56 IS PLANNED FOR 8456 57 IS OPTIMIZED FOR 8138 58 BE ACCEPTED FOR 8110 59 BE ASKED FOR 8083 60 WAS BUILT FOR 7863 61 IS BUILT FOR 7780 62 BE REMEMBERED FOR 7650 63 WAS JAILED FOR 7475 64 BE GIVEN FOR 7464 65 BE REACHED FOR 7379 66 WAS SELECTED FOR 7340 67 BE SELECTED FOR 7250 68 BE TESTED FOR 7232 69 ARE SCHEDULED FOR 7173 70 BE SUBSTITUTED FOR 7068 71 BEEN APPROVED FOR 7058 72 BEEN MADE FOR 6998 73 ARE RESERVED FOR 6968 74 IS SLATED FOR 6898 75 BE FOUND FOR 6891 76 BE HELD FOR 6853 77 BEING TREATED FOR 6851 78 BEEN SELECTED FOR 6640 79 BEING CONSIDERED FOR 6456 80 IS PAID FOR 6401 81 BE APPLIED FOR 6353 82 BE ISSUED FOR 6243 83 BE CREATED FOR 6221 84 IS TIED FOR 6090 85 BE REDEEMED FOR 6042 86 WAS SCHEDULED FOR 6017

87 WERE DESIGNED FOR 6015

The passageways were designed for escape.

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88 WAS NAMED FOR 5968 89 ARE PAID FOR 5925 90 BEEN DEVELOPED FOR 5854 91 BE KNOWN FOR 5827 92 BEING PREPARED FOR 5823 93 BE EXCHANGED FOR 5815 94 WAS DEVELOPED FOR 5781 95 WAS SET FOR 5711 96 ARE MEANT FOR 5675 97 IS APPROVED FOR 5646 98 BE SOLD FOR 5557 99 WAS CHOSEN FOR 5501

100 IS CALLED FOR 5496

Most adverbs found in the middle position in this structure will point to C1 ability.

_VB * _VVN for

1 IS BEST KNOWN FOR 22792 2 IS WELL KNOWN FOR 15005 3 IS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR 9896 4 IS ALSO KNOWN FOR 8248 5 IS NOT REQUIRED FOR 7657 6 IS BEST SUITED FOR 6587 7 IS ALSO USED FOR 6263 8 IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR 5561

9 IS NOT INTENDED FOR 5018

Can you say for sure that you‘ll take that chance 

and state as a fact 

that this equipment is not intended for a nuclear weapons program?

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10 ARE WELL KNOWN FOR 4516 11 IS BEING USED FOR 4195 12 IS OFTEN USED FOR 3883 13 ARE NOT RECOMMENDED FOR 3634 14 IS WELL SUITED FOR 3579 15 ARE BEST SUITED FOR 3381 16 ARE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR 3262 17 ARE NOT REQUIRED FOR 3206 18 IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR 2924 19 IS IDEALLY SUITED FOR 2866 20 IS NOT DESIGNED FOR 2853 21 IS COMMONLY USED FOR 2725 22 IS NOT USED FOR 2721 23 ARE ALSO USED FOR 2593 24 ARE OFTEN USED FOR 2548 25 IS ONLY USED FOR 2516 26 IS SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR 2320 27 ARE NOT INTENDED FOR 2273 28 WAS BEST KNOWN FOR 2260 29 IS BETTER SUITED FOR 2236 30 ARE NOT DESIGNED FOR 2230 31 IS NOT KNOWN FOR 2196 32 ARE BEING USED FOR 2116 33 ARE COMMONLY USED FOR 1999 34 ARE BEST KNOWN FOR 1995 35 ARE BETTER SUITED FOR 1984 36 WAS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED FOR 1931 37 ARE WELL SUITED FOR 1774 38 IS NOT NEEDED FOR 1736 39 BE BETTER SUITED FOR 1691 40 BE BETTER PREPARED FOR 1688 41 IS ALSO REQUIRED FOR 1655 42 IS TYPICALLY USED FOR 1647 43 WAS WELL KNOWN FOR 1620 44 IS PERFECTLY SUITED FOR 1615 45 IS NOT MEANT FOR 1573 46 ARE ALSO KNOWN FOR 1567 47 ARE NOT USED FOR 1537 48 IS MAINLY USED FOR 1537 49 IS WIDELY KNOWN FOR 1516

50 BEEN SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR 1496

A super protein that‘s easy to digest 

and has been specifically designed for your nutritional requirements.

