Example sentences of "that be an [noun sg] for " in BNC.

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1 Could not that be an example for the flying service , the Royal Air Force ?
2 Well if you remember what it is , let me know and I 'll buy the shopping from them and that is an influence for me .
3 In these circumstances in my judgment there is entirely adequate support for Paul of the sort that Mrs envisaged and indeed I am inclined to the view that one to one dedicated support for him out of classroom hours may not be desirable and might well tend at least to come between him and his fellow pupils so if one turns to Mrs schedule one on page forty seven , papers before me , I think that the appropriate arithmetic is to provide for twenty hours per week at seven pounds per hour for thirty seven school weeks , that is an enabler for the school period , I confess that I find it much easier to deal with Mrs schedules on page forty seven by treating schedule one as having to do with the , the school period , schedule two having to deal with the home periods and schedule three with parental care , as it is actually set out on page forty seven , and I confess that during the case I kept confusing myself about this point , schedule one deals not only with school but also , rather confusingly , with an enabler at home and I think it easier to confine that schedule to er school time .
4 Do it when times are bad and that is an excuse for those whose jobs are threatened to pin the blame upon — and to hold out against — the proposed innovation .
5 That is an insult for mestizos , what you would call a half-breed .
6 It could be argued that if these children were not getting their ‘ dangerous ’ ideas from television , they would be getting them from films , comics and magazines , not to mention their parents ( not that that is an argument for unlimited viewing for children ) .
7 That is an argument for having a range of effective analgesics , but hardly for continuing to multiply their numbers indefinitely .
8 That is an area for immediate consideration and actions by the Government if they have the slightest interest in protecting society from the growth in criminal activity over which the Home Secretary and the Government continue to preside .
9 And in this connection , the award this year goes to Catherine who already has got a fairly formidable pedigree in the movement , shop steward , member of a branch committee , trades council , young members ' advisory committee , the National Committee but I think best thing so far , she 's actually chaired the T U C young members ' conference and that 's an achievement for this union as well .
10 That 's an exercise for the students to do themselves if they want to , is to derive the negative version .
11 As for Mr we 're out of recession are we ? well if that 's an excuse for saying let's close homes well , I think that 's a a terrible shame , all he , the certainty that he wants to offer to our elderly people is the certainty that their home will close and they 'll be thrown out of it .
12 They used to blast , first blasting at nine o'clock , throughout the quarry you see so everybody had to go in so that was an excuse for a break .
13 So really that was an improvement for the dockers , was n't it ?
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