Example sentences of "it [is] [pos pn] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | but it 's not though , it 's not , it 's her fault for being so bloody stupid and not telling us A , what we 're supposed to be doing and B , the fact that I was not having any lunch to go half an hour , what do you mean ? |
| 2 | And it 's our , and it 's his fault for like |
| 3 | ‘ It 's his bid for the leadership , ’ one prominent ex-minister on the right of the party said . |
| 4 | All Eva remembers is lying on the sofa wondering if she was going to die , and saying , " Well , Lord , if this is the end of my life I 'll just have to say how thankful I am , and what a wonderful privilege its been , but if it 's your will for me to live then I just give myself to you all the more . |
| 5 | ‘ Now it 's my turn for question-time . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ It 's my day for this sort of activity . |
| 7 | ‘ It 's my gift for the T'ang . |
| 8 | I 've got ta do it , it 's my homework for school . |
| 9 | Bassett said : ‘ It 's my fault for messing him about , switching him from one flank to the other then playing him through the middle . |
| 10 | ‘ No , ’ Craig said softly , ‘ it 's my fault for not warning you about Spencer . |
| 11 | Do n't blame her , it 's my fault for pressing her . ’ |
| 12 | That 's alright love , that 's alright , it 's my fault for being up there , it er I 'm always doing that putting me elbow up , er , it 's a right old'un you know I mean it 's about ten , twelve years old now |
| 13 | ‘ We go self-catering in our own little chalet and it 's our house for the week . |
| 14 | There was nothing wrong with the jumper and legally it is her fault for not checking the size . |
| 15 | As Bowen ( 1985 ) has pointed out , the contribution of I. A. Richards is often ignored , yet it is his prescription for the ‘ close reading ’ of texts which is the basis of most school and university teaching of English today . |
| 16 | The key verse , Leviticus 17:11 , says that sacrifice is something that God has given to man : it is his provision for human need . |
| 17 | Indeed it is his support for Mosley , expressed on many occasions , which goes some way to account for the continuing neglect of his work by much of the literary establishment . |
| 18 | Mark di Suvero , over the years , has often worked in bronze — but it is his steelworks for which he is best known . |
| 19 | One way of defining the spiritual aspect of ‘ self ’ is to say it is our purpose for living . |
| 20 | It is our turn for a bite of the apple . |
| 21 | Perhaps it is not an ideal system — some day no doubt the MR will be appointed by competitive examination in Law Reports , but it is our system for the present ; and we should give our party arrangements a wrench if we throw it aside . |
| 22 | It is our reasons for asserting a dependent conditional which bring in a good deal more than what is brought in by the conditional itself . |
| 23 | It is our need for possession and instant gratification which we pursue with such intensity , whatever the costs . |
| 24 | " Now it is your turn for a wish , " Gabriel said to the second brother . |
| 25 | " Now , " said Gabriel to the youngest brother , " it is your turn for a wish . |