Example sentences of "be [art] [noun] for [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What would have been the consequences for you had you been prosecuted ? |
| 2 | It would also be a major knock-back for the scum because , without a doubt , he 's been the difference for them scoring vital goals and setting up others . |
| 3 | Nevertheless , there is still a sufficiently good chance that they are the father for them to undertake the major share of parental duties . |
| 4 | There 'd been no call for him to attend . |
| 5 | Something unforeseen and urgent had happened , since Sean had obviously known of it yesterday afternoon , and there had been no opportunity for him to inform her . |
| 6 | Even his marriage to Primaflora in some way had charmed them although , of course , there had been no opportunity for her to visit either Episkopi or Kouklia . |
| 7 | There had been no handkerchieves for him to work on for several days and there was not very much to eat for dinner . |
| 8 | Two carriages took the Bradford family to early morning service , though it would have been no distance for them to walk . |
| 9 | While studying spinning in Huddersfield ( as part of her degree course in textile design at Middlesex Polytechnic ) there had been no time for her to try out the machine , so the then sceptical technician told her to come back later . |
| 10 | In the confusion of 1945 and ‘ 46 , there would have been no means for her to trace him . |
| 11 | If polar bears are dominant in the Arctic , then there would seem to have been no need for them to evolve a white-coloured form of camouflage . |
| 12 | ‘ If only I 'd known the truth about you , Shiona , there would have been no need for me to keep running away from my feelings for you . |
| 13 | There had been no need for her to write that letter . |
| 14 | There have been Dylanologists almost as long as there has been a Dylan for them to write about . |
| 15 | It 's been a godsend for us to go down the street shopping , if you 've got a load of shopping you just stop right outside the gate . |
| 16 | But since then there had no longer been a reason for them to meet . |
| 17 | There are no sounds for me to hear . |
| 18 | At the moment there are no plans for them to do any more work on the building . |
| 19 | There are NO plans for him to return to Coney Hill . |
| 20 | It seemed unlikely , however , that a more abrasive or divisive programme would be the way for them to recover their position . |
| 21 | So unless he is coming to live with you , this will be the time for you to begin to show him how to cope alone . |
| 22 | It would be no problem for her to make a meal for two , or suggest he bring a take-away , and , prior to this morning , she felt she probably would have agreed to that . |
| 23 | In which case there would be no capital for him to start up again other than Tommy 's back pay and a few pounds he 'd managed to save himself . |
| 24 | There 'll be no chance for me getting a job . |
| 25 | There were to be no excuses for him returning . |
| 26 | He was awakened by a seaman who told him that the ship would not be leaving for seven days , and there would be no place for him to hide as timber was being loaded under German supervision . |
| 27 | ‘ They are obviously regretting that they let her start the paper round , but there seemed to be no reason for them to object to it . ’ |
| 28 | But if Alexei said that he was not involved , then probably he was telling the truth , otherwise there would be no reason for him to say anything at all . |
| 29 | This may be a simple oversight on the part of the authors of the pamphlet , or it may reflect the thought that since those who attend these colleges would have committed themselves to staying at them until they were 18 ( and such a commitment would be a condition of entry ) , there would be no need for them to take a ‘ school-leaving ’ examination at 16+ . |
| 30 | Thank heavens that after tonight there should be no need for them to meet again . |