Example sentences of "[v-ing] be [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Pierre will tell you thees booing is not for you , it ees for me ! ’ |
| 2 | It did so badly afterwards that I decided racing was not for me . |
| 3 | On 30 June Colonel Wilkinson was at his desk catching up on policy matters after having been away for several days visiting units in the Liverpool area and attending an Army Catering Corps Promotion Selection Board held at Exeter . |
| 4 | On 30 November 1766 , having been away for over three years , the Mozarts returned to Salzburg . |
| 5 | Standing on the draining board was an old , chipped saucer containing a slab of soap which was yellow as cheese and rock hard , its surface covered in deep cracks and giving the appearance of having been there for ever . |
| 6 | Having been together for ten years , disbanding twice and then leaving prolific label 4AD , ME went to America to chance it lucky . |
| 7 | Without in any way making light of the distress of the parents of Tony Bland , it is very important to keep a firm hold of the fact that Tony himself was not reported to be in any pain or distress ; so any change in the treatment he was receiving was not for the purpose of relieving acute suffering of the patient . |