Example sentences of "and [pers pn] be [adj] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ This year is the 21st anniversary of Durham Wildlife Trust and I am busy preparing for that . |
| 2 | Slater glanced at Graham , " Sara and I were next-door neighbours for a while , I do believe our parents may even have intended us for each other at one time , without actually saying anything about it , of course . " |
| 3 | These hospitals were funded by Iran to treat battle casualties — Hezbollah , Amal militiamen and Syrian troops , depending on who happened to be fighting whom at the time — and they were ideal places for holding hostages . |
| 4 | Give him a pen , a pint and a puzzle and he 's happy LUNCH for Bill Pilkington usually comprises a pint and The Times crossword lingering over one and whizzing through the other . |
| 5 | And it 's hundred pound for a duvet . |
| 6 | And it 's ridiculous C for cat so you 'd think it 's going to be C for kitten would n't you . |
| 7 | Frequently venue staff try to set everything up before you arrive , on the basis that it worked for the people before you and it 's less effort for them . |
| 8 | ‘ However , it does give you a huge personal lift and it is great recognition for the work you do . ’ |
| 9 | It is good news for jobs and it is good news for the town . |
| 10 | The existence of a partnership has significant legal consequences , and it is best practice for the members of any partnership to have a written agreement , drafted by a lawyer . |
| 11 | We are already halfway through a Bill which is a major step forward in that respect , and it is breath-taking nonsense for the hon. Gentlemen to suggest that Labour authorities were pioneers in the provision of better services to their constituents . |
| 12 | Philistinism is rife , and it is high time for some loud restatement of the old conservationist maxim that ownership is no more than a temporary rental on the nation 's heritage . |
| 13 | And it was eight pound for the whole pack and all the spacers . |
| 14 | Did you see erm , they see in this paper the light did it were in Kingfisher book and it was seventeen pound for a roll |
| 15 | But when I rung to take it , for them to take it back they had a special offer on and it was twelve weeks for forty pu , pa , you know , were doing it cheap |
| 16 | ‘ And it was six years for both of us , but you 'll understand if I ca n't sympathise with your waiting when it was all unknowing — ignorance being bliss — whereas I 've known precisely what it was that troubled me through all those six years . ’ |
| 17 | No I had a a chap at the door at half past four this afternoon and it was this woman for the British Market Research Bureau er |
| 18 | And it was this need for a ‘ third market ’ that Luxemburg regarded as the driving force behind imperialism . |