Example sentences of "[det] [pron] [verb] [be] for " in BNC.

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1 He said : ‘ All I ask is for the manager to believe in me and to be wanted .
2 Ferguson senior added : ‘ All I ask is for the United fans to judge him on what he does on the pitch and not as the manager 's son .
3 ‘ We need the supporters and all I ask is for them to stay with us for the 90 minutes . ’
4 ‘ All the same , ’ she said , ‘ all I meant was for her to break a leg . ’
5 And you kept trying all those complicated ways of pleasing me , but all I wanted was for you just to want me . ’
6 Now all I wanted was for James to ask me out and I would 've when out with him you know .
7 Even after I mean , as I say , we went out on the Wednesday and he said , all I need is for you to do this book again for me .
8 Do n't you know that all I want is for you to be happy ? ’
9 All I want is for him to come here , take Jennifer in his arms and face me .
10 All I want is for you to be happy , Peachcake .
11 All I want is for him to be happy and secure , ’ Vitor assured her , ‘ which he is with you .
12 All I want is for Scotland to keep winning .
13 All she wanted was for him to leave and take his tantalising , lying promises away with him .
14 In that instant all she wanted was for him to take her in his arms again ; to know the sweet pressure of his mouth on hers and to feel once more the way her body had come alive beneath his hands .
15 Deal or no mysterious deal , now that it had been established that he had not tracked her down all she wanted was for him to go .
16 Now all she wanted was for him to go , so she could sit down and think it over .
17 All you want is for things
18 Now all we need is for The Stone Roses to resume their proper business ( which is making records ) and clear away all the current rubbish in the chart ( That would surely mean that The Stone Roses would have to release 100 singles which would all have to chart .
19 All we want is for things to go back to normal . ’
20 Otherwise all we want is for her to have fun , and to enjoy happiness and health . ’
21 They know the truth : that life with an aged parent can be a strange mixture of joy and sorrow , and all they ask is for that fact to be accepted , not glossed over by their family and society , and then to be offered some practical ideas on how to make the best of a good job , which they consider to be well worth doing .
22 This father insisted that all they wanted was for their children to receive a schooling based on English traditions and values .
23 Feeling a twinge of guilt because she 'd inadvertently brought it all up when all they wanted was for it to remain buried , and pushing aside for the moment the whys and wherefores of her grandfather 's involvement , Ellie apologised quietly , ‘ I 'm sorry .
24 All they wanted was for him to sit still as a stone — to be a piece of scenery , a decoration like one of the stone angels he had watched the Mason carve , up in the roofs of churches .
25 All he wanted was for him to put out the cigarette ; he knew he would just go on suffering the strangled air .
26 All He wants is for you to be truly sorry .
27 All he wants is for the RAF to make sure it does n't happen again .
28 He says all he wants is for the lies to stop .
29 All it took was for one saleslady to tell her she looked lovely and Mrs McMahon was persuaded .
30 All it takes is for society to accept the conviction that the imposed form of existence does more harm than good . ’
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