Example sentences of "it be [adv] for [indef pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Peace reigns at last though , and everything in the smouldering remains of the garden would be rosy if it were n't for one little problem . |
| 2 | But it 's not for everybody , that 's for sure . |
| 3 | It 's not for nothing that he has earned his reputation as Scotland 's most effective ‘ company doctor ’ . |
| 4 | It 's not for anyone in particular . |
| 5 | Well erm it was actually erm trying to erm eliminate erm the erm dangers of the war , to stop the war , because it 's not for anyone |
| 6 | Then I said : ‘ It wo n't be over for me until it 's over for everybody . ’ |
| 7 | Erm I think they , I think they do that during the day and then in the evening it 's on for anybody else who wants to see that take-off on cheeses . |
| 8 | It is not for nothing that scabies is commonly known as the itch . |
| 9 | We have always said that it is not for nothing that the Unix prompts are dollar and percentage signs and at last somebody out there has the common sense to recognise that fact too : the new Unix Reseller Show , set for May 4 to 6 in Dallas , is blatantly promoting itself with the slogan ‘ How To Make Money With Unix ’ ; if that does n't bring the punters piling in , nothing will . |
| 10 | We have always said that it is not for nothing that the Unix prompts are dollar and percentage signs . |
| 11 | It is not for everyone ; I can only recommend this book to those who are serious about the history of turning lathes and ornamental turning . |
| 12 | ‘ It is n't for nothing that he was called the most dangerous man in the galaxy . ’ |
| 13 | George : ‘ You would n't have been born and writing for THE FACE if it was n't for someone spunking off . ’ |
| 14 | It was not for nothing that he was chosen as Mr Squeaky Clean after the sexual and financial aberrations of his two predecessors . |
| 15 | It was not for nothing that he paid house insurance . |
| 16 | And it was all for nothing . |
| 17 | It was all for nothing . |
| 18 | It was all for nothing ! |
| 19 | But in the end it was all for nothing , because I got pregnant anyway . |
| 20 | Tragically , it was all for nought . |
| 21 | It was only for one . |