Example sentences of "[to-vb] be [noun] for " in BNC.
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1 | What you had to do was listen for the echo not the report itself . |
2 | The princes had not been mentioned and she assumed it to have been instructions for some special task commissioned privately by the new constable . |
3 | Now I do n't know if you remember English Whites but Danny Baker once had a caller to 606 who claimed to have been setup for a blind date a few years ago , and when he met the girl in question , one of his mates says ‘ Bloody hell she does n't half look like that player ( Kenny ) who 's in the Blues ’ ( Brum City where he built his stout reputation ) . |
4 | To have been ice for so long , then to melt at the sight of my brother 's fiancée ! |
5 | ‘ What a pleasure it has been , and an honour to have been MP for Winchester for 13 years , ’ he said , thanking those who had supported him in the past year . |
6 | For whatever reason , Neil , who had almost looked forward to relieving his body 's urgent demands — he seemed to have been continent for years , and McAllister 's arrival in Vetch Street had most inconveniently revived his dormant senses — found that he was disgusted with himself most of all . |
7 | The next things to change were baits for bream . |
8 | They plan a tour of Britain to familiarise themselves with the British style and the first place they wish to stop is Dundee for the game with United . |