Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] [noun] for [indef pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was larger than life , she had seen the world , she was game for anything , she was jolly and vibrant , spoke her mind ; all in all , she was fun to be with . |
| 2 | It 's money for nothing and danger-free as long as you keep shut . ’ |
| 3 | It 's time for everyone to have a super time ! |
| 4 | Another feeling , which is much more likely if you talk about my character , would be that I ca n't give anything more to this ensemble , that it 's time for someone fresher to guide these people in the right direction . |
| 5 | Kenny does the same , and he relates animal wants to Aristotle 's notion of epithumia , or sensual desire : ‘ It is felt desire , and it is desire for something now , desire which is more or less continuously felt until it is satisfied ( like hunger , sleepiness , thirst ) ’ ( 1975 : 49 ) . |
| 6 | I have some wonderful memories which I will always cherish but it is time for someone else to take over . |
| 7 | After the fun and games of the Cheranganis it was time for something a bit more serious , so we headed for Mount Elgon , in the far west of the country , straddling the border between Kenya and Uganda . |
| 8 | Then , when the show was over and it was time for everyone to wake up and go home , they opened up the roof — the whole thing rolls back to one side . |
| 9 | Although urged by his party to remain , he thought , like a decent democrat , that it was time for someone else to have a go , and he retired at the time of the 1987 General Election . |
| 10 | It was time for someone new to take over . |
| 11 | He cleared his throat , casting about for something to say which would indicate that though he was game for anything , he nonetheless knew how to keep his hands to himself . |
| 12 | If I said I needed a member of the cast to be doused with a bucket of water , he would be the first to volunteer ; he was game for anything . |