Example sentences of "[det] be for [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The nickname here is Rangi , this being given to the person for his prowess with a cricket bat and was so called after an Indian cricketer while another Upper Halling nickname was No Cut Mitchell , this being for his skill in hair cutting . |
| 2 | ‘ This is for her own safety , as much as anything else . |
| 3 | But what an excellent development this is for their health . |
| 4 | Some parents have inappropriate expectations for their child 's level of development and may just require some help in understanding and acknowledging what their child is able to do and how appropriate this is for their age . |
| 5 | Gushing statements to the young person about how this is for their own good , or ‘ this is going to hurt me more than it hurts you ’ ( attitudes which are still prevalent ) are quite unhelpful , virtually damaging in fact . |
| 6 | ‘ This is for my friend , Axel . |
| 7 | and and Joanne Joe , say who could judge this , this is for our competition we 'll say Heidi coming , no , is anybody else in it , no er Sarah 'll come in cos she does n't know , right ? |
| 8 | Then the good Cid Campeador stroked his heard and said , Fear not , all this is for your good . |
| 9 | ‘ This is for your ears only . |
| 10 | This is for your own safely as well as to protect other people 's property . |
| 11 | He said , ‘ This is for your sister . ’ |
| 12 | This is for your skin . |
| 13 | Six of our residents took part in a driving exercise and we demonstrated that clearly and this is for your benefit we 'll give it to you , although it 's three miles longer to the point where the A sixty one joins the A one , even with the present state of the A one , it is ten minutes quicker to go via the A six five eight , A fifty nine , A one route . |
| 14 | she gave me ten pound in an envelope and she said this , this is for your trouble . |
| 15 | And then this is for your water test . |
| 16 | No , this is , you 're thinking this is for your front room now your carpet ? |
| 17 | This is for your telly . |
| 18 | There were times when it was a strain , but you had in the front of your mind that this was for your friend , and that deepened the friendship . ’ |
| 19 | He threw me across the front seat , and the choir applauded — whether this was for my benefit or to register approval for Quigley 's strong right arm was not clear . |
| 20 | These are for his wife , who smokes . |
| 21 | ‘ These are for my sons . |
| 22 | these were for our spot , look ! |
| 23 | Yes , is n't , those are for my mother 's day bouquets and I just stick them in and they just come out in the vase . |
| 24 | ‘ That is for your employer to say , ’ the captain said . |
| 25 | And erm er that is for your er for you to take note of and er to .. formally to approve if you would . |
| 26 | ‘ That is for your rudeness to Mamma just now , ’ he said , ‘ and for your wickedness in hiding , and for looking at me like that , you rat ! ’ |
| 27 | wait a minute that is for your |
| 28 | That 's for her husband . |
| 29 | Now and that 's for my benefit alone okay , what that means is that I 'll see each and every one of you in a , a role play so the first person in each role play will be Robert , Barry and Gareth , followed by Gill , , followed by Bill , Roger and Vincent and Robert again you do not deviate from that order . |
| 30 | I 'll put a I 'll put a circle round the no and there that 's for my own benefit . |