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 . ’
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