Example sentences of "[verb] be for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the course of these policies , one or the other restrictive practice has been singled out as the root cause of our ills — resale price maintenance , clearing banks ' cartel , trade unions — the cry has been for their removal . |
| 2 | I show him how much I 've written here , how good a place it has been for me . |
| 3 | When fellwalking becomes a passion as it has been for me and many others , the summits are regarded as old friends and memories are refreshed on each visit . |
| 4 | I do n't think people have any idea how tough it has been for me . |
| 5 | Or it certainly has been for me . |
| 6 | Everything my husband has done has been for me . |
| 7 | He said , ‘ How wonderful it has been for us both to seek new understanding of each other as we have prayed together and sought healing from each other 's wounds . ’ |
| 8 | There is no mention anywhere of the fact that these were brothers and sisters , nor that they were born in Frome ; that has been for us to establish later . |
| 9 | The two items in the struggle for the liberty of the Church to which Anselm was committed were for him not negotiable either by himself or the successor of the pope who had declared lay investiture and clerical homage to be irreconcilable with the law of the Church . |
| 10 | The last thing I want is for them to be used as pawns in political games of chess to suit the personal ambitions of politicians . |
| 11 | ‘ All I want is for him to come here , take Jennifer in his arms and face me . |
| 12 | ‘ All I want is for him to be happy and secure , ’ Vitor assured her , ‘ which he is with you . |
| 13 | What you want is for me to stroke your ego by telling you that he does n't compare to you . ’ |
| 14 | And also I think , which is very strong and I think it does come out in , in the Chinese Communist Party , is the lust of power which can be even more dangerous when you convince yourself I 'll do all you lot good but I can make you all members of the Communist Party , whether you want to be or not does n't really matter , you know , it 's gon na be for the good of the country so you fall in with this trap of assuming that you want is for their good so it 's sort of a , a dangerous thing . |
| 15 | We believe that people should have the choice and the choice and the rights that most people want is for their children to be educated in schools without water dripping down the walls , where the ceiling does n't fall in , that does n't rely on temporary classes . |
| 16 | Otherwise all we want is for her to have fun , and to enjoy happiness and health . ’ |
| 17 | The last thing we want is for someone to pop up unmarked and score a goal . |
| 18 | ‘ What I really want is for us to reach these people before Moscow does : there 's no argument about who they 'll want to pin it on . |
| 19 | ‘ What I want is for us to talk long and hard , and now , ’ she declared , and , swivelling on her heel , she marched back into the house . |
| 20 | Do n't you know that all I want is for you to be happy ? ’ |
| 21 | ‘ All I want is for you to be happy , Peachcake . |
| 22 | All He wants is for you to be truly sorry . |
| 23 | All the phone calls they received were for him , and Gina never had any mail . |
| 24 | So on 13 and 14 March the best that could be done was for him to give Harwell full details and let them get on with it themselves ( see Chapter 7 ) . |
| 25 | What Muslim men do n't like is for their women to work outside the home , potentially in the company of strange men . |
| 26 | What I would like is for us to be able to poke about a bit ; see if there are any angles in the Livesey case that might lead back to this girl . |
| 27 | The particular question that my hon. Friend raises is for my right hon. and learned Friend the Attorney-General , but I am grateful to him for reminding me of the precise statistics with which it is always sensible to be armed in any conference on the agreement . |
| 28 | All that was needed was for someone to take Rowland 's ascetic vision/version of soul fanaticism and commandeer it for political ends . |
| 29 | What was needed was for us to get together with an arbitrator . |
| 30 | Make them do what we know is for their benefit as well as our own , and all difficulties in China are at an end . ’ |