Example sentences of "that be [noun pl] for [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ That 's mothers for you . |
| 2 | That 's pens for you . |
| 3 | ‘ That 's females for you , ’ said Gurder . |
| 4 | ‘ That 's women for you , ’ Polly retorted blithely . |
| 5 | That 's Frenchmen for you . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ That 's humans for you , ’ the Doctor muttered , too quietly for Mortimer to hear . |
| 7 | ‘ When a man does something bad , it 's said ‘ That 's men for you — it 's part of the oppressive male patriarchy . ’ |
| 8 | Getting on well with Matt — obviously there 's going to be some competition once we start work but he 's not half as paranoid as I thought he 'd be , a bit back-slapping , still I guess that 's Yanks for you . |
| 9 | ‘ That 's foxes for you , ’ said Philip . |