Example sentences of "would be [noun sg] for [pron] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | ‘ It 's a pity that Stephen has met this girl who seems to want his every free minute or he 'd be company for you . ’ |
| 2 | What may suit you would be folly for him . |
| 3 | He knew the cruelty she was going to witness over the next three months would be agony for her because , for some reason , she trusted animals far more than humans , but , like a nurse looking after animals in a vivisection clinic , he could n't prevent her pain , only alleviate it as much as possible . |
| 4 | I dare not spend another farthing , and it would be suicide for me to go to the bank , even if Richard agreed , which he wo n't . ’ |
| 5 | All she can do is tack forward and crash into him , which would be suicide for them all . |
| 6 | There were anonymous letters to my parents , postmarked Chippenham , Corsham , Bath and London , telling them to watch out and do something about their son or there would be trouble for them . |
| 7 | That would be hell for me . |
| 8 | It would be madness for me to refuse you through hurt pride when all I want to do is be with you , as I have just found out . ’ |
| 9 | At a time when the world 's largest nuclear power is in the process of disintegration into separate republics , if not worse , and when 27,000 nuclear weapons exist there , the vast majority of which are capable of inflicting considerable damage on this and other countries , it would be lunacy for us to undermine our nuclear deterrent . |
| 10 | ‘ What are you drinking ? ’ he asked , going on to apologise that he would have to leave them shortly since it would be time for his surgery . |