Example sentences of "[is] [noun sg] for [pron] " in BNC.

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1 There s hope for us anti-Wilkoite 's yet .
2 Well I do n't think there 's provision for him now you see because it 's a
3 ‘ What 's happening to surfing is happening to everything , ’ Terry said , ‘ that 's progress for you . ’
4 It 's money for nothing and danger-free as long as you keep shut . ’
5 ‘ There 's money for my burial , ’ her voice was thin and threadlike , ‘ hidden in the bedroom it is , under the mattress .
6 None of those and the chancellor of the exchequer is rubbing his hands and saying Goody goody th there 's money for my coffers cos he is the one who is going to step in and take it all , so the people will argue the obvious ones are , firstly somebody you live with but are not married to .
7 Yeah , because it 's money for you to spend
8 There 's hope for them yet .
9 Perhaps there 's hope for me yet , he thought as he unrolled the fillet on the cutting board .
10 ‘ Course , it 's crap for actors , but it 's experience for you . ’
11 They may be resented or hated , but there is admiration for their supposed ‘ industriousness ’ , ‘ ambitiousness ’ , ‘ enterprise ’ , ‘ family values ’ , ‘ respect and care for their elderly ’ , ‘ respect for authority ’ , and so on .
12 That is checkmate for his argument .
13 ( Now there 's honesty for you ! ) .
14 when you need people , well it , there 's , there 's been a programme on this morning there saying it 's not that there , this is vote for your , for your parliament you know , what you call it ?
15 Can you go upstairs , it 's in Si 's bedroom for us ?
16 The money we are paid is recognition for our status compared to that of other people .
17 There 's appreciation for you .
18 Not knowing exactly WHEN Brian died , HOW much he suffered and WHO killed him is torture for her .
19 As Jennings ( 1982 , p. 67 ) has observed , most councillors are backbenchers , not policy-makers , and about the only vital service they see themselves doing is casework for their constituents .
20 ‘ There 's ambition for you ! ’ exclaimed Dolly , proudly .
21 That makes me the winner , you the loser ; that 's defeat for you in any language . ’
22 What we can do , however , is plan for them .
23 ‘ There 's work for us here . ’
24 There is work for them to do .
25 ‘ That 's Rodo for you , ’ said the voice .
26 There 's room for them all to do well in this place , that 's the thing .
27 and I do n't believe that is detailed for us , has enabled us sit here and say , yes , A there 's room for them , and B there 's enough parking , and C there 's enough turning .
28 ‘ Because there 's room for me , ’ he said .
29 There 's room for him at the forge ! ’ ‘
30 but I 'm afraid it may be quite a time before there 's room for you , although I 'd love to have you . ’
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