Example sentences of "[be] a [noun] for they " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think we 're a handful for them actually , a lot of us . |
| 2 | There have been Dylanologists almost as long as there has been a Dylan for them to write about . |
| 3 | But since then there had no longer been a reason for them to meet . |
| 4 | The journey must have been a torment for them , though for me it was a merciful chaos of trudging along muddy roads , of running for shelter from German fighter planes , of waking in the cart caked with snow while my mother and grandmother strained at the shafts . |
| 5 | She was the first dog that I got to know and I 've been a sucker for them ever since . |
| 6 | ‘ You are a stringer for them , after all . |
| 7 | Memorable among these exchanges : Johnson believed that men choose weak and ignorant women as their wives because they ‘ know that women are an over-match for them ’ ; he thought little of poetry he had heard from St Kilda : ‘ it must be poor , because they have very few images . ’ |
| 8 | It 'll be a surprise for them both when they get home … |
| 9 | He had not been serious , and although she had thought herself in love with him at the time he had known that it would be a mistake for them to marry — even if Burun , who was her father , had been prepared to permit such a thing . |
| 10 | There was to be a review for them , when any man who would like to go back to France would be sent back by a route through Marseilles , and he would provide for any man who wished to serve with his newly formed force , the Free French . |
| 11 | ‘ At the moment , ’ said Mahmoud , ‘ there does n't seem to be a lot for them to come up with . ’ |
| 12 | Horses and ponies have more character than machinery so there will always be a place for them in our lives . |
| 13 | ‘ It 'll certainly be a coup for them , ’ she said helplessly . |
| 14 | It may be a consolation for them to know that I 've been at the receiving end myself . |
| 15 | But it wo n't be a cakewalk for them . |
| 16 | If either Council receive anything additional , it will be a matter for them to take them into account along with my report . |
| 17 | They fear that Mr Charest , but not Ms Campbell , will be a match for them in the provinces where it matters most , Quebec and Ontario . |
| 18 | Well , maybe the IRA would be a match for them after all . |
| 19 | I know that today 's announcement will be a disappointment for them , and that those on the Tyne recognise that the response to all that they asked for previously was fair play . |
| 20 | It would be an outing for them . |
| 21 | There will no doubt be an excuse for them to drink vodka together again soon . |
| 22 | ‘ This will be an opportunity for them to come into their own but without having to do anything that might upset their families . ’ |
| 23 | To return to the shareholder example , having raised the point that it is in shareholders ' interests to ensure their returns are reasonable , it logically follows that there will be an incentive for them to spend a certain amount of time and money finding out about the firm 's activities and performance . |
| 24 | The CC C P Par army was a quarter the size of the K M T and had little money and no tanks , therefore it needed mobilization of the peasants in the villages , they needed the peasants to volunteer to join the P L A and to protect their own property so they thought that this would be an incentive for them . |
| 25 | The letter I saw which alerted er , users and their carers about these items on the agenda , seem to be an indication for them to , to express their opinions back through the Social Services Department , now if that 's consultation , then the process has started . |
| 26 | A family member who is addicted to " fixing " others and being a caretaker for them can hinder the chances or primary sufferers finding progress or recovery for themselves . |
| 27 | Those people will always find bad in what you do , but I 'm certainly not going to go out of my way to avoid being a subject for them to beat down on . ’ |
| 28 | For example , the familiar red triangular sign picturing two running children , internationally accepted as a warning to motorists that they are approaching a school , was interpreted by almost all of a sample of children as being a sign for them to observe , not one for cautioning drivers . |
| 29 | It 's a chance for them to forget the washing up and their household chores , put their feet up and settle down for a comfortable snooze in front of their favourite television programme ( which really does n't sound much different from normal , does it ? ) |
| 30 | There 's a erm if there 's a need for 'em to clean this Saturday , say they need to clean round that sedge |