Example sentences of "[pers pn] be for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Can you be for real ? ’ he muttered . |
| 2 | Greer , for instance , aims to produce change by ‘ bending and selecting ’ the meanings of male psychologists ' words : ‘ What else can they be for ? |
| 3 | What could they be for ? |
| 4 | who else would they be for ? |
| 5 | I wonder , therefore , if I could ask you to take only one copy — would it be for the IBM/CMS or the Sun/3 with UNIX configuration ? |
| 6 | Norway 's preoccupation is therefore not how to meet its own energy demand , nor will it be for many years , but how best to exploit its hydrocarbon wealth . |
| 7 | ‘ Leave it be for today , ’ Alec advised . |
| 8 | For instance , Lister ( 1988 ) asks : ‘ what comfort would it be for elderly and severely ill patients to hear of ‘ competitive ’ NHS hospitals with vacant beds in Liverpool or Devon ? ’ |
| 9 | How hard would it be for you to live entirely without each of the following basic ingredients in their various forms for just three weeks ? ( choose one answer . ) |
| 10 | Sir , If you please to send me a scarlet Cardinal [ a short red cloak ] , and let it be full yard long , and rather longer than a yard long , and let it be full , for it be for a large Woman , they tell me I may have a long one , and a handsome one , for 11s but I shou 'd not be willing to give more than 12s , but if you have any as long as that , either duffil or cloth , if it is cheaper , I shou 'd like it as well as , for I am not to give but 12s for it . |
| 11 | The more continuous and lasting a direct interpersonal encounter , the harder will it be for the encounter to assume a purely instrumental quality . |
| 12 | How will it be for Andrew when the maniac killer is caught ? |
| 13 | What life will it be for a child stuck in here ? ’ |
| 14 | The more formal the meeting , with motions , amendments and voting , the easier will it be for you to record the discussion and conclusions . |
| 15 | If the latter , can it be for any offence or only for a serious one , and is the offence in the problem sufficiently serious ? |
| 16 | PAMELA : But Mrs. Jervis , let me ask you , if he can stoop to like such a poor girl as me , what can it be for ? |
| 17 | What kind of a world would it be for them ? |
| 18 | Would it be for seeing into people 's minds ? |
| 19 | What will it be for that clef ? |
| 20 | Is that on existing beds or will it be for new beds only ? |
| 21 | How difficult will it be for her to recover ? |
| 22 | Could it be for you ? |
| 23 | So you 've got ta go away , think like burglars , and think how easy is it , would it be for me to break into my own home ? |
| 24 | After all , how grateful could he be for her dancing weeks — no , months now — before ? |