Example sentences of "it [be] a [noun] for [pers pn] " 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 | Oh it 's a present for you |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Oh well , it 's a sport for him , yes . |
| 5 | 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 ? ) |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | ‘ 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 . |
| 8 | ‘ It 's a package for you . ’ |
| 9 | At the end of the day it 's a matter for you . |
| 10 | It 's a matter for you as individuals is n't it if you witness something ? |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Stuff like what you 're talking about , it 's a game for him . |
| 13 | It 's a bargain for you and a money spinner for the airline , which can take the lion 's share of the profits . |
| 14 | 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 . ’ |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | It 's a job for you . |
| 17 | Even so , it 's a start for me . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | ‘ It is a nightmare for us , ’ said headmaster Keef Visser , who taught one of the missing boys . |
| 21 | ‘ But it is a relief for me and my family to grieve for our loss . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ It is a present for you and your family , with Ernest 's very best wishes . ’ |
| 23 | It is a chance for him to prove he can make it in the Football League . ’ |
| 24 | The relevant sections state that ‘ it is a defence for him to prove that the failure arose from circumstances beyond his control . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ If a person presenting or directing the performance is not shown to have intended to stir up racial hatred , it is a defence for him to prove — ( a ) that he did not know and had no reason to suspect that the performance would involve the use of the offending words or behaviour , or ( b ) that he did not know and had no reason to suspect that the offending words or behaviour were threatening , abusive or insulting , or ( c ) that he did not know and had no reason to suspect that the circumstances in which the performance would be given would be such that racial hatred would be likely to be stirred up . ’ |
| 26 | If a cat performs some very strange action — finds its way home over a long distance , predicts an earthquake , or senses the return of its owners when they are some distance from the house — then it is a challenge for us to try and find out which particular sensory pathway was involved . |
| 27 | First and foremost it is a tool for us fans fortunate enough to have email . |
| 28 | He said If this person who ever he is has decided to join the Tory party then it is a matter for him and a matter of small regret but not one which will cause us to lie awake worrying about . |
| 29 | If individual purchasers want to reveal what they paid for a company , it is a matter for them . |
| 30 | The position taken by the accounting profession is that the function of the accounts is to provide verifiable information : what users of that information choose to do with it is a matter for them . |