Example sentences of "say [pers pn] [be] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And then sh Elizabeth had come over by then and I said it 's it 's in her bag , so we had a look at it and her friend said it 's for angina , it always makes her ill ! |
| 2 | I worked in the factory and said it was for fun ; but it was n't — I did it because I needed to . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ They said it was for lack of printing plates , ’ said Mohammed Salekh , the party leader , who has to submit articles to the authorities for approval . |
| 4 | A high-ranking Saudi , carrying a gun for the first time in his life , said it was for use not against Iraqis but against ‘ certain other nationalities ’ . |
| 5 | and anyway she rang David up and she said , she did n't say it were for Bet but she said she wanted another two hundred pounds |