Example sentences of "it be an [noun] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's an ad for Tennents lager , I think . |
| 2 | It 's an embarrassment for people to come in and catch cold and think it 's your mattresses that 's done it . |
| 3 | It 's an advert for Malcolm . |
| 4 | It 's an alibi for Aldrich all right , but not really one for Stratton , is it ? ’ |
| 5 | Yet , considering the sordid life to which the modern underclass is committed , and especially when their life is compared with that of the contented majority , it is an occasion for wonder that the discontent and its more violent and aggressive manifestations are not greater than they are . |
| 6 | It is an offence for companies to recruit a non-disabled worker when they are below the quota . |
| 7 | Yet again , it is an apology for failure . |
| 8 | I would rather have seen it move to Merthyr Tydfil , Brecon , or anywhere else , because it is an authority for Wales . |
| 9 | Far from it — it is an argument for policies extending beyond the school to the areas of work and income , if government attempts to equalise the outcome of education are to stand any serious chance of succeeding . |
| 10 | It was an excuse for Annie to take her leave . |
| 11 | It was an ordeal for Beth to be used for this night after night , but she comforted herself with the knowledge that he truly loved her and was always both gentle and considerate . |
| 12 | It was just that City enjoyed one of those rare days when everything went right , even though some of the Maine Road faithful will have mixed feelings about whether it was an occasion for celebration . |
| 13 | For some it was an occasion for celebration . |
| 14 | But it was an occasion for spectators rather than bidders and only two lots exceeded expectations , Eric Gill 's fine , if slightly sweet , stone carving , ‘ Mother and Child ’ ( lot 20 , est. £25,000–35,000 ) , described by the auction house as his most important sculpture to come to the market for ten years and bought by a telephone bidder against the Fine Art Society for £56,000 ( $85,680 ) , and Graham Sutherland 's boldly coloured ‘ Palm Palisade ’ ( lot 88 , est. £40,000–60,000 ) which was acquired by Agnews for £68,000 ( $104,040 ) after competition with private dealers Ivor Braka and underbidder Jamie Maclean . |
| 15 | It was an opportunity for people to see the positive side of dog ownership , and we readily agreed to produce a team . |
| 16 | It was an effort for Leonora to wish him goodnight , an even greater effort to walk upstairs slowly , instead of running headlong to her room , where she lay sleepless for hours , unable to get Penry Vaughan 's handsome , cynical face out of her mind . |
| 17 | He had explained to her mother how it was an innovation for Hoggatt 's having a clerical officer on the desk instead of a junior police officer . |