Example sentences of "[be] [indef pn] for [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've never been one for crediting animals with human feelings , but the expression on that dog 's face definitely said " Stop laughing and get me out of here " . |
| 2 | I 've never been one for making friends , you know that . |
| 3 | I have never been one for spending a fortune on equipment , so a dream tank was not something that had ever really passed through my mind . |
| 4 | She remembered he 'd always been one for noticing things . |
| 5 | This is one for drinking with fish or as an appetiser . |
| 6 | Now modal tag is one for seeking agreement whereas an effective tag is one that shows concern to the addressee and according to this study , if you looked and the sheer number of tags , women did use more tags than men , but in actual fact women used a higher proportion of the effective tags than men did . |