Example sentences of "[be] a [noun sg] for [pers pn] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's been a godsend for us to go down the street shopping , if you 've got a load of shopping you just stop right outside the gate . |
| 2 | But since then there had no longer been a reason for them to meet . |
| 3 | Colin resents the notion that he does n't carry a big punch and this could be a chance for him to try to prove otherwise as Palacio admits to having been knocked out four times in his 58-fight career . |
| 4 | For one thing , it would be a chance for her to escape some of the tension in the house . |
| 5 | We 've got lots more beautiful style ideas to show you plus there 'll be a chance for you to win a fabulous bridal make-over and appear in the magazine . |
| 6 | Compensation to Crevecoeur may also be a possibility for you to consider . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Fortunately for us they did n't and now , after this win , hopefully it will be a platform for us to build on . ’ |
| 8 | I e it would not be a problem for me to take the same line as either or any of my er opponents , or the incumbent Mr , erm you know , if they are , frankly , right . |
| 9 | I have not yet concluded the exploration , and I think that it would be a mistake for me to make any premature statement about our next intentions , but I shall keep the House informed . |
| 10 | He had not been serious , and although she had thought herself in love with him at the time he had known that it would be a mistake for them to marry — even if Burun , who was her father , had been prepared to permit such a thing . |
| 11 | If you think that you may be one of these people , there will be a form for you to complete and return to us . |
| 12 | ‘ At the moment , ’ said Mahmoud , ‘ there does n't seem to be a lot for them to come up with . ’ |
| 13 | It may be a consolation for them to know that I 've been at the receiving end myself . |
| 14 | It will be a time for you to use all the imagination of which you are capable , to try to think how you would be feeling if you were in her shoes , and to handle her fragile emotions very gently . |
| 15 | She had to be a prop for him to lean on when his own despair grew too great . |
| 16 | If either Council receive anything additional , it will be a matter for them to take them into account along with my report . |
| 17 | If we must have ‘ classics ’ let us accept James Steel Smith 's definition of a book that ‘ provides some special imaginative experience which the child is not likely to get from other sources — or at least in the same degree of intensity — and which ‘ it would be a shame for him to miss ’ ( 1967 , p. 121 ) . |
| 18 | ‘ If you are feeling depressed ’ — Hargreaves was entirely solicitous — ‘ it might be an idea for you to see the Student Counsellor . |
| 19 | There will no doubt be an excuse for them to drink vodka together again soon . |
| 20 | ‘ This will be an opportunity for them to come into their own but without having to do anything that might upset their families . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I decided that , somewhere among the pottery and handicrafts which are sold on the Algarve , there had to be an opportunity for me to utilise my design skills and earn money without the need to park Thomas with a minder . |
| 22 | Later on , perhaps at the next election , there might be an opportunity for me to get into Parliament . |
| 23 | The College is celebrating its centenary this year and this will be an opportunity for us to give thanks to God for its tremendous work in preparing men and women for christian service at home and abroad . |
| 24 | To return to the shareholder example , having raised the point that it is in shareholders ' interests to ensure their returns are reasonable , it logically follows that there will be an incentive for them to spend a certain amount of time and money finding out about the firm 's activities and performance . |
| 25 | Those people will always find bad in what you do , but I 'm certainly not going to go out of my way to avoid being a subject for them to beat down on . ’ |
| 26 | For example , the familiar red triangular sign picturing two running children , internationally accepted as a warning to motorists that they are approaching a school , was interpreted by almost all of a sample of children as being a sign for them to observe , not one for cautioning drivers . |
| 27 | It 's a chance for them to forget the washing up and their household chores , put their feet up and settle down for a comfortable snooze in front of their favourite television programme ( which really does n't sound much different from normal , does it ? ) |
| 28 | Here 's a chance for you to assess how well you talk in relationships . |
| 29 | Providing you live in London , there 's a chance for you to win one of two scholarships to attend The Guitar Institute 's one-year , full-time course commencing this September . |
| 30 | Here 's a questionnaire for you to fill in . |