Example sentences of "be the [noun] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I am the civilization for which they are fighting , ’ he replied . |
| 2 | He was there once more as she turned into the staff car park as again she recalled that ‘ blunt ’ had n't been the word for it ! |
| 3 | Giving evidence at a judicial tribunal into Ouko 's killing , Troon said that Ouko 's attempt to expose governmental corruption and a dispute with Biwott had been the reasons for his murder . |
| 4 | What would have been the consequences for you had you been prosecuted ? |
| 5 | The duke 's first establishment as a junior member of the royal family had probably been created by secondment from the royal household , as had also been the case for his brother Clarence . |
| 6 | The duke 's first establishment as a junior member of the royal family had probably been created by secondment from the royal household , as had also been the case for his brother Clarence . |
| 7 | So very reluctantly they took me to the home of a local merchant whose wife 's health had been the reason for their not taking anyone so far . |
| 8 | This week we read of him losing to an unranked Swede who virtually apologised after the match , explaining that Borg had been the reason for his getting into tennis in the first place . |
| 9 | She thought , since Naylor now knew that she was n't the one responsible for ‘ advertising ’ their ‘ engagement ’ — which had clearly been the reason for his ‘ My office — now ! ’ command — that now might be as good a moment as any to leave . |
| 10 | This may have been the reason for his poor showing . ’ |
| 11 | As Opposition Front Bench spokesmen are murmuring , I will say that it has a Labour council ; that has been the reason for my increasing majority . |
| 12 | If he had said , ‘ You need me , ’ then that would have been the end for him . |
| 13 | It would also be a major knock-back for the scum because , without a doubt , he 's been the difference for them scoring vital goals and setting up others . |
| 14 | I would have been the scapegoat for anything bad they wrote afterwards . |
| 15 | This , of course , should come as no surprise ; the high standards achieved by women in the arts are now well documented by feminist historians , as are the reasons for their having been ‘ hidden from history ’ . |
| 16 | What are the reasons for its fall ? |
| 17 | What are the reasons for your decision to close the gallery in King Street ? |
| 18 | That being so , one should ask what are the preconditions for there to be a thinking society . |
| 19 | First there was the trend to focus upon extreme events because these are the ones that may occasion damage and costs , they are the ones for which landscape management strategies may be designed , and this was a departure from the earlier emphasis upon the average experience . |
| 20 | The articles of a company are the regulations for its internal management . |
| 21 | These are the not-books for which he must take responsibility . |
| 22 | These are the projects for which Giuliano Amato , Italy 's Prime Minister , has promised a further $1.2 billion funding |
| 23 | Cabinet under Mrs Thatcher is ‘ not used so much as a formal forum where there are papers saying we have this problem and here are the options for what we can do about it . |
| 24 | Nevertheless , there is still a sufficiently good chance that they are the father for them to undertake the major share of parental duties . |
| 25 | Finally , but most importantly , are the clients for whom support workers were employed : 16 in Ipswich and l8 in Newham ( see Table 3.2 ) . |
| 26 | The prototypical reactions of dogs , in such circumstances , and their similarity to those of humans , are the grounds for our confidence in the judgements . |
| 27 | These are the grounds for our repeated assertions that the designer of the unit must ensure that it only demands an achievable extension of the repertoire of transactions of the teachers for whom it is intended . |
| 28 | What are the prospects for us if no change takes place ? |
| 29 | What are the implications for us today ? |
| 30 | ( xv ) What are the implications for our existing redundancy/pension rights : |