Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] be [adv] for [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And where such statutory means are slow to act or uncertain of their action it is not for us to make pre-emptive strikes in the name of propriety . |
| 2 | ‘ What a pity it 's not for you to guarantee ! |
| 3 | ’ As long as the police are doing their job I am all for it . ’ |
| 4 | But for that moment you are there for them . |
| 5 | But in captivity there 's nowhere for them to run , so it 's up to us to see they do n't hurt each other badly . ’ |
| 6 | Later , later , she would tell him — of the embassy , Papa and J.D. — but for the moment it was enough for her to be the wounded girl whom he had healed . |
| 7 | It had appeared , it would move on , but for this moment it was there for her — almost as if it had waited for her to be alone . |
| 8 | Do n't worry if you ca n't do it if you ca n't any of these any of these exercises that I give you by the way it 's not like homework it 's just for you to play with them to get the do them at your own pace . |
| 9 | They know if an elderly relative needs long-term nursing care there is nowhere for them in the NHS any more . ’ |
| 10 | Thus , if he needed that status structure it was there for him . |
| 11 | Only this time it was n't for him , but for Billie . |