Example sentences of "[adj] be [noun sg] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 ? |
| 2 | In summer this was heaven for us because it sometimes took hours to put things right and we would miss a large chunk of lessons . |
| 3 | I gather you 're a leading light in the arts — these are mine for my sins . ’ |
| 4 | There either is room for them in this society , and an eventual hearing ( whether pre- or post-martyrdom ) , or there is n't . |
| 5 | That is checkmate for his argument . |
| 6 | Mentally , at least , I issued the challenge in respect of this well presented and impressively referenced volume and am now convinced that is folly for anyone performing analyses on biological samples to remain ignorant of what electroanalysis can offer . |
| 7 | That 's cricket for you . |
| 8 | ‘ That 's Rodo for you , ’ said the voice . |
| 9 | ‘ That 's gratitude for you . |
| 10 | ‘ What 's happening to surfing is happening to everything , ’ Terry said , ‘ that 's progress for you . ’ |
| 11 | That 's democracy for you . |
| 12 | That 's equality for you . |
| 13 | I suppose that 's justice for you . ’ |
| 14 | That makes me the winner , you the loser ; that 's defeat for you in any language . ’ |
| 15 | Just a normal day of married life , nothing that thousands of other people did n't take for granted — but what heaven if ever that was normality for herself and Len ! |