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

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1 ( Or groundsperson , as you quickly modified it to , though let me assure you grateful as I am for your awareness of the issues involved that I have no simplistic sensibilities to be offended in this area . )
2 ‘ I shall try to think of some way of showing how grateful I am for your bravery .
3 It 's a question of just choosing and what you are saying is that you can increase you payback , if I could put it that way , by choosing numbers which are for whatever reason less popular with some people , simply because the payback is larger on those days .
4 The taller you are for your weight , the more range advantage you will accrue .
5 I know her now and she is for my fool 's turn that will be caught by her .
6 She was n't at all good at concealing how worried she was for his safety .
7 On behalf of CPRW , I would like to say how grateful we are for your request to the Trustees of Mrs L D Rope 's Second Charitable Settlement to consider making a donation to CPRW .
8 Terry 's theme is seasonable but his ideas are not for your living room or Christmas tree — they are for your partywear .
9 They are for my bride , whether she 's a great lady or a governess . ’
10 And these ones they 've got just those erm smelly 's in there , they 're for her teacher 's .
11 Before acting out as a late Father Christmas , I want to erm , come up with some general , how shall I put it , general considerations , this is why you have slides , you realise that slides are not actually for your benefit , they 're for my benefit , that I can remember where I am and what I 'm supposed to do .
12 They 're for my wife .
13 They 're for my father , not for me , and a change will undoubtedly whet his appetite . ’
14 They 're for my writing class , ’ I say .
15 They 're for your mother , love . ’
16 And they 're for your mother , not you ! ’ she declared , incensed that he should show so little consideration .
17 They were for our house but not hers .
18 After all , how grateful could he be for her dancing weeks — no , months now — before ?
19 She 's coming round , sh you know , she understands it 's for her benefit as well because the doors on the council houses they 're like that , just rotten !
20 Well it 's , it 's for their benefit in , in the long run .
21 no , it 's for my lunch tomorrow you see
22 It 's for my camera .
23 It 's for my great-uncle .
24 It 's not for me , I ca n't stand you , it 's for my mother-in-law , she liked your book .
25 It 's for my book , the chapter on underground entertainers . ’
26 Your mum glitter yes , I 'm not getting it done , it 's for your mum so
27 It 's for your protection , so that you have the union behind you if Mellowes kicks up a stink .
28 It 's for your protection . ’
29 That 's not the place for entertainment — it 's for your knitting and your eating and your bit of slap and tickle .
30 It 's for your master 's degree .
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