Example sentences of "[noun sg] be [art] [noun sg] for [pron] " in BNC.

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1 And of course , candles light being a symbol for whatever you like to take it as .
2 Unless you have no opinion on any aspect of the Bank affecting us today , then the Assistant Managers ‘ Association is the place for you and your views .
3 It 's just that she has this idée fixe that my agent is the man for me .
4 SHE MAIL is a forum for your views , not ours .
5 It 's with an apostrophe is an abbreviation for it is , because you never , and I I think those three little rules there only apply only nouns have an apostrophe , pronouns never have an apostrophe and it 's only nouns ending in s , have an apostrophe and it 's only when they own the thing that follows , except when they , when they do n't end with an s , but you know the exception of men 's , women 's , children 's and sheep .
6 The fact that this rule is a sound , valid or sensible rule is a reason for anyone to act in accordance with it .
7 The space you gave to exposing our national dilemma is a triumph for anyone persisting in the struggle against the Pinochet dictatorship worldwide .
8 Your withdrawal , your unhappiness is a victory for him . ’
9 One thesis I am arguing for claims that authoritative reasons are pre-emptive : the fact that an authority requires performance of an action is a reason for its performance which is not to be added to all other relevant reasons when assessing what to do , but should exclude and take the place of some of them .
10 Their nerve was a match for his ; they had most of them served him several years , for his men did not leave him .
11 Whatever the reasons , the result was a disaster for him personally .
12 Lansdowne Road has seen some famous victories this year and the Dublin Sports & social Committee was not to be outdone as Lansdowne Football Club was the venue for its latest undertaking .
13 But I did know that Gyggle was the shrink for me the minute I saw him .
14 WIDOW Annette Penhaligon said yesterday her elevation to being a dame was an honour for her Liberal MP husband , killed in a road smash six years ago .
15 It was Greg Carey , and as if his entrance was a cue for everyone else to appear , the Christmas Eve cocktail party was in full swing within ten minutes .
16 If it is , if it 's not , then they will often ask you , for what range is the function for what or ranges is the function continuous ?
17 I have said before from the Dispatch Box that the attitude of other parties in the House to that Act is a matter for them rather than for me .
18 To Caroline home is a room for her possessions , abandoned by her Mum and Dad as a baby , she spent her life moving from one set of parents to another .
19 As the hon. Gentleman is well aware , his first question is a matter for my hon. Friend the Minister of State and my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State who have , no doubt , listened to him carefully .
20 Rostov thought that probably this one question was the reason for his summons to Kinsai .
21 Billy Bingham , whose make-do-and-mend team were no match for their southern neighbours ' withering power game , added his good wishes .
22 When parents exclude children from their own grief it can make the child feel that the awful event that has taken place is a punishment for which they are in part responsible .
23 Also what you 've got to bear in mind is that inherent in any permanent way job is the capacity for something to go wrong .
24 In the world of men , robbery is an operator for it is a procedure for turning men with money in their pockets into men without , and vice versa .
25 The society and the journal is a must for anyone associated with or interested in the Spitfire .
26 Having accepted the fact that your body is a machine for which you do not have the manual , and that it is not like anyone else 's body , what can you do about it ?
27 He said this job was a godsend for you , that you could n't have managed financially without it . ’
28 Being in a band was an accident for me , because I have n't found my perfect form of expression yet .
29 Getting medical attention was a problem for us as B.P. Unlike the service personnel , we civilians did not have our own medical officer .
30 Of course Galashiels in , in , at that period was the place for everybody to come to .
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