Example sentences of "to [be] [noun] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There seemed to be space for everyone . |
| 2 | For a word to have a meaning is for there to be rules for its use : rules in virtue of which the application of the word can count as correct in some cases and incorrect in others . |
| 3 | I had never taught in a classroom before but , although daunting at first , it turned out to be education for me as well as the students . |
| 4 | And to be company for him in his old age among this sorority of Slavonic women he seemed to be siring . |
| 5 | Now how how you work it on your scheme or whatever scheme comes up , it just seems to me that if you are going to have self-regulatory body , there 's got to be responsibility for it and how you impose that responsibility , could I 'm sure be in all sorts of different ways . |
| 6 | She replied ‘ simply : ‘ One day reading the Bible I was struck by the simple and loving demands of Jesus on his disciples and the intolerable demands of those who claimed to be Christ for me . |
| 7 | Old George used to be an old he was always keen to be executor for anybody you know . |
| 8 | Now there are a lot of supporters , er are they going to be er , is there going to be room for everybody ? |
| 9 | It used to be dinner for us at night , you see , cos we did n't have time for stopping like at lunchtime . |