Example sentences of "[pers pn] be for [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I shall try to think of some way of showing how grateful I am for your bravery . |
| 2 | ( Or groundsperson , as you quickly modified it to , though let me assure you grateful as I am for your awareness of the issues involved that I have no simplistic sensibilities to be offended in this area . ) |
| 3 | The taller you are for your weight , the more range advantage you will accrue . |
| 4 | I know her now and she is for my fool 's turn that will be caught by her . |
| 5 | And suddenly she knew how much she longed to see them , to introduce him to them , and to tell them how sorry she was for her wild behaviour over Terry , and for her conceited folly over Havvie . |
| 6 | She was n't at all good at concealing how worried she was for his safety . |
| 7 | On behalf of CPRW , I would like to say how grateful we are for your request to the Trustees of Mrs L D Rope 's Second Charitable Settlement to consider making a donation to CPRW . |
| 8 | If nothing else these provide the opportunity to share problems , to reassure , and to make the point that modern children 's books are as enjoyable and informative for adults as they are for their intended audience . |
| 9 | They may seem inconvenient , but they are for your own safety . |
| 10 | Terry 's theme is seasonable but his ideas are not for your living room or Christmas tree — they are for your partywear . |
| 11 | They are for my bride , whether she 's a great lady or a governess . ’ |
| 12 | And these ones they 've got just those erm smelly 's in there , they 're for her teacher 's . |
| 13 | They 're for my father , not for me , and a change will undoubtedly whet his appetite . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ They 're for my wife . |
| 15 | ‘ They 're for my writing class , ’ I say . |
| 16 | Before acting out as a late Father Christmas , I want to erm , come up with some general , how shall I put it , general considerations , this is why you have slides , you realise that slides are not actually for your benefit , they 're for my benefit , that I can remember where I am and what I 'm supposed to do . |
| 17 | ‘ They 're for your mother , love . ’ |
| 18 | And they 're for your mother , not you ! ’ she declared , incensed that he should show so little consideration . |
| 19 | They were for our house but not hers . |
| 20 | And I think I believed , or tried to believe , him when he repeatedly told me that the restrictions he placed upon me were for my own good . |
| 21 | After all , how grateful could he be for her dancing weeks — no , months now — before ? |
| 22 | it 's for her own good mind Betty . |
| 23 | She 's coming round , sh you know , she understands it 's for her benefit as well because the doors on the council houses they 're like that , just rotten ! |
| 24 | it 's for her good |
| 25 | What a laugh , Modern English merit respect even if it 's for their sheer determination and sense of humour . |
| 26 | Well it 's , it 's for their benefit in , in the long run . |
| 27 | ‘ Nobody wants to exterminate them but it 's for their own good . |
| 28 | ‘ It 's for his own good , ’ Dann put in . |
| 29 | ‘ It 's for my great-uncle . |
| 30 | It 's for my own peace of mind . ’ |