Example sentences of "[coord] it [be] a [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , as I say , Leith is in the preference , and it 's a preference for a lot of football fans . |
| 2 | And it 's a pound for the older ones . |
| 3 | All six had conquered hardships of their own to help those in need and Celebrities Guild founder Ella Glazer said : ‘ They 're all remarkable people and it 's a pleasure for us to reward them for work which might otherwise go unmarked . ’ |
| 4 | And it 's an opportunity for her and me to say a couple of words to us , and for us certainly to thank her very much for her service . |
| 5 | and it 's an ordeal for a young child |
| 6 | It was so much the sort of remark one could only make to a girl friend , but Rupert took it very nicely and said with only slightly forced heartiness , ‘ Jolly good , and it 's an excuse for me to have a better meal than usual , too . |
| 7 | It was a mistake for Britain to join the ERM in the first place — and it is a mistake for countries such as France and Spain to stick with it now . |
| 8 | Obviously getting work is an extremely important goal for any child at school , and it is a goal for society that there should be as low a level of unemployment as is compatible with the advancement of technology and the efficiency of industry and agriculture . |
| 9 | The Crime Survey is a victimisation study and its main conclusion is one that has been noted , in a less systematic way , many times before : working-class crime is a problem , and it is a problem for the working class , since they are its principal victims , as they are of all types of crime : |
| 10 | I was very happy at Emmanuel Church and the University Congregational Society , and it is a joy for my husband Michael and me that we are still in touch with so many friends from CongSoc , and in fact some of us still meet every year for a few days in the Lake District . |
| 11 | It is still an important component of marriage settlements , and it is an element of prestige : it can give independence of employers and it is a security for a man attempting upward social mobility . |
| 12 | It is interpretation carried out within an existing legal framework : where a trust has actually been set up by a settlor , and it is a matter for the jurist to interpret or elucidate details . |
| 13 | Roosevelt was a dying man at Yalta and it is a matter for speculation as to how far his judgements were influenced by his health . |
| 14 | And it is an offence for a man to commit gross indecency with another man : this offence usually concerns mutual masturbation or oral sex between two males ( there is no equivalent offence between females ) . |
| 15 | She was n't happy , she was suddenly plunged into all this pressure and it was a nightmare for her . |
| 16 | The prayer that occurred was in a small group and it was a prayer for power for the church . |
| 17 | And it was a fight for the f towards the end of the week it was a fight to sort of say , Well , Sha n't be able to move it , use it until t the man comes . |
| 18 | This volume does indeed contain many of Boulestin 's best recipes , but not one single one of the delicious menus in the composition of which he excelled ; and it was a mistake for the editors to suppose that they understood French syntax better than their author . |
| 19 | I met George only when I came here , and it was a pleasure for me to meet such a good and conscientious man of the people . |
| 20 | They expect somebody else to be responsible ’ and it was a cause for great sorrow that ‘ Gone are the days of Queen Victoria . ’ |
| 21 | Then , as now , fears of national decline and cultural adulteration were much in evidence , and it was a cause for great concern that the nation 's youth were slipping away from the standards of their forebears . |
| 22 | They did , they were married in deep snow and it was a job for people to travel about . |
| 23 | ‘ And it was an excuse for an evening out . ’ |
| 24 | But it is a problem for feminists if dictionaries include sexist definitions and examples , if they refuse to include feminist terms or define them in contentious ways . |
| 25 | ‘ But it is a relief for me and my family to grieve for our loss . ’ |
| 26 | The description may be more precise than you or I might offer but it is a description for all that . |
| 27 | Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : I stress that any company can reveal what it paid , but it is a matter for the company . |
| 28 | Later on the same day , in reply to a question , the prime minister added : ‘ I can certainly confirm that the decision in Denmark is for the Danes and I see no external pressure being put on them ; but it is a matter for the Danes and for their Government to decide . ’ |
| 29 | My views are well known , but it is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer . |
| 30 | This rather defeats the object of having an indemnity , at least for general ( tax ) liabilities , but it is a matter for negotiation who is to bear the cost of known , or feared , tax liabilities and other liabilities . |