Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] be for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The present procedure when a judge is about to pass a life sentence for murder is for him to invite defending counsel to make submissions on what advice the judge should give to the Secretary of State on the appropriate tariff . |
| 2 | Then one of them asked : ‘ Can you tell us what the Rules of Engagement were for your task Major ? ’ |
| 3 | The world of nature was for them constructed on a mathematical plan , things were generated from numbers an idea to whose mystical overtones Aristotle objected . |
| 4 | ‘ I bet Ross 's idea of compromise is for you to do what he wants ! |
| 5 | Her normal pattern of working with this type of activity is for everyone to undertake the same task . |
| 6 | Even his understanding of musical pattern and musical form , which in practice was for him a deeply instinctive activity , was discussed in terms of the musical pattern which is " latent in common speech " . |
| 7 | The plan which Henry still had in mind was for his eldest son to take all of those lands which he himself had inherited from his father and mother , i.e. Anjou , Maine , Normandy and England , while Richard should have the land which he had acquired by virtue of his marriage to Eleanor . |
| 8 | ‘ The argument against a one-party state is shared by many intellectuals , including those in the party and who work for the state , but those in power are for it . |
| 9 | They are also closely associated with University College Cork , which makes it particularly pleasant to welcome them to Queen 's for their first visit . |