Example sentences of "a [noun sg] be for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Being able to handle a car was for her far more important than playing Annie Get Your Gun . |
| 2 | For a word to have a meaning is for there to be rules for its use : rules in virtue of which the application of the word can count as correct in some cases and incorrect in others . |
| 3 | For that 's what a relationship is for me — the making of a promise , albeit rarely uttered , that I will strive never to hurt , damage , betray , demean or disappoint this person I claim to love . |
| 4 | The ideal love of a man for a woman and of a woman for a man is for them to want to give something to each other , or to want to do something for each other . |
| 5 | A variation is for everybody to hunt an imaginary prey : " Wait for a space to become empty , move into it quickly , wait , stalk the space … " |
| 6 | Not to have a companion is for him like lacking a limb . |
| 7 | But they can not be alike , since one of them requires a sentient being for its existence while the other does not . |
| 8 | Having decided that a Rottweiler is for you , you must then decide whether to have a dog or a bitch . |
| 9 | So a symbol is for them ‘ a blaze or landmark , something that connects the unknown with the known ’ . |
| 10 | Moreover , there is a safety aspect to water as a hazard — the last thing you want as a rider is for your horse to side-step a puddle into the path of an oncoming or passing vehicle . |
| 11 | Be careful when writing : reports are for others , as an aide-memoire is for ourselves . |