Example sentences of "[coord] it be for [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And it is for his gaffes as much as his gifts that old Colemanballs — the column Private Eye named after them — will be remembered . |
| 2 | If he could see the sense behind Darwin 's arguments , it is unlikely that his subscribers would ; and it was for their tastes that he catered . |
| 3 | And it was for my benefit — to show what he was about to do to me . |
| 4 | Inside there is more marble , — the marbled floor is very good — but it is for its art that the interior is famous . |
| 5 | Towards the end of his time with us , Peter began to develop a midfield role in the craftier confines of Division Two , but it is for his goalscoring exploits that Palace fans chiefly remember him . |
| 6 | — But it is for his gift of sympathy and understanding for the teachers who worked with him which far exceeded his obligation that I shall largely remember him . |