Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] be for [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 For there to be such a fact about me is for it also to be true , roughly , that in certain circumstances I would consciously believe , desire , fear , intend , or whatever .
2 To dwell on the Caledonian Canal for a moment , this was my first of many passages through which is for me the most beautiful of all the canals — the ultimate in inland waterways , so I had been looking forward to it immensely .
3 If your complaint can not be resolved locally , your representative will ask you to complete a report form , the original of which is for you and a copy will be forwarded to our Head Office .
4 ‘ All of it was for you . ’
5 ‘ The best thing for all of us is for me just to go back to London .
6 The Irish hierarchy immediately campaigned against what was for them a drastic solution .
7 Homo sapiens has chosen to venture into what is for him an unnatural environment and he does so at his peril .
8 Yet there were also great difficulties in fitting these large numbers of people into what was for them a new and strange society .
9 Finally , as if rewarding us for our efforts , Yuri provided us with what was for us the highlight of the day — an impromptu performance ( to a disco beat ) which left us in no doubt at all as to why this tall , handsome athlete is Russia 's leading ballet super-Tsar !
10 In the same month , in what was for her the last term of her formal education , Alix became engaged to Sebastian Manning .
11 ‘ I have brought you here , Miss Kyte , ’ resumed Miss Merchiston in what was for her a pleasant tone , ‘ that you may tell Mr Quatt of what passed between yourself and my dear mother . ’
12 Ultimately , his change of pace and flight of the ball broke up the rhythm of Lee , who perhaps rather over pressed in the first set and found himself 0–5 down before he adjusted his momentum to claw four games back before Galasso 's touch and confidence returned , in what was for him a perfect final game and a match point won with a brilliant lob .
13 The danger arises if you happen to arrive at what was for you a distressing time and there is no one there to help you deal with it in the way I shall describe in Chapter 2 .
14 to Majorca for a week but it wo n't be to laze around it 's for it 's for walking .
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