Example sentences of "be for [det] [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would have died too if it had n't been for that telegraph pole . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Had it not been for that publication Sally might have avoided that almost overwhelming sea of troubles which resulted from harmlessly intended praise . ’ |
| 3 | She keeps busy with local activities and has been for many years editor of her church magazine . |
| 4 | Harrowby was an eminent politician , who had been for many years MP for Liverpool ; his scientific interests were in geography and statistics . |
| 5 | Du n no , oh he 's , he 's what , he 's been for another job interview and the bloke |
| 6 | And if somehow or other the , the , the whole of that er , erm , number nine , including the can be deferred , and I believe it should be , then that is what I would wish to happen , I would wish Mr to continue to have the freedom to see what the options are for this county council . |
| 7 | erm I mean as I said before , I do n't have relatives out in the Gulf , but I feel immensely for these men that are out there , men and women , and also for the news reporters , I mean nobody 's actually said what an awful job it must be for these news reporters and sort of camera crews that are actually erm doing this sort of wonderful job of bringing us back here all this information . |
| 8 | It 's for that reason people like us read , ai n't it , Gal ? ’ |
| 9 | I told you man , it 's for this university study . |
| 10 | Note that Lord Blackburn was convinced that prompt part payment of a debt is in fact a benefit to the creditor but he abandoned the opinion that it is for that reason consideration for the creditor 's promise not to claim the balance . |
| 11 | Over in the dance and the world-music scenes , the fashion is for all things Brazilian . |
| 12 | Unleaded ( minimum octane of 95 ) is for all petrol vehicles that do not need lead for ‘ valve ’ lubrication . |
| 13 | The contract , announced in December , is for all site services for at least three years as the massive £350 million terminal takes shape . |
| 14 | It is for each member state to decide how its powers should be exercised domestically . |
| 15 | It is for this second tranche of shares that management will probably require loans to subscribe , and , to qualify for interest relief , these shares must be subscribed at a time when Newco controls Target . |
| 16 | It is for this reason whales and hippopotami actually increase their mass to prevent floating . |
| 17 | What humbug it is for some Opposition Members to say that one should buy British and then travel around in foreign cars . |
| 18 | He was for many years Brother Buccaneer to the literary dining club , The Sette of Odd Volumes , where his quick repartee was much appreciated . |
| 19 | Another Mitchell known as " Puddin " was for many years tree planter in the village and at the later part of the 19th century planted trees around the cemetery , always maintaining he was one short , and if one takes the trouble to look there is a gap still awaiting the missing tree . |
| 20 | He determined the fossils that were the key to the rock succession in the Southern Uplands , was for many years palaeontologist to the Scottish branch of the Geological Survey , and late in life wrote an important memoir on Carboniferous crustacea , a group that had fascinated him since he had searched rock pools for crabs with his father . |
| 21 | They had three daughters and one son , Matthew , who followed his father 's profession and was for many years superintendent of the LNER locomotive depot at Neasden , London . |
| 22 | She wanted to show how grateful she was for this second chance . |
| 23 | Martin was for some years tutor to the MacLeods of Skye , and had also been at one time a scholar at Leiden University in the Netherlands . |