Example sentences of "it be a [noun] for [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | It 's a dream for me to be here making an album with them ’ she added as she arrived in the UK five months after her visit to record ‘ I Should Be So Lucky ’ . |
2 | Because it 's , it 's a service for everyone , as long as everybody gets the same |
3 | Oh it 's a present for you |
4 | 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 . |
5 | It 's a present for my mother . |
6 | Oh well , it 's a sport for him , yes . |
7 | And he 's a , he 's something framed up in the room there , I have n't it 's a certificate for something they 've got from school , and he 's that framed and up in his room . |
8 | It 's a chance for them to forget the washing up and their household chores , put their feet up and settle down for a comfortable snooze in front of their favourite television programme ( which really does n't sound much different from normal , does it ? ) |
9 | We could say well there 's our it 's a half for you and a half for you and we cut the other one and they get a half each . |
10 | ‘ It 's a messenger for you , Major Karr , ’ she said , the use of Karr 's rank indicating to them all that the man was within hearing in the next room . |
11 | ‘ It 's a package for you . ’ |
12 | what he has said is that he , it 's a matter for myself to talk to whoever I wish , and that he respects my judgement in these matters , er according to the joint statement issued Mr Reynolds briefed him on his discussions with me on that on that |
13 | It 's a matter for someone 's own conscience how they cope with illness , publicly or privately , but to say that in life Freddie did anything to publicise the agony of AIDS is bullshit . |
14 | At the end of the day it 's a matter for you . |
15 | It 's a matter for you as individuals is n't it if you witness something ? |
16 | We are concerned in fact that er the western nations did n't rather deplore earlier er Hussein 's actions against his own people using chemical weapons , and we think it 's a shame for us that we 've only come in at this point , and we must come in carefully I think . |
17 | Stuff like what you 're talking about , it 's a game for him . |
18 | It 's a bargain for you and a money spinner for the airline , which can take the lion 's share of the profits . |
19 | 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 . ’ |
20 | I 'm sure some of you last year or least last week or even last month , read about the black sack that had all the wonderful jewels in it that came into a charity shop and I think it 's a lesson for us all is n't it , not not to miss anything in a black sack , Jacqui . |
21 | It 's a job for you . |
22 | ‘ It 's a job for your father and brothers , Grace , not you ! |
23 | Even so , it 's a start for me . |
24 | 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 . |
25 | If I 've got to turn out drawers or turn out the airing cupboard or get the kitchen tidy , it 's a relaxation for me and I like it , or just going through some interior decoration books or moving the furniture round — I 'm a great mover of furniture . |
26 | Do you think it 's a front for something ? |
27 | It is a must for everyone with strategic , economic and political interests in the Arab Gulf . |
28 | ‘ It is a nightmare for us , ’ said headmaster Keef Visser , who taught one of the missing boys . |
29 | ‘ But it is a relief for me and my family to grieve for our loss . ’ |
30 | ‘ It is a present for you and your family , with Ernest 's very best wishes . ’ |