Example sentences of "[noun sg] be for [pron] " 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 | Then one of them asked : ‘ Can you tell us what the Rules of Engagement were for your task Major ? ’ |
3 | 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 . |
4 | The photograph is for him . ’ |
5 | So of course the bike , the car 's for me to use in the evening , but last |
6 | The aim of your study is for you to LEARN . |
7 | 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 . |
8 | 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 . |
9 | If you think the stroke is for you , the keys to success are : |
10 | But it would spoil the illusion if all the merrymakers were to think that their spending bonanza was for their own satisfaction . |
11 | 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 . |
12 | When they were born , my only thought for their future was for them to be happy and healthy . |
13 | 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 " . |
14 | 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 . |
15 | ‘ 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 … |
16 | Being able to handle a car was for her far more important than playing Annie Get Your Gun . |
17 | His woman 's labour was for him . |
18 | 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 . |
19 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
20 | 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 |
21 | 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 . |
22 | 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 . |
23 | ‘ All the neighbours thought the ambulance was for me , ’ said Helen , 31 . |
24 | When the Fates and the mood are for it no entity on earth can move with greater elephantine pondorosity than official Washington . |
25 | The second is that it is in relation to this period that one finds a quite separate account of the origins of the Muftilik advanced , namely Katib Celebi 's view that the office originated not with Molla Fenari in Bursa or Fahreddin Acemi in Edirne but rather with Hizir Bey in Istanbul , the Muftilik being for his tenure , and for some time alter , a to the post of kadi of Istanbul , of which he was the first holder . |
26 | If you 're into Aromatherapy then Tisserand Aromatherapy is for you . |
27 | The work is for everyone — fit and not so fit — young and old . |
28 | My dream is for someone to say : ‘ I understand your hair and your lifestyle ; this cut will really suit you . ’ |
29 | 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 . |
30 | 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 . |