Example sentences of "[pron] [be] [noun] for [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Would there be room for his Roller ? |
| 2 | Proposals were put forward for new houses and development around the barn ; but because the barn itself was ignored , there were fears for its future . |
| 3 | First half losses before tax increased from £17.7m to £30.6m at Ratners ; Gerald Ratner received much criticism and there were calls for his resignation at the company 's agm . |
| 4 | ‘ There 's money for my burial , ’ her voice was thin and threadlike , ‘ hidden in the bedroom it is , under the mattress . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | There is tears for his love ; joy for his future ; honour for his valour ; and death for his ambition . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | There is air for his creatures to move about in . |
| 9 | As there is acclamation for my hon. Friend , I am delighted to give way . |
| 10 | He heaved again at the floor plate and there was room for his feet to slide down towards the blurred stones between the sleepers . |
| 11 | The early inhabitants had to go where there was grass for their animals to feed on and this mobile existence dictated that the home was some form of tent . |
| 12 | The early inhabitants had to go where there was grass for their animals to feed on and this mobile existence dictated that the home was some form of tent . |
| 13 | There was food for his enfeebled eyes . |
| 14 | It is not therefore surprising that he becomes unable to make love satisfactorily to the women he chooses since they are surrogates for his mother . |
| 15 | ‘ They 're ferns for my Nature collection , look you . |
| 16 | No there 's they were , they were called but they were agents for their own ships . |
| 17 | ‘ It 's time for his check up , ’ she said , going up to the Bookman 's cage . |
| 18 | It 's time for your bed . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ It 's time for your bus , ’ he said . |
| 20 | Then her breath caught as he turned , unexpectedly , to look at her , inviting her with one of his soft , easy smiles , ‘ I think it 's time for my walk along the beach before bedtime . |
| 21 | ‘ Nothing now , Thorny , it 's time for my sleep . |
| 22 | No doubt it 's time for my departure . ’ |
| 23 | It 's time for our game . ’ |
| 24 | Welcome back : And it 's time for our third and last look backstage at the hit musical Barnum . |
| 25 | It 's tea-time for my pet rabbit . |
| 26 | It 's tea-time for my pet scorpion . |
| 27 | It 's tea-time for my pet amoeba. 23a . |
| 28 | These three vices are universally regarded as so detrimental to a horse , and so incurable , that if one is detected in a horse soon after it has been sold at a reputable horse auction , it is grounds for its sale to be cancelled . |
| 29 | You must excuse me now , Isabel , it is time for my rest . ’ |
| 30 | It is time for our expedition to begin . |