Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] be for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the law of property , a child conceived , but not yet born , will be treated as born , at any rate where it is for its advantage that it should be so treated . |
| 2 | ‘ It seems like a nightmare , ’ said Breeze in bewilderment ; ‘ but it 's much , much worse for you than it is for me . |
| 3 | Well it 's probably gon na be easier asking you to nip up to shop than it is for me trying to get back . |
| 4 | We need to remember that it is no more natural for women to live longer than men than it is for them to have lower incomes , to expect to give up work if their men wish it at marriage or in later life , to be the keepers of family memory , the main carers of those in need , the main sufferers from the empty nest as children leave home . |
| 5 | A few are ‘ trying out ’ policing by joining the reserves first , although the common view amongst the reserve police is that it is harder for them to transfer to the regulars than it is for someone without experience to sign up straight away because of the greater number of reasons the police authorities are thereby given for turning them down . |
| 6 | It is much more effort for the speechreader than it is for you . |
| 7 | However that may be , there are reasons for thinking that the abandonment of England , and of any hopes for her , was not much less momentous for Pound than it is for his English readers . |
| 8 | As far as the RAF was concerned , they had this nice little lull when losses fell substantially , so it was for us a calm period in the storm . |
| 9 | ‘ What sufferers need more than anything is for somebody to listen . |
| 10 | I said I 'm on a YTS , she went oh she said I do n't know if you 're for them , I said er well if you do n't I 'll find out and then tell you at the she goes , yeah , we 'll do that she says but I do , I do n't know if owe have to pay for them or not , you know she said I think you 're supposed to have a form . |
| 11 | What a laugh , Modern English merit respect even if it 's for their sheer determination and sense of humour . |
| 12 | Well , I says to him , I 'm getting sick of these calls cos you do n't know if it 's for him or him . |
| 13 | Er and I suppose the great you know lesson of social sciences in , in some ways if it 's , if it 's for anything it ought to be to try and avoid that kind of disaster , because erm if we understood ourselves better we might you know in the future try and avoid that thing because we just would n't attempt if , if that was n't an attempt to be . |
| 14 | ‘ If it 's for you , you would want to open it yourself . |
| 15 | ‘ I asked if it was for himself or his mother . |
| 16 | In other words it 's not part of its standard employment allocation but it 's put it in the local plan so that people know , the locals know , that that field over there those fields over there erm are not guaranteed for ever as countryside but on the other hand they 're jolly well not gon na be released unless it 's for something extremely special for which there would be a statement carried through from the structure plan , elaborated on no doubt at local level , which set the rules . |
| 17 | Should we , because we 're for us today ? |
| 18 | this freedom we talk about is worthy of their support because it is for them we fight ; it is for the establishment of a social system that is going to provide them with the opportunity and the means to develop all that is best in them and the Nation . |
| 19 | . Let me say now , that most of things that we do in this part of the course , I do n't ask you to tell me what you 've written down , stress is a very personal thing , your reaction to it , so do n't worry , you write down anything that you want to write down , because it is for you . |
| 20 | Then I inhale long and slowly , because it 's for me to make the move . |
| 21 | Why is one of the shirts a different size ? — Because it 's for someone else . |
| 22 | ‘ … the girls were very excited about it , because it was for them and there was an opportunity to use the equipment ’ |
| 23 | It is like going into Europe — the important thing is by reiteration to make people think , whether they are for it or against it , that it is inevitable ’ . |
| 24 | ( Or groundsperson , as you quickly modified it to , though let me assure you grateful as I am for your awareness of the issues involved that I have no simplistic sensibilities to be offended in this area . ) |
| 25 | Why , you were as hot for me as I was for you ! ’ |
| 26 | It will obviously take some time , you know Alex is , must be going through a terrible strain himself and he must be concerned about us er as we are for him . |
| 27 | If nothing else these provide the opportunity to share problems , to reassure , and to make the point that modern children 's books are as enjoyable and informative for adults as they are for their intended audience . |
| 28 | The laws are the same on a bullet train or on a jet airplane as they are for someone standing in one place . |
| 29 | Difficult though it was for her , however , are we entitled to assume that her French upbringing was bound to give her an adverse picture of her Scottish kingdom , and that her view was justified ? |
| 30 | You come and go with your offerings of help and affection , knowing that what they really need is a constant presence , and sometimes this knowledge can be as painful for you as it is for them . |