Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] [pron] be [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | So in other words if you 're there for two to three weeks you 're solidly for . |
| 2 | He explained that were her speech a success , she would be paid well for comment and pictures provided they were exclusively for the use of the True Brit . |
| 3 | The Irish state telephone monopoly Telecom Eireann has denied a report in the Irish Times that it is up for sale , but shares in Cable & Wireless Plc were up sevenpence at 721p yesterday morning on news it is in talks about possibly buying a 25% stake in the Irish phone company . |
| 4 | Well er going back to when I started serving my time as an apprentice er I think I started with eleven shillings and I was there for about nine months when the manager come over and says to me he had been paying me short . |
| 5 | You said you 'd be in London for several weeks and I 'm here for a month . ’ |
| 6 | That 's a good idea , that 's why I 've sat out here tonight darling , not watched the telly , cos there 's a lot of nasties in those sort of films and they 're not for little children |
| 7 | No , no oh I agree people should n't let dogs foul on the pavement and in shopping places and things , cos it can be dangerous , but out in the woodlands if it was n't for all the animals we would n't have any green stuff , trees and bushes seagulls are up . |
| 8 | Similarly , retired racing Greyhounds are often in need of homes , and although temperamentally these dogs are normally quite sound , it can be very difficult to persuade them not to chase cats and other smaller dogs when they are out for a walk . |
| 9 | They just want you to do the things that you 're there for . |
| 10 | Then , credit is seen as a necessity ( Appendix II ; section 1 ) : ‘ You buy on credit to make ends meet … . ’ , ‘ none of us would have things if it was n't for catalogues ’ , ‘ … when you want to replace anything you are forced to use HP because you do n't have the cash ’ . |
| 11 | That 's if you get that far — finish behind any of the computer-controlled racers and you 're in for a permanent pit-stop ! |
| 12 | One horse had detached itself and ambled towards the line of protesters but it was not for a moment that Meredith realised , with a pang of dismay , that it was Blazer carrying Harriet . |
| 13 | If you 've had speeding disqualification er speeding points and you were up for disqualification because you 'd totted up twelve points |
| 14 | On most occasions when mass demonstrations took place there were clashes with the police and it was primarily for this reason that the Labour Party and the TUC tried to discourage such a form of protest . |
| 15 | ‘ I got a lot of response from the article and my request for someone to move into my home and look after the children while I was away for the eight months in Bristol , ’ she said . |
| 16 | There is some variation between its being compulsory for all students and its being only for those who need help in reading or preaching in public . |
| 17 | Okay our French tourist is entitled to the protection of the laws but he 's not for example entitled to vote and he 's not entitled to hold erm public office . |
| 18 | Provided he is not forced to drop them it may be that Gorbachev , ironically , could be the first world leader to actually reduce a country 's intelligence agencies on the grounds that there is less for them to do . |