Example sentences of "be for [pers pn] " in BNC.
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31 | It might have been for her , but I thought she could have shown some gratitude , considering the work her stepmother and I had gone to . |
32 | If it had n't been for her I would n't be here … |
33 | Cecilia reflected on how massive the explosion must have been for her and that beautiful girl to have heard it up here in West Hampstead . |
34 | The station had always been for her a place instinct with glory ; its function beautified it immeasurably in her eyes . |
35 | Thousands of school children , all of them well over sixteen , were crammed there into a large tall gilt room , and told not to insult the French , not to talk to Arabs , and not to go to Montmartre : then an English lady stood up and said that Paris had always been for her a source inépuisable de something , and everyone clapped , and then they were all turned out again , rather quickly , for the room was clearly needed for something else . |
36 | If it had n't have been for her I would n't have been taking so many exams . |
37 | She said how convenient it would have been for her , instead of having to wait for chaps to go out and kill rabbits and deer and all that , and for the peasants to bring in the vegetables ; she 'd much rather have been able just to nip down to the shops and buy what she needed , when she needed it . |
38 | It had not been for her . |
39 | If it had n't been for her , he would n't even be here . |
40 | All that bottled-up vitriol for the man he 'd been waiting for had actually been for her . |
41 | Convenience , that 's what it had been for her — little more . |
42 | If it had n't been for me they 'd never have nicked any guitars and there would have been no group . |
43 | I conducted the First Symphony during the war but the first two symphonies have always been for me a little to close to Tchaikovsky . |
44 | I show him how much I 've written here , how good a place it has been for me . |
45 | When fellwalking becomes a passion as it has been for me and many others , the summits are regarded as old friends and memories are refreshed on each visit . |
46 | I do n't think people have any idea how tough it has been for me . |
47 | Or it certainly has been for me . |
48 | ‘ Well , if it had n't been for me , you would n't have had it , because they asked me your character . |
49 | You 've no idea how good it 's been for me out here . |
50 | Everything my husband has done has been for me . |
51 | ‘ If it had n't been for me , ’ Mrs Danby said darkly , ‘ Veronica would never have gone to that wine and cheese party . |
52 | If it had n't been for you , after my fall … . ’ |
53 | If it had n't been for you maybe I 'd be dead by now . ’ |
54 | And to think , darling Lily , my darling sister , if it had n't been for you , I 'd as likely be selling herrings on Orchard Street … |
55 | ‘ He would never have made it if it had n't been for you . |
56 | He said , ‘ How wonderful it has been for us both to seek new understanding of each other as we have prayed together and sought healing from each other 's wounds . ’ |
57 | There is no mention anywhere of the fact that these were brothers and sisters , nor that they were born in Frome ; that has been for us to establish later . |
58 | It 's not been for us to tell people what they should or should n't eat or do anything with , because the , in , in one respect that 's a nann nannying attitude from er , whether it 's the legislators saying we 're not going to approve the right legislation so that you have that information , but on the other hand by manufacturers and others saying you trust us . |
59 | These syllables are for me the quintessence of the Beautiful , the Worthy , they are an inspiration , a political confession of faith and a moral and spiritual claim ’ . |
60 | ‘ They are for me . ’ |