Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [be] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The most extreme way of protecting them is for the mother to carry them around within her own body . |
| 2 | Where has she been for the last decade ? |
| 3 | A royal charter , read aloud by a villager on horseback , proclaims Seamer Fair to be open for business for the next seven days ; but it is not , nor has it been for the last fifty years . |
| 4 | how do you know it 's thingy ? , how do you know it 's for the kids in Norway ? |
| 5 | Say it 's for the snapper . ’ |
| 6 | Since the Vendor will have entered into the relevant contracts in the first place it is for the Vendor to take the risk as saying whether or not the contracts fall within these categories . |
| 7 | We hope it 's for the best , ’ said Mr Gennady Gerasimov , the chief spokesman , in pithy words which encapsulate the bold leap towards the Common European Home that Mr Egon Krenz , with Moscow 's backing , has made . |
| 8 | The group finds that , for a given jet energy , the transverse momentum is always larger for the jet with lowest energy thin it is for the other two . |
| 9 | There has been coverage with such as yourselves and er the local papers , and we are getting word of mouth enquiries now , but we , we have said it 's for the newly qualified driver and since we 've started this scheme , I would put newly qualified in inverted commas , because we 've had two or three ladies ring us up who 've had four and five years driving experience as such and they 're frightened to death to go on a motorway and have n't been on a motorway . |
| 10 | One should not expect to obtain a detailed contract , but once a commitment is made it is for the long term . |
| 11 | I says , I do n't think you 're for the beer beer . |
| 12 | I suspect she 's for the chop . |
| 13 | He guessed they were for the morals group , since neither he nor Mrs Frizzell ever really read a book , and he put them down again , still mystified . |
| 14 | But happen it 's for the best ; you had to know some time . |
| 15 | Reckon they 're for the kids really are n't they ? |
| 16 | It was a little Mini van that he ran around in saying it was for the band but really he had it because he thought it was ‘ a good shagging mobile ’ with just enough space in the back for ‘ entertaining ’ . |
| 17 | I believe it is for the fundamental reason summed up in the idea of Christ 's inclusive humanity . |
| 18 | ‘ If Haines recommended the Jockey Club should be abolished we would have to consider it and if we felt it was for the benefit of racing we would do it , ’ Lord Hartington said . |
| 19 | Despite his brotherly teasing and criticisms , he was devoted to her and would not be speaking in this fashion unless he felt it was for the best . |
| 20 | When Mellor joined colleagues for yesterday 's Cabinet meeting , he knew it was for the last time . |
| 21 | Their lawyer , Patricia Hambrecht , says : ‘ We witnessed a dramatic drop in our appraisal business for donations to institutions , and even though we realised it was not in our narrow self-interest , we knew it was for the good of the overall arts community ’ . |
| 22 | I thought it was for the best . |
| 23 | Yes , fish it was for the mental energy to face our new situation . |
| 24 | ‘ If you think it 's for the best , Daddy . ’ |
| 25 | Well , I think it 's for the best , Kate . |
| 26 | ‘ I think it 's for the best , ’ she said . |
| 27 | So I believe we 're doing the right thing , I think it 's for the good of the country I think it 's for the good of the company and the shareholders . |
| 28 | So I believe we 're doing the right thing , I think it 's for the good of the country I think it 's for the good of the company and the shareholders . |
| 29 | You think it 's for the amusement for the benefit of the owner rather than the dog , quite an interesting point . |
| 30 | It was not easy but I think it is for the best , in the long run . |