Example sentences of "[verb] be [noun] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The worse thing I 've ever done is wax for my legs I did it once mhm |
| 2 | There was a strange moment then , when he knew the bastard was still in the room , still watching him , and all he could do was wait for him to leave . |
| 3 | Except that she did n't like being fuel for his amusement . |
| 4 | ‘ I hope you appreciate I 'm burning the midnight oil to ring you tonight , ’ Lucy 's voice persisted from its far-off country , ‘ And all I 'm getting is monosyllables for my trouble ! |
| 5 | I wonder how he would have done in today 's game , do you think there would have been room for him today ? |
| 6 | ( However , Peter Burge , the former Australian batsman who was the ICC 's match referee throughout this series , said afterwards that there would have been time for one over if a wicket had fallen in the same Tufnell over . ) |
| 7 | It must have been murder for our mum . ’ |
| 8 | It must have been hell for you . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | There had been fears for her life but she had recovered . |
| 11 | Hoyland saw his job as trying to impose some order on his boss 's whirlwind operating methods , which had caused such irritation amongst the others that there had been demands for his dismissal . |
| 12 | There had been cries for his public execution but Jamel Mobuto had made it quite clear that Ngune would be tried and , if found guilty , sentenced to life imprisonment . |
| 13 | I 've been search for it and here it is look at that , two in there , that 's the new one |
| 14 | Ended is night for us ; |
| 15 | There have been calls for his resignation , which he has ignored . |
| 16 | The money we are paid is recognition for our status compared to that of other people . |