Example sentences of "would be a [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I came as a foreigner and I 'm told that Suffolk people were stand-offish , difficult to get to know and you 'd be a foreigner for years . |
| 2 | Filled with a gentle and breadpaste mixture , with a couple of gentles on a number twelve hook , I think it 'd be a cert for bream . ’ |
| 3 | That 'd be a sight for sore eyes with that one . |
| 4 | It 'd be a release for her . |
| 5 | There 'd be a search for her an' all in another five minutes . |
| 6 | ‘ Do n't you realize I 'd be a target for all the men living in World 's End who are just looking for a loose woman to amuse themselves with ? ’ |
| 7 | At least there 'd be a garden for the twins to play in . |
| 8 | When he sat down he said , because he felt guilty , ‘ I thought it 'd be an adventure for Henrietta . ’ |
| 9 | RCA was initially keen to release ‘ Davni Chasy ’ from the Ukrainian LP but eventually agreed it would be a mistake for the band 's début single on a major label . |
| 10 | But it would be a mistake for women to consider themselves reasonably ‘ safe ’ , because after the menopause a woman loses the protective effect of her hormones and her chances of suffering from heart disease are almost equal to a man 's . |
| 11 | But the modern world is not neatly distinct from traditional society , even in its most Westernized corners , and it would be a mistake for International Relations to suppose otherwise . |
| 12 | It would be a mistake for anyone to infer that Boulestin was a man who had no more sense than to attempt amateur cooking in his own restaurant . |
| 13 | Meanwhile , it would be a mistake for legislation on divorce , tax or pensions to assume that they had . |
| 14 | He had not been serious , and although she had thought herself in love with him at the time he had known that it would be a mistake for them to marry — even if Burun , who was her father , had been prepared to permit such a thing . |
| 15 | I have not yet concluded the exploration , and I think that it would be a mistake for me to make any premature statement about our next intentions , but I shall keep the House informed . |
| 16 | It would be a mistake for the ANC or the government to think that they are the only parties in the negotiating process . " |
| 17 | The disclosure letter is just as important a part of the negotiations as the sale and purchase agreement , and it would be a mistake for extensive work to go into the due diligence exercise and subsequent negotiations of the sale and purchase agreement , only to be undone by an inadequate disclosure letter . |
| 18 | But it would be a mistake for many , if not most companies , to follow Rentokil 's example . |
| 19 | It would be a defence for a person charged to prove that he/she had good reason or lawful authority for having the article with him or her in a public place . |
| 20 | That would be a subject for discussion in their house tonight , a scene , no less , at the bus stop with the Hogan family of all people . |
| 21 | The hamper would be a present for the three of them and she 'd be thinking of them having a jolly evening . |
| 22 | She would be a companion for both princes . |
| 23 | The only scenario in which there would be a case for building a PWR as soon as possible on the grounds of plant shortage involves a sustained increase ( 4 per cent growth per annum ) in manufacturing output from 1979/80 . |
| 24 | Since cannibalistic tadpoles feed preferentially on partially metamorphosed or weaker individuals , there would be a tendency for those likely to hatch earlier or later to be weeded out . |
| 25 | In a similar way , there would be a tendency for regions to duplicate planning management , personnel and training management , accountancy management etc , thus increasing overhead costs and problems of coordination and integration . |
| 26 | If size of following were proof of quality , then Glazunov would be a candidate for the title of greatest living artist : in Brezhnev 's time ( he was the premier 's favourite artist ) he ingratiated himself by playing on the sentimental Slavic strand in Soviet life with ‘ symphonic canvases [ which ] overflow with the dreams and feeling of the Russian people ’ . |
| 27 | The President would be a candidate for re-election , as would Miguel Trouvoada , Prime Minister from independence in 1975 until 1979 [ see pp. 27265 ; 30028 ] , who had returned to the country on May 30 after spending 10 years in exile in France . |
| 28 | Nevertheless , on March 28 Kim announced that he would be a candidate for the party 's presidential nomination . |
| 29 | " Romanticism " would be a KEYWORD for this essay . |
| 30 | We were discussing in form period , Asian languages in this school , about people who want to take it , that it would be a chance for people to learn another language , say , if non-Asian children take it they would come to respect it . |