Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] be for [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In rather special circumstances this can result in the creation of new dislocations but the much more usual effect is for them to repel each other . |
| 2 | ( That cultural allusion is for you , Stu . ) |
| 3 | I 'm making her kick , trying to get her to shake or swat them off , and the last thing I need at this point is for her to panic , in which case I can certainly kiss the whole blessed contract bye-bye . |
| 4 | You will then know what a healthy weight-loss diet is for you and be able to follow this for a further two weeks , or longer if necessary . |
| 5 | I said that , I said the back door 's for you but they 're like concrete . |
| 6 | Our lecturer , who had spent months translating hieroglyphics there , said that entering the great , dim temple was for her , even now , like swimming into a warm patch of sea . |
| 7 | This win is for her . |
| 8 | This win was for them . |
| 9 | The rest of this letter is for you alone , Ellen . |
| 10 | Tyndale 's claim that ‘ God hath made the king in every realm judge over all ’ also made a favourable impression on Henry , and he subsequently declared : ‘ This book is for me and all kings to read . ’ |
| 11 | And these negotiations are mostly conducted in a tone of high comedy ; after 1930 Pound 's anger is virtually monopolized by Roosevelt 's USA , and English culture is for him just something that he ca n't take seriously . |
| 12 | ‘ This painting is for him , ’ she said . |
| 13 | This task was for him somewhat infra dig , but until Burden and Sergeant Martin brought him some information he had little else to do , and this way he could , at any rate , be certain it was well done . |
| 14 | Their stated wish was for him to be moved to another mainstream school . |
| 15 | That place is for you , Clare . ’ |
| 16 | The ideal solution is for her to go to stay with other members of the family to be cared for in their home , or for a relative to come to take over in your absence . |
| 17 | The program allows you to rate how important each factor is for you . |
| 18 | Then she shows how much fun the proper outdoor technique is for her — ‘ The ideal occasion for communing with nature … is while you 're peacefully sitting still . ’ |
| 19 | We need to reflect , however , on what has just been said : in brief , that for something to be or to have a power in the primary sense is for it to enter into a possible causal circumstance . |
| 20 | In that period as we danced , sang and recited night after night in the Cabaret Voltaire , abstract art was for us tantamount to absolute honour . |
| 21 | Do n't feel bad if that happens because the most important thing is for you to BE SAFE . |
| 22 | Er , there is this curious erm , not quite sure what the right word is for it . |
| 23 | You are only fifteen , and if your parents will not take responsibility for you , and you will not tell us what you are up at night , the only alternative is for you to go into care . |
| 24 | This first kite has to work if you are to be satisfied , so our first tip is for you to be conservative , and select one of the tried and tested shapes that give least trouble . |
| 25 | The most painful — ’ He paused , corrected a slip of the tongue , and went on , ‘ The most painless way is for us to keep out of each other 's way until you can leave . |
| 26 | One possibility is for you to set aside time to train yourself ( as you 've probably done in the past ) , with structured guidelines from us here . |
| 27 | The first step is for you and your family to be in complete control of your dog , then you can start acclimatising your bitch to other dogs . |
| 28 | That information is for you only . |
| 29 | So I will make a personal attack on you the day after to-morrow , when the House will be full , and I will tell you beforehand what I 'm going to say and what the right come-back is for you to score off me . |
| 30 | For instance , what it is for there to be a red rose in this darkened room is for it to be the case that if I were to turn the light on , I would make a certain observation , and if I were then to move to another place , I would make an observation rather different , and if you were to come in , you would observe such and such , and so on . |