Example sentences of "[pron] [be] [adv] [noun] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless , she had invariably done her best for her child as , indeed , she was now doing for her grandchild . |
| 2 | B team manager Derek Quinnell said : ‘ We are certainly competition for them again , which we were n't a year ago . ’ |
| 3 | There are also rivers for which LAOs have not attempted to make agreements on the grounds that there are no problems or there is not sufficient demand , all very well until someone decides to apply the letter of the law as it presently stands . |
| 4 | But there are also attractions for them in ensuring that neither company links with Jaguar . |
| 5 | Gullit , of course , is injured and there are still fears for his playing career , never mind his appearing in Italy . |
| 6 | There are still drawings for which export licences have not yet been applied but will no doubt be stopped when they come up before the reviewing committee . |
| 7 | Despite couchettes , electrification , high-speed trains , restaurant cars , and the arrival of the car and aeroplane , there are still travellers for whom rail journeys hold a particular magic , and places in the world where a journey by rail is almost as adventurous as Gladys Aylward 's . |
| 8 | An historic sailing vessel 's making a return to the region 's waterways — but there 's only room for one on board . |
| 9 | I have faxed my protest to the board , there 's still time for them to change their mind . |
| 10 | ‘ But there 's still time for you to redeem yourself . |
| 11 | ‘ There 's definitely hope for me yet . ’ |
| 12 | We understand from the Office of Fair Trading and the Consumer Credit Sub-Committee of the Institute of Trading Standards Administration that — although there is clearly opportunity for it within the close-knit personal relationship between the check trader and the customer — exploitation of customers seems very rare . |
| 13 | There is definitely room for him but the ball 's very much in his court . ’ |
| 14 | He has changed his position and perhaps there is still time for him to cross the Floor before he leaves the House at the end of this Parliament . |
| 15 | The next intake is already planned for Autumn 1986 , but there is still time for anyone suitable and interested to be included . |
| 16 | If there is enough demand for our services in areas further afield , then we will attempt to meet it . |
| 17 | Yes , there was probably room for us all . |
| 18 | There was scarcely room for one inside the cubicle , let alone two . |
| 19 | When I visited Aunt Louise there was just time for us to have a meal in one of the High Street cafés before I caught the bus home . |
| 20 | You had to sit up straight and there was barely room for your knees . |
| 21 | Though to be honest , there was hardly room for her leg in there . |
| 22 | Time was now important to him : it had been a lazy year and , as he had told Levy , there was still work for him to do . |
| 23 | There was still food for them to eat and Mrs Rundle was still there . |
| 24 | There was only room for one at the top and he was it . |
| 25 | Needless to say there was only room for one . |
| 26 | But there was always room for one more in the Conspiracy hunt . |
| 27 | The other unauthorised absentees were a mixture of small numbers of ‘ ghost ’ pupils , wrongly on the register , or pupils in trouble and out of school — but they were largely pupils for whom some authorisation was expected . |
| 28 | It 's nearly time for your next session . |
| 29 | Well it 's just biscuits for everybody . |
| 30 | But I have to admit that in the past I have been offended by people saying that it 's just formula for me to play melodies and structures that come to me very naturally . |