Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [pron] be for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I lost the bet by the way , cos I said to da , Andy , I bet you fifty P it was for my brother , and it was n't . |
| 2 | At this moment it was for him to protect her , and he must find a way to do it . |
| 3 | We do not know what legal or moral basis there was for it . |
| 4 | The same day , Mobutu warned the conference against this course , asserting in a statement read on national radio that under the present Constitution it was for him to appoint the head of government . |
| 5 | What a terrible thing it is for our literary establishment to be peopled by degenerates like this , he felt . |
| 6 | Come along , we 'll go and find the very nicest apple there is for you . ’ |
| 7 | The more time and energy you give to developing residencies in hospitals and working with other people the less time there is for your own work . |
| 8 | Whatever the uncertainties of the precise dates , events and social connections in Rolle 's life it is clear from external and internal evidence that he felt increasingly compelled towards a solitary life because it facilitated contemplative inner life which was for him the reality to be cultivated above all other . |
| 9 | ‘ She 's very clever , ’ William said at once , ‘ making lovely shoes she is for them actresses in the theatre . ’ |