Example sentences of "be [adv] for [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Harry had been all for building a full-blown ship of three hundred tons or more , with four masts , three decks , two castles and ten brass pieces into the bargain , but Sam Gristy had insisted upon a more modest outlay , and a three-masted bark had been agreed upon . |
| 2 | While I am all for buying British , very little of what we buy here today is entirely British . |
| 3 | I am all for sharing , but am not interested in running a commune . |
| 4 | I am all for planning from the bottom up but I am also convinced of the virtues of the presentation of draft proposals as a means for making discussion possible . |
| 5 | Customs have set new guidelines and anyone bringing in more will be asked to confirm that their goods are not for reselling . |
| 6 | I want , on your behalf , to send a clear message to-day to Government and to Employers — the gains that working people have made for themselves and their families — gains that have made their world a fairer place — are not for taking back and will not be given back ’ . |
| 7 | They are not for messing about . |
| 8 | His group are not for listening , they 're for telling people . |
| 9 | ‘ We are not for having any man turn sceptic , and disbelieve his senses ; on the contrary we give them all the stress and assurance imaginable ; nor are there any principles more opposite to scepticism , than those we have laid down . ’ |
| 10 | But what a thing to happen so close from home when you 're on for winning the Open ! |
| 11 | We 'll not follow these quangos , we 're not for taking away the power , the power should mean at least we 're accountable . |
| 12 | That 's what they 're there for to provide a service are n't they ? |
| 13 | They can not get around so nimbly in scrub vegetation as the Norfolk lurcher ; they are really for coursing , for a long chase after hares , and my animals are not used for that . |
| 14 | As I said to her we 've got two shelves of hardbacks in the alcove because I do think they furnish a room as the man said , but I would n't be on for lending them out because you do n't know the condition they 'd come back in . |
| 15 | He knew that I had always stopped and got off if there was anything else on the road — and that was back in wartime remember — so he said that with the sort of traffic that 's on the road now I would never be on for getting off ! |
| 16 | I 'm all for getting er tape recorder . |
| 17 | I 'm all for bringing them in . ’ |
| 18 | I 'm all for sticking by players through bad patches but my patience is running out . |
| 19 | I 'm all for having the ball in play as often as possible . |
| 20 | Well I 'm concerned Geoff as a Ward Councillor I read about this in the paper that the Environment Committee which David is on er agreed to this scheme which is I 'm all for having squares in the city centre and places for people to sit and enjoy and I 'm ambivalent about the leaf stem . |
| 21 | I 'm all for waiting till Mrs Fanshawe perks up a bit . ’ |
| 22 | Yeah , you should of said yes , I said , I 'm all for doing a survey wi , I 'm , your being recorded . |
| 23 | Leader Peter Perkins said : ‘ I 'm all for keeping historical buildings . |
| 24 | Even with myself , I 'm all for painting a frank portrait . |
| 25 | In peaceful times this levy might be enough for policing the Papal State , but to stave off imperial claims Innocent used paid troops and relied heavily on diplomatic manoeuvres to gain the support of allies . |
| 26 | I 'm not for holding back children . |
| 27 | I 'm not for holding back children . |
| 28 | I 'm not for taking the kids on holiday . |
| 29 | Mixtures of the large-flowered kinds are likely to be best for naturalising , as they are often sold in bulk very cheaply for this purpose . |
| 30 | I had expected it to be best for trenching and shaping in the vertical position , but on all but the softest of timbers it failed to supply a substantial cut . |