Example sentences of "say it [be] a [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Organisers say it is a chance for landlords to get information on the new 20-year leases . |
| 2 | Hunt supporters say it 's a victory for democracy — anti hunt campaigners have vowed to continue their fight to get hunting banned . |
| 3 | Savernake 's fly-fishers say it 's a victory for anglers everywhere . |
| 4 | Paul says it 's a sport for all the youngest who 's been in a raft is 5 … the oldest is 95 … anyone can come and see what it 's like playing in whitewater |
| 5 | Deanes says it 's a cry for help . ’ |
| 6 | Jan Aage says it 's an education for him and he 's got top learn how to play with the boys |
| 7 | It says it 's an offence for anyone to be carrying an offensive weapon . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | She said it was a Budget for jobs , providing 100,000 additional training and employment opportunities at a cost of £230 million . |
| 11 | He said it was a playground for the idle rich and ought to be used to grow crops for the proletariat . |
| 12 | The interviewer ( let us say it is a man for ease of being able to say ‘ he ’ and ‘ she ’ in this case , even though most interviewers are women ) will expect to open the conversation and he has the task of explaining to the housewife , simply and briefly : |
| 13 | ‘ Most people would say it 's a gift for forgery . ’ |
| 14 | Some would say it was a cry for help . |