Example sentences of "be for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the paintings do have a value , it may only be for what they have to teach criminal psychologists . |
| 2 | No , ah , more senior than him , it 'll go to him too , but it 'll be for everybody 's |
| 3 | Those pipes must be for something . |
| 4 | and should the request be for something ‘ esoteric ’ , there are about 15 freelance translators she can call upon , all with their own specialities . |
| 5 | No it ca n't be for something not very loud and that 's all gone , shit , I 've fucking it ! |
| 6 | She could have called his bluff and told him to drop dead , but there was just a chance he might ditch her : and then all that spade work would be for nothing . |
| 7 | Catching her breath , Ronni added , ‘ All this panic could be for nothing . ’ |
| 8 | But is n't there a risk that all the hard work will be for nothing ? |
| 9 | He probably would get a sort of wages out of it but er running I would imagine would be for nothing . |
| 10 | The pleasures can be for yourself : experimenting with make-up and clothes , looking different from one day to the next , expressing different sides to yourself . |
| 11 | Let my last guideline be for yourself . |
| 12 | When I explained this to the assistant she said , ‘ Oh , I did n't think the book could be for yourself — you 're lovely and slim ’ . |
| 13 | ‘ So you said — but that will never happen , Doreen , and the sooner you wake up to that fact , the better it 'll be for yourself . ’ |
| 14 | I suspect that for many young Germans it might be pretty meaningless , as it would be for their British or French contemporaries , who simply want to get on with their lives without having to attend to the doings of another generation . |
| 15 | If they do not , it will be for their auditors to discuss the matter with the Task Force , on a no-names basis , if they have misgivings about the acceptability of a treatment proposed by a client which hovers in the often grey border area between good and bad practice , and which might set a precedent for other companies . |
| 16 | Women factory inspectors agreed that the less work women did in factories the better it would be for their home life and children 's welfare , but they were also forced to admit that working women usually needed their earnings . |
| 17 | And they give them a gill of whisky that was supposed to be for their lunch you see . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Betsy suggested that the best solution to the problem would be for her to take over command of Clytus and continue trading . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | How could he understand what an agony the evening must be for her . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | It would be for her a retreat , a spiritual renewal . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | How difficult will it be for her to recover ? |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | It says : ‘ If I am not for myself , who will be for me ? ’ |
| 29 | The best thing will be for me to phone my aunt and then perhaps you 'll let me go and have something to eat . |
| 30 | How good Florence Ames will be for me , she thought . |