Example sentences of "be for [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another option would be for her to negotiate some ‘ good quality ’ time for them to spend together , when they give each other the best of their attention . |
| 2 | Betsy suggested that the best solution to the problem would be for her to take over command of Clytus and continue trading . |
| 3 | If she dislikes all outward signs of mourning , wanting people to wear their normal clothes and for the proceedings to be very quiet and simple , that should be for her to decide , but if she is of the old school , who prefer mourners to dress rather sombrely , you should try to persuade the rest of the family to do so whatever their personal opinions may be ; although care must be taken not to cause friction over this or anything else which may sour the family gathering . |
| 4 | If your elderly parent is faced with this problem , the most sensible first step towards a solution will be for her to spend a longish ‘ holiday ’ in your home before making a final decision , or for you to make an extended ‘ visit ’ to her if you are thinking of going to live in her home . |
| 5 | How could he understand what an agony the evening must be for her . |
| 6 | How terrible it must be for her to attend this service for Mrs Wright whose baby had survived and while the Padre was speaking the Collector accompanied his words with a silent , sympathetic prayer for Mrs Bennett : " O God , whose ways are hidden and thy works most wonderful , who makest nothing in vain , and lovest all that thou hast made , Comfort this thy servant whose heart is sore smitten and oppressed … " but the rest of the prayer was no longer in his mind , stolen no doubt by the foxes of despair that continued to raid his beliefs … in any case , it faded into a mournful reverie in which he sought an explanation for the death of Mrs Bennett 's child . |
| 7 | It would be for her a retreat , a spiritual renewal . |
| 8 | And it struck Shiona , not for the first time , as she looked into those blue , accusing eyes , how easy it would be for her to clear her name . |
| 9 | How difficult will it be for her to recover ? |
| 10 | he said to me one day , and I do n't remember the day he said the best thing would be for her to go on casual , then she can keep her thingy thingy . |
| 11 | It says : ‘ If I am not for myself , who will be for me ? ’ |
| 12 | The best thing will be for me to phone my aunt and then perhaps you 'll let me go and have something to eat . |
| 13 | How good Florence Ames will be for me , she thought . |
| 14 | ‘ The letters will be for me , they are always for me . |
| 15 | His language , so familiar and so foreign , will always be for me an acquired speech . |
| 16 | It was only after I had mentioned Miss Kenton that I suddenly realized how entirely inappropriate it would be for me to continue . |
| 17 | I could not think what it was that could be for me and yet so heavy . |
| 18 | I thought what a good idea it would be for me to do the same and I kept this in mind . |
| 19 | Ron and I thought that the best way to arrange this would be for me to interview the Prince about his uncle , and to tack the result on to the end of the obituary programme . |
| 20 | ‘ It will be for me … ’ said Markby resignedly . |
| 21 | There certainly would n't be for me . |
| 22 | And if I ca n't , can I begin to entertain the thought that teaching may not be for me ( as a substantial number of new teachers do ) without feeling guilty or a failure ? |
| 23 | I think if you were to use another sheet altogether it would be for me at least unnecessary work . |
| 24 | " It 's just that it 's all very well to talk about his responsibility and all that — nobody thinks how awful it would be for me to go crawling to him wailing , I 'm in tro-uble ? |
| 25 | ( What kind of a rest is it meant to be for me with a querulous adolescent ? |
| 26 | They both jumped one day when the phone rang and I leaned towards it , saying , ‘ That 'll be for me . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ It wo n't be for me . ’ |
| 28 | Sissinghurst is a nice garden and it 's got some lovely plants in it , but it would n't be for me , I 'd find it too claustrophobic . |
| 29 | I have kept my half of the bargain , though I never guessed how costly it would be for me . |
| 30 | ‘ It would be for me , ’ he said quietly . |