Example sentences of "[noun sg] it [verb] be for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The speed it has is for motorway shunting . |
| 2 | I show him how much I 've written here , how good a place it has been for me . |
| 3 | ‘ Do n't think this is merely habit , ’ he said , ‘ though habit it has been for twenty-five years . |
| 4 | He had no idea what an effort it had been for Topaz to keep up the easy flow of chatter . |
| 5 | ‘ Responsibility is accepted in the preparation of this report for the skill and diligence reasonably to be expected of a competent surveyor and valuer but the information it contains is for the confidential information only of the clients for whom it is prepared and of any building society , bank or other lender to whom written application for a mortgage advance has been made or will be made within 28 days after the date of this report . |
| 6 | That 's the way it had been for longer than she could remember . |
| 7 | In his pronouncements , science was no longer subordinate to theology in the way it had been for Roger Bacon , Thomas Aquinas , or Nicole Oresme . |
| 8 | That is the way he conducts his business and that is the way it has been for centuries . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I know David and Cath were planning a normal family Christmas at home , the way it has been for several years , ’ Mrs Smith said . |
| 10 | ‘ I know David and Cath were planning a normal family Christmas at home , the way it has been for several years . |
| 11 | It 's just the way it 's been for years . |
| 12 | Last time it had been for a length of dress material . |