Example sentences of "[subord] it be [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I never read any of them although it was not for want of trying . |
| 2 | By the time that Israel became part of the Roman empire , the idea was already widespread among the various religious sects that the ‘ End of the World ’ was at hand , although it was only for the Essenes of Qumran that this belief assumed a definite form ; that , whereas the First Judgement at the time of Noah had been destruction by water , the Last Judgement would be destruction by fire . |
| 3 | It 's usually 95 degrees and humid , so it 's not for the lighthearted . ’ |
| 4 | And if you hold a signing session — provided it is n't for a politician , a game-show host or some other nonentity — then the collectors will be out in force , perfectly happy to buy a new copy of Julian Barnes ' The Porcupine , though eager too to slip in their mint first of Metroland ( worth up to £80 ) or Flaubert 's Parrot ( £40 ) . |
| 5 | Then I said : ‘ It wo n't be over for me until it 's over for everybody . ’ |
| 6 | If it is not for the full amount of the debt , why is n't it ? |
| 7 | Even if it is only for one moment that a spasm in your face draws my attention to the intensity of your pain , a glimpse from which I flinch back into insensibility , it is during that moment that a choice between my conflicting pulls to help and to ignore will be made in fullest awareness . |
| 8 | I would rather see people that are going to start work , even if it is only for a year , at the same time where they are working that year that somebody take an interest in what 's going to happen to them at the end of that year . |
| 9 | If it is so for choices of means it is so for choices of ends ; and it is one of the greatest temptations to irrationality that nothing compels us to acknowledge in the realm of ends what we can not afford to deny in the realm of means . |
| 10 | If it 's just for yourself and you fall off and hurt yourself you can pull out , and nobody 's the worse off , but if you 're in a team you 've got to get round else the whole team is in the cart . |
| 11 | These questions are often opening gambits for a negotiation of some sort , even if it 's just for interest and approval from one another . |
| 12 | ‘ But understand , from my side , that I 'd like to see her once a fortnight , if it 's just for an hour , and that whatever holidays the other bairns have , she 's got to have the same . |
| 13 | I do n't know how much machine time they would need on a daily basis , but if it 's just for updating files , I ca n't imagine it being very extensive . |
| 14 | alright he 's met you for five minutes but he 's come here I said this gang of children , I said the poor bugger 's not going to know what hit him I said alright if it 's just for Sally 's three I said he 's gon na be , he 's not gon na be relaxed I said I know that for a fact I said I know what it was like when I used to go and visit your people when I was |
| 15 | If it 's not for sale , I 'll pay you to let me borrow it . |
| 16 | Even if it 's only for a few days both you and your baby will benefit . |
| 17 | Always close and lock all doors and windows when you leave your caravan — even if it 's only for a few minutes . |
| 18 | To protect your bike , always lock it every time you leave it , even if it 's only for a few minutes . |
| 19 | ‘ Even if it 's only for one or two games it 's something I 'll always be able to look back on with pride . ’ |
| 20 | Er making yourself feel good even if it 's only for a short time . |
| 21 | You must get away , even if it 's only for a couple of days . |
| 22 | ‘ Even if it 's only for a couple of hours , I have to go to bed . ’ |
| 23 | See even if it 's only for the three days |
| 24 | So I said if it 's only for a mile it 's going to be well less than a minute at eighty , presuming you were doing more than thereabouts and er that was it . |
| 25 | ‘ Here , let me pull the paper off now that you 've undone the ribbon and tape , or it wo n't feel as if it 's really for me . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ If it was n't for the drink , I might n't have told you . |
| 27 | I 'm sure if it was n't for the explosions close at hand he would have dropped off to sleep . |
| 28 | The other argument is , of course , would anyone ever have heard of David if it was n't for Tony ? |
| 29 | If it was n't for Mike I 'd be off but I 'm afraid he might start snorting coke if I turn my back . |
| 30 | Yea , drinking 's always got me into trouble in the past , I mean now I 've thought about it , I 've thought what a stupid idiot I 'd be , so you know if it was n't for the course , then I probably would have gone and done it again , you know , without a second thought . |