Example sentences of "for [be] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So the ones we are looking for are all in deep water . |
| 2 | The things they are being tested for are all those we 've been training for up until this time . |
| 3 | These kindly present-buying people will be set upon immediately by the old cake-shop lady , who will convince them that what all ‘ the young people ’ are going for are these lovely olive green PVC capes that fit nicely over a rucksack . |
| 4 | The men they 're looking for are those with skills saleable on the black economy — plumbers , mechanics , electricians , etc . |
| 5 | And the eight they voted Top of the Pops for were all by veteran songwriter Elizabeth Quinn . |
| 6 | For were this to be admitted to be the case , the belief that their religious position ( in which women are subordinate , or hold a particular place ) is of God would be undermined . |
| 7 | Not any the less for being that — just different . ’ |
| 8 | She fled home on the underground , scolding herself for being such a coward , it could all be over now if she 'd been sensible . |
| 9 | ‘ they 're going to give it to me for being such a nice chap and because I want this guitar so badly . ’ |
| 10 | I went home feeling miserable and ashamed for being such a fool but I did n't have long to indulge my self-pity , for when I entered our house I found my brother Jack and Mum quarrelling loudly . |
| 11 | It'd 've served him right for being such a spaced-out hippy . |
| 12 | Mrs Crump was sinking , after such a thoughtlessly cruel puncture , ‘ his reputation , ’ she repeated , ‘ for being such a good man , such a very good man — oh my dear ! ’ |
| 13 | Silently she cursed herself for being such a damned fool . |
| 14 | ‘ Thank you for being such a dear friend . |
| 15 | Er so thank you for coming and do n't forget the candidates and and Thank John personally for for for being such a very good er candidate in in this erm hustings , er but do n't leave the candidates to You must fee The people in Salford and Eccles and in er Worsley , who get the Manchester Evening News , Er It 's it 's that they they put lo there 's local issues is n't there ? |
| 16 | And thank John for being such a good er candidate . |
| 17 | And again , Simon , thank you — for being such a good neighbour . ’ |
| 18 | I 'm sure you are and thank you for being such a wonderful chairman . |
| 19 | She 's forgiven me for being such an ass with my ultimatum the other day , ’ he added , then sighed , ‘ I do wish she was coming back to her flat . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Thank her very much for being such a caring friend , ’ he finished for her . |
| 21 | Er I thought you did well in erm giving yourself credibility by talking about the shares , oh yes you can have two hundred and fifty pounds per month in the shares and they 've done well and I said oh yes they have done well , and I felt good that you were praising me up for being such a clever chap , and so I thought that was all , all jolly good stuff . |
| 22 | That 's your for being such a all day . |
| 23 | → Thanks for being this month 's voice of sanity , Dick , and for your comments regarding the magazine . |
| 24 | A characteristic I look for is that young people coming just out of university should be frightened by the responsibility they are given , rather than bored by the lack of demand that is made on them . |
| 25 | The best that can be hoped for is that government intervention improves the social efficiency of resource allocation , rather than achieving optimality . |
| 26 | The loss he has to pay for is that which has actually followed under such circumstances upon his wrong . |
| 27 | What will happen in fact is that you 'll have a start date for your system , which was basically when N1 was , and what they will be looking for is that everything from that date forward is complying right so that a job that started before then , they wo n't look for the initial part of that job to comply right as of that date onwards they will look for it to comply . |
| 28 | What they 're actually asking for is that whether we would be able to help them by arranging for a loan on their behalf , they would service the debt at this time , so I might suggest chairman that we revert it to the finance committee for |
| 29 | Now the only thing I would criticize that for is that , quite often , your councillors , and you all know , think they are all wonderful words and I think they all think that they 're the Churchills of of of of our local council , but actually what they say is a load of boring old twaddle . |
| 30 | For is this not also the party which is led by a woman who has devoted much effort to preaching the virtues of abolishing precisely what Labour is trying at least to re-define : socialism itself . |