Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] be [art] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kenny Logan won his first cap and demonstrated he is a player for the future . |
| 2 | Not that there is anything to lose by keeping the door open , but really I believed it is every man for himself . |
| 3 | We assumed it was a practice for the invasion of Europe , which must happen sometime , and as such it was no doubt a valuable experience . |
| 4 | With the dreams of 1945 's Labour victory long gone , and the pretensions of the Conservatives painfully exposed it was the hour for the group of young meritocrats who had done well out of the peace , the Angry Young Men . |
| 5 | But when she married and moved to a distant part of the country , I decided it was the moment for me to change my life too . |
| 6 | Though he appeared no longer bent on seduction , nor even aware of her seeming absence , Isabel knew she was no match for his strength . |
| 7 | Everyone knew it was a front for less savoury operations . |
| 8 | Hoomey knew it was a suggestion for sugar-lumps , which he kept in his pocket . |
| 9 | ‘ From the moment I first saw freestyle I knew it was the sport for me — there was so much more to it than ordinary skiing — it was beautiful and the ultimate in skiing athleticism . ’ |
| 10 | I thought it was a place for the aged and moribund — St Cemetery's-on-Sea ! ’ |
| 11 | We thought it was a display for the family ; everyone started waving back and cheering . |
| 12 | When she brought it down the hospital she said here you are nan er mum she said , nan she said it 's a present for you she said , so we did laugh . |
| 13 | Well no , actually what she said , said something to me , I ca n't remember what he said now and I said oh I said it 's a start for you . |
| 14 | The judge at that hearing , Mr Justice Chadwick , said it was no answer for Mr Maxwell to say he signed the forms in reliance on the signature of his brother Kevin . |
| 15 | She said it was a Budget for jobs , providing 100,000 additional training and employment opportunities at a cost of £230 million . |
| 16 | He said it was a playground for the idle rich and ought to be used to grow crops for the proletariat . |