Example sentences of "[adv] [pers pn] be [pron] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | So he 's my man for this class even though Ian King has already won the Regal which is decided in Northern Ireland . |
| 2 | " Now it is your turn for a wish , " Gabriel said to the second brother . |
| 3 | ‘ Now it 's my turn for question-time . ’ |
| 4 | There was nothing wrong with the jumper and legally it is her fault for not checking the size . |
| 5 | I was on my knees , there was orange juice and broken plates and food and coffee everywhere and Sheridan was saying loudly it was my fault for being clumsy . ’ |
| 6 | If she did n't like it then it was her fault for rocking the boat . |
| 7 | He went out with Naomi for a few minutes and then it was my turn for a little chat . |
| 8 | Indeed it is his support for Mosley , expressed on many occasions , which goes some way to account for the continuing neglect of his work by much of the literary establishment . |
| 9 | As Bowen ( 1985 ) has pointed out , the contribution of I. A. Richards is often ignored , yet it is his prescription for the ‘ close reading ’ of texts which is the basis of most school and university teaching of English today . |