Example sentences of "[noun sg] be for [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In all cases it gives the teenagers taking part a chance to see if engineering and the motor industry are for them . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | The photograph is for him . ’ |
| 4 | So of course the bike , the car 's for me to use in the evening , but last |
| 5 | The aim of your study is for you to LEARN . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | If you think the stroke is for you , the keys to success are : |
| 9 | When they were born , my only thought for their future was for them to be happy and healthy . |
| 10 | 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 " . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | ‘ 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 … |
| 13 | Being able to handle a car was for her far more important than playing Annie Get Your Gun . |
| 14 | His woman 's labour was for him . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | ‘ All the neighbours thought the ambulance was for me , ’ said Helen , 31 . |
| 18 | When the Fates and the mood are for it no entity on earth can move with greater elephantine pondorosity than official Washington . |
| 19 | If you 're into Aromatherapy then Tisserand Aromatherapy is for you . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | But the plan is for me to get a look in that van without , for the moment , the driver noticing anything wrong . ’ |
| 23 | But the plan is for us all to write a couple of things to put on an album . ’ |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | 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 ? |
| 26 | The original plan was for her to make a solo album on the label , produced by Prince and featuring songs written by Prince . |
| 27 | In early August the plan was for it to stop at Didcot for servicing on Friday , September 11 , prior to leaving for Bournemouth that evening . |
| 28 | That place is for you , Clare . ’ |
| 29 | ( That cultural allusion is for you , Stu . ) |
| 30 | 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 . |