Example sentences of "is for [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Now a' we need , ’ the cop said , he smiled at Phillis , ‘ tae wrap the whole thing up is for ye tae pick him out . ’ |
| 2 | The ideal love of a man for a woman and of a woman for a man is for them to want to give something to each other , or to want to do something for each other . |
| 3 | The key for farmers to do business is for them to deliver assured quality ; there is then a premium at the end of the line and no need to form Continental style co-ops , the minister adds . |
| 4 | So this is for them . |
| 5 | Everything I do is for them . |
| 6 | It is for them I am going to surrender . ’ |
| 7 | We need to remember that it is no more natural for women to live longer than men than it is for them to have lower incomes , to expect to give up work if their men wish it at marriage or in later life , to be the keepers of family memory , the main carers of those in need , the main sufferers from the empty nest as children leave home . |
| 8 | this freedom we talk about is worthy of their support because it is for them we fight ; it is for the establishment of a social system that is going to provide them with the opportunity and the means to develop all that is best in them and the Nation . |
| 9 | One is for the group and the other is for them to sign and send back . |
| 10 | It is clearly laid down in the Act that it is for them to consider whether or not the nuisance exists , whether or not it has been abated , and whether it still exists , and , if it does , it is for them to consider which of the requirements of the abatement notice are to be carried out or how otherwise the nuisance is to be abated . |
| 11 | It is clearly laid down in the Act that it is for them to consider whether or not the nuisance exists , whether or not it has been abated , and whether it still exists , and , if it does , it is for them to consider which of the requirements of the abatement notice are to be carried out or how otherwise the nuisance is to be abated . |
| 12 | Divide them into two teams and the game is for them to head the balloon over the string and hope the opposing team do not succeed in returning it . |
| 13 | It should be remembered that generalisation about bereavement or any deep experience in life can be dangerous if carried to extremes , and if you are caring for an elderly parent of either sex who has lost his or her partner , you will have no idea of just how painful their sorrow is for them , so it will be wise simply to assume , whatever their reaction may be , that they are going through a very bad time indeed . |
| 14 | You come and go with your offerings of help and affection , knowing that what they really need is a constant presence , and sometimes this knowledge can be as painful for you as it is for them . |
| 15 | They have also given the lesser players their chance to see if pro golf is for them . |
| 16 | The tendency is for them to hold , as a result of their negotiating role , a truce metaphor of management ‘ in the mind ’ which informs their conduct . |
| 17 | In rather special circumstances this can result in the creation of new dislocations but the much more usual effect is for them to repel each other . |
| 18 | It is for them to accept your instructions in this matter . |
| 19 | It was as difficult for them to develop a public analysis of rape eight years ago as it is for them today publicly to acknowledge the extent of sexual abuse of girls and young women inside and outside the home . |
| 20 | ‘ The idea is for them eventually to be restored completely and turned into a working museum , ’ said Mr Rawlinson . |
| 21 | Rather it is for them a process of , existence that has to be daily achieved by individuals through work , that is through the individual mastery over emotions and the skills of wizardry . |
| 22 | ‘ She 's very clever , ’ William said at once , ‘ making lovely shoes she is for them actresses in the theatre . ’ |
| 23 | Squigs are unpredictable and in many way the best thing that can happen is for them to go wild once they are near the enemy . |
| 24 | Orbach ( 1978 ) , for instance , suggests that the solution to women 's eating problems is for them to develop more positive feelings about their physical , sexual , intellectual , and social selves . |
| 25 | So a symbol is for them ‘ a blaze or landmark , something that connects the unknown with the known ’ . |
| 26 | The Japanese are being made to suffer what is for them a serious loss of face in having to pull the plug on the fifteen-month-old Massachusetts-based operation set up to build and sell Intel i860 boxes under a five-year commitment to the project . |
| 27 | Classical Greece is for them the ‘ prime historical example of the transition to a really literate society ’ without the interference of ‘ other cultural features imported from the loan country along with the writing system . |
| 28 | Besides , even those who argue that the answer to women 's dependency/op-pression in the home is for them to take outside jobs ( as if the sort of jobs open to most women were in any way more congenial and less exploitative than housework , except in so far as they are paid ) and put their children into publicly funded day-care centres , must surely allow that some women ( as well as men , of course ) would choose freely to look after children , otherwise how are the centres to be staffed ? |
| 29 | As a result , their neighbour is for them not only a potential helper or sexual object , but also someone who tempts them to satisfy their aggressiveness on him , to exploit his capacity for work without compensation , to use him sexually without his consent , to seize his possessions , to humiliate him , to cause him pain , to torture and to kill him . |
| 30 | ‘ Roll Back The Clouds ’ is for them , mirroring their rejection , hopes and fears , while keeping the note of optimism throughout . |