Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb mod] be for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've , yeah I know , but it 's just some days you , I know , I see what you mean , talking about that , but at the end it is for your children anyway , cos you know , that money should be for your children and if you have worked and you put the money away for them anyway , you 've paid your taxes and things . |
| 2 | ‘ We appreciate just what a disaster this decision must be for them … |
| 3 | Although there is no fundamental objection to life-long medication — many diabetics rely on daily injections of insulin with no prospect of stopping — no drug is without hazard , and the longer the treatment continues , the stronger the case should be for it . |
| 4 | The Court would however respectfully disagree with the observation made in Emerson that no purpose would be served by bringing the jury back into open court to hear the tape ; this was a matter for the judge 's discretion but the better practice would be for him to order the reassembling of the court so that the jury could hear the tape in open court . |
| 5 | Catching her breath , Ronni added , ‘ All this panic could be for nothing . ’ |
| 6 | She could have called his bluff and told him to drop dead , but there was just a chance he might ditch her : and then all that spade work would be for nothing . |
| 7 | For the DUP to embrace this accord and attempt to make it work would be for it to abandon its opposition to anything which presages a united Ireland . |
| 8 | This is the relevance of rules ; for the courts to embrace such an issue would be for them to breach the long-standing settlement with regard to the boundaries of parliamentary privilege ( see below , pp.113–19 ) and they would not do it . |
| 9 | A natural follow-up would be for him to make a model van , perhaps like one of his dad 's . |
| 10 | But is n't there a risk that all the hard work will be for nothing ? |
| 11 | How could he understand what an agony the evening must be for her . |
| 12 | The purpose of this meeting would be for you to gain an insight into the qualities of the [ Name ] management and for them to gain an understanding of how you would propose to manage the group . |
| 13 | And he suggested that a suitable punishment would be for you to lose your sight . |
| 14 | His idea of heaven would be for someone to design a device which would allow him to read a book in there . |
| 15 | Perhaps you would prefer a walking holiday in beautiful surroundings ; and , if so , the Country-wide Holiday Association or Holiday Fellowship might be for you . |
| 16 | I 'm afraid sir , I have no knowledge , I have n't certainly myself spoken to anybody with regard to that , I would of thought the normal procedure would be for him to be committed to Preston Crown Court and for the Crown Courts thereafter to sort out the final venue . |
| 17 | I would have thought the normal procedure would be for him to be committed to Preston Crown Court and for the Crown Courts thereafter to sort out the final venue . |
| 18 | Both Victoria and Albert were delighted with the Emperor 's charm and amiability , but above all they were captivated by Eugènie ‘ the dear , sweet Empress ’ , though the Queen confided to the Emperor that she realized how difficult her role must be for someone who had not been brought up to it . |
| 19 | Now that really does put you directly in the front-line when you 're answering the phone , so that call could be for anybody , when you take up a night-line call . |
| 20 | Well , imagine how different our life would be for us for a start . |
| 21 | The first was that the abrogation of responsibility by a nation for its coinage would be for it to surrender the essence of its own statehood . |
| 22 | They feel that the more control they can exercise over their surroundings , the safer life will be for them . |
| 23 | but in the very unlikely , very unlikely er position whereby Norfolk are absolutely adamantly oppose our proposals then as Mr said it 's very difficult for us to build in , in neighbouring authority , there is however one procedure left to us and that of course will be for us to meet in private act of Parliament , well that is er almost unthinkable , but we do have a final resort to that with a , in many ways the problems in Brandon have to be resolved by , by doing a bypass and if in the end we have to do that I 'm sure that |
| 24 | " The best thing 'll be for you to show us , Mr Whalby . |
| 25 | When I explained this to the assistant she said , ‘ Oh , I did n't think the book could be for yourself — you 're lovely and slim ’ . |
| 26 | he said to me one day , and I do n't remember the day he said the best thing would be for her to go on casual , then she can keep her thingy thingy . |
| 27 | ‘ He had asked the country for a mandate for Tariff Reform , this had been refused , and the honourable thing would be for him to resign at once . ’ |
| 28 | The best thing would be for you to write out all the harmonies , in every key , making sure that you put in all the correct sharps and flats . |
| 29 | ‘ The simplest thing would be for you to write to STG and say you no longer wish them to represent you . |
| 30 | " Listen , Martha , the best thing would be for you to tell me about your worries . |