Example sentences of "it be for " in BNC.

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31 The children And that were n't for a day , for a night , it were for weeks and weeks on end .
32 And after it being for the money , I thought being an elf would please my son . ’
33 It 's for hitting cricket balls with .
34 It 's for the Berlin Dance Company . ’
35 It 's for the new stewards ’ training day . ’
36 It 's for your protection , so that you have the union behind you if Mellowes kicks up a stink .
37 After all , it 's for us . ’
38 But that would be a strictly literary question ; and it 's for raising quite other questions that this book is momentous and irreplaceable .
39 It 's for government to regulate on behalf of the community , to set the standards and environmental goals , ’ Mr Patten said — a statement that would have jarred on his predecessor , and , until recently , on the party faithful .
40 It 's for the kids , ’ she says to Freda Leader , our next door neighbour .
41 It 's for the mail van .
42 ‘ If you think it 's for the best , Daddy . ’
43 Whether it 's for fresh juice or making coffee in the microwave , the versatile Microbist jug is a must for the modern kitchen .
44 Whether it 's for a formal dinner party or a family celebration , we show you how
45 I think it 's for taking stuff to the factory and that .
46 It 's for my great-uncle .
47 It 's for you , ’ she said to her husband .
48 It 's for everyone .
49 It 's for the people .
50 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 .
51 The dish does n't look like much , so it 's for family meals rather than dinner parties .
52 Music is n't for keeping and treasuring , it 's for cutting up and feeding into a computer .
53 She said ‘ It 's for a soldier who is far , far away . ’
54 ‘ Well you ca n't , you know — it 's for older people now . ’
55 It 's for your new room , ’ said his Mum .
56 ‘ What d' you think it 's for ? ’
57 That 's what it 's for the country .
58 It 's for that little slip of a thing at the end . ’
59 It 's for the starving multitudes , ’ he whined through his matted beard , holding out the crock of gold in his blood-stained fingers .
60 Their justification for doing it is that it 's for this thing , this painting or whatever , and I always wonder if it could n't be more without all that . ’
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