Example sentences of "[noun] [modal v] [verb] [be] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Enthusiastic as some of the clergy may have been for war and seduced as they sometimes were by their own eloquence and propaganda for it , they were less eager about the burdens which it entailed . |
| 2 | Alternatively , if the company fell on hard times , the instrument took on not only a debt , but a highly onerous debt feature when the company 's need would have been for equity . |
| 3 | In such cases virtually the whole award would have been for pain and suffering . |
| 4 | Crucial as this innovation may have been for co-ordination , it has contributed to an increased sense of ‘ distance ’ between policy makers and implementers in a policy system that operates primarily in a unified , top-down , manner . |
| 5 | Indeed , the greatest praise an innovation can receive is for people to say : ‘ This is obvious ! |
| 6 | The friend said : ‘ The ideal solution would have been for Camilla to break off with Andrew , but it never happened . |