Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] be [adj] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are games in our region and as you rightly say they 're great for us but er I would n't say that they 're Derbies I mean the Derbies are are Birmingham West Brom and West Brom |
| 2 | Staff in the regions affected say they 're worried for their futures . |
| 3 | I expect it 's hard for them to find their feet on these shifting sands . ’ |
| 4 | They let all the big companies go round digging holes in the road , and when people fall in and complain they say it 's all for their own good , and after a while they hope the people will revolt so they can give the police guns and thin out the population , and then they 'll have a police state — which is what they 've always wanted — and the rich will be able to live in peace . ’ |
| 5 | At the moment I have no plans for the future except I want what 's best for my little girl . |
| 6 | I only want what 's best for you … |
| 7 | Mývatn itself is famous for its peculiar lava formations and its birds . |
| 8 | ‘ That you wear it is sufficient for my purpose . |
| 9 | It helps if we know where to go for formal approval of decisions , or know who is responsible for what . |
| 10 | I know you 're good for him . |
| 11 | As long as you know you 're responsible for it and as long as Elizabeth knows that she 's gon na do it , that 's not a problem . |
| 12 | Unsurprisingly , he 's reluctant to discuss their relationship — after all , since DEF II falls under her authority , most people assume she is responsible for his career . |
| 13 | YOU KNOW THEY 'RE BAD FOR YOU , BUT … |
| 14 | In spite of himself Joe was impressed by the earnestness in Chris 's voice and said less forcefully , ‘ I know it 's easy for me to talk , I 've never been in this situation , but what 's going to happen ? |
| 15 | Most people want to like art — they know it 's good for you , or at any rate looks good on you — but face to face with a great painting they feel like gate-crashers at a Mayfair reception . |
| 16 | Oh gosh , that 's good for you , you know it 's good for your co-ordination . |
| 17 | ‘ Look , Maud , ’ pleaded Mildred , ‘ I know it 's hard for you to believe me , but that frog in the pond really is a magician and he can only be changed back by another magician . |
| 18 | ‘ Serve the Captain first — and do n't give me any , you know it 's bad for me , not more than a taste , one slice — that 's enough ! |
| 19 | I know it 's bad for you , but what is n't these days ? ’ |
| 20 | Time Out publisher Tony Elliott , who is chairman of the TV Listings Campaign lobby group , says : ‘ We ended with a decision which was very favourable to us — about £1,000 a year for Time Out — and we know it 's unrealistic for us to complain , although a large number of publishers believe this information should be completely free . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I know it 's difficult for you , living in a world of make-believe as you obviously do . |
| 22 | But — oh , Ellie , there was such a to-do last time , Phena carrying on as though she were the only person in the world who had been lied to , and I know it was hard for her , and Feargal would have given her all this without a blink , but she wanted to play the martyr , and now makes him pay for it in oh , so many little ways . ’ |
| 23 | Remember it is illegal for anyone to use a metal detector on a scheduled ancient monument unless permission has been obtained from the Secretary of State for the Environment . |
| 24 | Take our kids away from us because you reckon you know what 's good for them better than what we do ? |
| 25 | I do n't bother people and they had best not bother me if they know what 's good for them . |
| 26 | But I know what 's good for me . ’ |
| 27 | If you know what 's good for you , Thessy and Ellen , none of you even saw the Belgian boat this morning ! ’ |
| 28 | You 'd better if you know what 's good for you ! |
| 29 | ‘ You 'll get your ass out of here if you know what 's good for you , ’ the man snarled menacingly . |
| 30 | " You 'll agree , if you know what 's good for you . " |