Example sentences of "[noun] be for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why do you think it is that that you get erm that you have got quite a few girls that become prostitutes , what do you think the reasons are for it ? |
| 2 | These syllables are for me the quintessence of the Beautiful , the Worthy , they are an inspiration , a political confession of faith and a moral and spiritual claim ’ . |
| 3 | It 's an indictment on our society that The Porch is regarded as their home , and we 're only open for five hours a day , and yet they regard us as their family , and what we the servers are for them is the parents that they lack . |
| 4 | In all cases it gives the teenagers taking part a chance to see if engineering and the motor industry are for them . |
| 5 | Then one of them asked : ‘ Can you tell us what the Rules of Engagement were for your task Major ? ’ |
| 6 | The present procedure when a judge is about to pass a life sentence for murder is for him to invite defending counsel to make submissions on what advice the judge should give to the Secretary of State on the appropriate tariff . |
| 7 | The photograph is for him . ’ |
| 8 | So of course the bike , the car 's for me to use in the evening , but last |
| 9 | The aim of your study is for you to LEARN . |
| 10 | In rather special circumstances this can result in the creation of new dislocations but the much more usual effect is for them to repel each other . |
| 11 | You are only fifteen , and if your parents will not take responsibility for you , and you will not tell us what you are up at night , the only alternative is for you to go into care . |
| 12 | Thus , one of the functions of parents sending their children to elite schools is for them to be identified as more able . |
| 13 | If you think the stroke is for you , the keys to success are : |
| 14 | Rembrandt was for him ‘ the magician of magicians ’ . |
| 15 | But it would spoil the illusion if all the merrymakers were to think that their spending bonanza was for their own satisfaction . |
| 16 | The plan which Henry still had in mind was for his eldest son to take all of those lands which he himself had inherited from his father and mother , i.e. Anjou , Maine , Normandy and England , while Richard should have the land which he had acquired by virtue of his marriage to Eleanor . |
| 17 | When they were born , my only thought for their future was for them to be happy and healthy . |
| 18 | Even his understanding of musical pattern and musical form , which in practice was for him a deeply instinctive activity , was discussed in terms of the musical pattern which is " latent in common speech " . |
| 19 | The intention was for them to be escorted by the combined fleets from Brest and Toulon and the combination of the two , to outnumber any force likely to be brought against them , was a vital part of the French plan . |
| 20 | ‘ The Bangles wanted to emphasise the rock'n'roll side of the band and in doing so thought regalia and kind of hippyish , Hendrix-style clothing was gon na put that image across , but it ended up looking very glamorous , it ended up looking glammier and glammier even though the intention was for it not to be glamour … |
| 21 | Being able to handle a car was for her far more important than playing Annie Get Your Gun . |
| 22 | His woman 's labour was for him . |
| 23 | The effect was for her to wave both her arms out in front of her holding her hands together , then surprisingly a seeming third hand was under her jumper and was moving up and down . |
| 24 | ‘ But getting back to your question , what I really wanted from this album was for anyone who hears it to say they like it or they do n't like it , but that it 's pure Steve Harley . ’ |
| 25 | And it showed you all the sort of countries of the world , you know , on lights and , and that , and which light was for which wh when they took us round the er |
| 26 | Refusing to condemn the bombing , Mr Adams yesterday said the only way to end the violence was for everyone to be involved in the talks process . |
| 27 | When some years ago I decided to pay the Life Governor 's subscription the expense was for me a serious cost but was willing to pay it to ensure that I should continue to enjoy the privileges without having to worry about future subscriptions when I had retired from salaried work . |
| 28 | ‘ All the neighbours thought the ambulance was for me , ’ said Helen , 31 . |
| 29 | When the Fates and the mood are for it no entity on earth can move with greater elephantine pondorosity than official Washington . |
| 30 | As my hon. Friend knows , fiscal matters are for our right hon. Friend the Chancellor . |