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51 IS PRIMARILY USED FOR 1477 52 IS WIDELY USED FOR 1431 53 WAS NOT PREPARED FOR 1385 54 WAS ALSO NOMINATED FOR 1332 55 ARE TYPICALLY USED FOR 1328 56 IS USUALLY USED FOR 1324 57 IS BEST USED FOR 1317 58 IS MOST KNOWN FOR 1314 59 WAS ALSO USED FOR 1304 60 IS USUALLY RESERVED FOR 1255 61 ARE SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR 1251 62 ARE NOT KNOWN FOR 1245 63 ARE YOU EXCITED FOR 1242 64 WAS ALSO KNOWN FOR 1218 65 IS GENERALLY USED FOR 1209 66 ARE IDEALLY SUITED FOR 1176 67 IS BEST REMEMBERED FOR 1168 68 IS ALSO RECOMMENDED FOR 1162 69 BE BEST SUITED FOR 1160 70 WAS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR 1156 71 BE BEST KNOWN FOR 1150 72 IS OFTEN MISTAKEN FOR 1146 73 IS NOT APPROVED FOR 1140 74 WASN’T PREPARED FOR 1126 75 ARE WELL PREPARED FOR 1113 76 IS BEING OFFERED FOR 1081 77 ARE BEING TREATED FOR 1080 78 ARE NOT PREPARED FOR 1070 79 IS BETTER KNOWN FOR 1025 80 WAS NOT DESIGNED FOR 1025 81 IS IDEALLY LOCATED FOR 1015 82 WAS ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED FOR 1012 83 ARE GENERALLY USED FOR 1004 84 IS MOSTLY USED FOR 999 85 ARE ONLY USED FOR 987 86 IS BEING TREATED FOR 983 87 ARE NOT MEANT FOR 964 88 ARE YOU PREPARED FOR 958 89 BE WELL PREPARED FOR 954 90 ARE NOT NEEDED FOR 915 91 IS BEING CONSIDERED FOR 909 92 IS MOSTLY KNOWN FOR 878 93 WAS BEING TREATED FOR 878 94 IS NOT MADE FOR 862 95 IS NOT SUPPORTED FOR 861 96 WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR 857 97 ARE USUALLY USED FOR 853 98 ISN’T KNOWN FOR 837 99 WAS BEING USED FOR 837

100 WAS ORIGINALLY INTENDED FOR 830

Here are some AI topics and examples based on some of the corpus results:

Suitability:

  • This type of paint is well suited for use on exterior walls.
  • These shoes are best suited for running on trails.
  • This software is specifically designed for use by businesses.
  • This product is not recommended for children under the age of 3.

Usage:

  • This drug is commonly used to treat headaches.
  • This tool is typically used for cutting wood.
  • This website is widely used for online shopping.
  • This machine is not used for production purposes.

Design:

  • This car was designed for fuel efficiency.
  • This building was specifically designed to withstand earthquakes.
  • This product is not designed for commercial use.
  • This drug was originally designed to treat cancer.

Recommendation:

  • This restaurant is highly recommended for seafood lovers.
  • This book is recommended for readers who are interested in history.
  • This product is recommended for people with sensitive skin.
  • This service is not recommended for people who are on a budget.

Limitations:

  • This medication is not recommended for people with certain medical conditions.
  • This product is not intended for use by children.
  • This software is not compatible with all operating systems.
  • This service is not available in all regions.