Example sentences of "[vb mod] be for [indef pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | U2 should be for everyone . |
| 2 | Those pipes must be for something . |
| 3 | Both Victoria and Albert were delighted with the Emperor 's charm and amiability , but above all they were captivated by Eugènie ‘ the dear , sweet Empress ’ , though the Queen confided to the Emperor that she realized how difficult her role must be for someone who had not been brought up to it . |
| 4 | No , ah , more senior than him , it 'll go to him too , but it 'll be for everybody 's |
| 5 | Catching her breath , Ronni added , ‘ All this panic could be for nothing . ’ |
| 6 | Now that really does put you directly in the front-line when you 're answering the phone , so that call could be for anybody , when you take up a night-line call . |
| 7 | It may be for everyone who comes to buy a ticket , but those who do choose to go are a small minority of the population . |
| 8 | She could have called his bluff and told him to drop dead , but there was just a chance he might ditch her : and then all that spade work would be for nothing . |
| 9 | He probably would get a sort of wages out of it but er running I would imagine would be for nothing . |
| 10 | His idea of heaven would be for someone to design a device which would allow him to read a book in there . |
| 11 | The quicker a site is provided the better it will be for everyone … |
| 12 | Cardiff 's concern , as it will be for everyone else the All Blacks play in their seven matches in Wales , five in Ireland and one in England , is that the tourists match the mood of their public back home . |
| 13 | But is n't there a risk that all the hard work will be for nothing ? |