Example sentences of "[pron] [be] [noun] for [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There s hope for us anti-Wilkoite 's yet . |
| 2 | Would there be room for his Roller ? |
| 3 | Proposals were put forward for new houses and development around the barn ; but because the barn itself was ignored , there were fears for its future . |
| 4 | First half losses before tax increased from £17.7m to £30.6m at Ratners ; Gerald Ratner received much criticism and there were calls for his resignation at the company 's agm . |
| 5 | ‘ There 's money for my burial , ’ her voice was thin and threadlike , ‘ hidden in the bedroom it is , under the mattress . |
| 6 | There is tears for his love ; joy for his future ; honour for his valour ; and death for his ambition . |
| 7 | They are singers for whom singing and rehearsal are constant duties that are not always ( to say the least ) touched by concerns of high art . |
| 8 | It is not therefore surprising that he becomes unable to make love satisfactorily to the women he chooses since they are surrogates for his mother . |
| 9 | ‘ They 're ferns for my Nature collection , look you . |
| 10 | ‘ It 's time for his check up , ’ she said , going up to the Bookman 's cage . |
| 11 | It 's time for your bed . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ It 's time for your bus , ’ he said . |
| 13 | No doubt it 's time for my departure . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Nothing now , Thorny , it 's time for my sleep . |
| 15 | Then her breath caught as he turned , unexpectedly , to look at her , inviting her with one of his soft , easy smiles , ‘ I think it 's time for my walk along the beach before bedtime . |
| 16 | It 's time for our game . ’ |
| 17 | It 's tea-time for my pet rabbit . |
| 18 | It 's tea-time for my pet scorpion . |
| 19 | It 's tea-time for my pet amoeba. 23a . |
| 20 | These three vices are universally regarded as so detrimental to a horse , and so incurable , that if one is detected in a horse soon after it has been sold at a reputable horse auction , it is grounds for its sale to be cancelled . |
| 21 | You must excuse me now , Isabel , it is time for my rest . ’ |
| 22 | It is time for our expedition to begin . |
| 23 | No it was n't just eggs though it was erm like salads and there was steak , you could have one meal a day , right , but it was eggs for your breakfast , eggs for your dinner , your lunch |
| 24 | It was time for her afternoon appointment . |
| 25 | For all his enjoyment of the work and the companionship of his team the lad was not sorry when the ground covered , about half an acre , showed that it was time for his midday snack . |
| 26 | Berowne 's only explanation had been that he felt it was time for his life to take a new direction . |
| 27 | There was once a king who decided that it was time for his son to marry . |
| 28 | It was time for my nightcap . |
| 29 | Twelve lengths of the pool and it was time for my aquatone class — which turned out to be aerobics in water . |
| 30 | Then it was time for my paper-round , followed by school . |