Example sentences of "[vb mod] be for [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well ’ — he pursed his lips — ‘ I sometimes think you should be for your own good . |
| 2 | I suspect that for many young Germans it might be pretty meaningless , as it would be for their British or French contemporaries , who simply want to get on with their lives without having to attend to the doings of another generation . |
| 3 | The best she could hope for now was that they could form some sort of working relationship , even though every minute they spent together would be for her sweet agony . |
| 4 | A writer should suffer and all that — it would be for her own good in the long run . |
| 5 | The alternative , if three of the commoners continued to hold out , would be for them all to claim compensation for lost rights from the Lands Tribunal . |
| 6 | While I am the last to recommend such surgery unnecessarily , there 's no doubt that in Sombro 's case it would be for his own good . |
| 7 | So what I 'm suggesting is that A is in fact your address and telephone section , B should be for your goals , and strategic plans , C , D , E , and F , er , would be for your specific functional areas . |
| 8 | ‘ I was just saying that it 's easier for me than it would be for your average Englishman . |
| 9 | What a wonderful thing it would be for us all if we could think of ‘ family ’ in this extended way ! |
| 10 | If you are caring for an elderly parent who is at some stage of grieving for a lost partner , whether she is experiencing the shattering despair that follows soon after bereavement , or the long sad loneliness and feeling of deprivation characteristic of its later stages , her deepest need will be for your practical and emotional support during her period of sorrow and adjustment . |