Example sentences of "[adv] be for [indef pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It had all been for nothing ; the fear , the guilt , the deaths … . |
| 2 | The mad drive up the M4 with pain like barbed hooks turning in his arm had all been for nothing . |
| 3 | All of her sweet , loving nature that she 'd turned in on herself , waiting for this one moment in her life , this moment of truth , and it had all been for nothing . |
| 4 | So it had all been for nothing ! |
| 5 | Now , the much-repeated phrase is : ‘ The past 40 years have all been for nought ’ . |
| 6 | ‘ Besides , I ca n't help but feel that this time next year all these girls will probably be for someone else . |
| 7 | Now Fast Forward was for everyone was n't it , this one is n't ? |