Example sentences of "[noun] is for [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 The photograph is for him . ’
3 The aim of your study is for you to LEARN .
4 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 .
5 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 .
6 Thus , one of the functions of parents sending their children to elite schools is for them to be identified as more able .
7 If you think the stroke is for you , the keys to success are :
8 If you 're into Aromatherapy then Tisserand Aromatherapy is for you .
9 The Arum plan is for him to fight Iran Barkley in London in April , but that is dependent upon his dealing competently with Olajade and Barkley defeating Doug de Witt in Atlantic City the night Benn 's contest takes place there .
10 The Arum plan is for him to fight Iran Barkley in London in April , but that is dependent upon his dealing competently with Olajade and Barkley defeating Doug de Witt in Atlantic City the night Benn 's contest takes place there .
11 But the plan is for me to get a look in that van without , for the moment , the driver noticing anything wrong . ’
12 But the plan is for us all to write a couple of things to put on an album . ’
13 Cos the purpose of the exercise is for us to see how far we 've come , but the most important purpose of the exercise is to determine where we wan na go .
14 Playing the piano is as easy for Cziffra as playing tiddly-winks is for you and me .
15 What it is in general for a thing a to have the power to produce b is for it to be true that an individual property or properties of a , together with other things , will constitute a causal circumstance for b .
16 Besides , even those who argue that the answer to women 's dependency/op-pression in the home is for them to take outside jobs ( as if the sort of jobs open to most women were in any way more congenial and less exploitative than housework , except in so far as they are paid ) and put their children into publicly funded day-care centres , must surely allow that some women ( as well as men , of course ) would choose freely to look after children , otherwise how are the centres to be staffed ?
17 That place is for you , Clare . ’
18 ( That cultural allusion is for you , Stu . )
19 You will then know what a healthy weight-loss diet is for you and be able to follow this for a further two weeks , or longer if necessary .
20 The guinea is for you . ’
21 The vast majority hire boots and skis so you do n't have to spend a lot of money on gear before you find out if skiing is for you .
22 The key for farmers to do business is for them to deliver assured quality ; there is then a premium at the end of the line and no need to form Continental style co-ops , the minister adds .
23 But the gift is for you both .
24 But we suppose that there are many propositions about the past whose truth is for us evidence-transcendent .
25 It should be remembered that generalisation about bereavement or any deep experience in life can be dangerous if carried to extremes , and if you are caring for an elderly parent of either sex who has lost his or her partner , you will have no idea of just how painful their sorrow is for them , so it will be wise simply to assume , whatever their reaction may be , that they are going through a very bad time indeed .
26 The Bible is for us the primary source of authority but not the only source .
27 I 'm making her kick , trying to get her to shake or swat them off , and the last thing I need at this point is for her to panic , in which case I can certainly kiss the whole blessed contract bye-bye .
28 The point is for you to think decide what you think .
29 It is one thing to claim that by sharing in a dramatic exploration of a theme I can learn something about myself in the process , and quite another to suggest the drama is for me and about me .
30 Having been drawn into the awareness , having re-experienced it in our bodies , we can then stand outside it and see what its meaning is for us .
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