Example sentences of "[Wh det] [pron] [verb] be for [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | First he pointed out his own editorial cubicle , then the adjacent one which he explained was for his personal assistant , Carmel Bedford . |
2 | ‘ What I want is for us to talk long and hard , and now , ’ she declared , and , swivelling on her heel , she marched back into the house . |
3 | What you want is for me to stroke your ego by telling you that he does n't compare to you . ’ |
4 | Make them do what we know is for their benefit as well as our own , and all difficulties in China are at an end . ’ |
5 | And they said we do n't mean to be over the men , but what we mean is for you to come down the office , no what the office wants as regards orders , and be responsible and pass them out to the men who you 'll think who 'll do the job best and all that , and that 's what we mean . |
6 | Convenience , that 's what it had been for her — little more . |