Example sentences of "be for [adj] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We might have had it all , had it not been for that One . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ If it had n't been for that you 'd never have found us . ’ |
| 3 | If it had n't been for that you 'd have reached Shipton and been on a train by now . ’ |
| 4 | Too bad the horrendous loading system leaves a nasty taste in the mouth — had it not been for this I 'd have cheerfully awarded around 85% ( disk owners take note ) . |
| 5 | His over-riding concern has been for those who are lost ; he has been an evangelist , a travelling missionary , taking the gospel to places where no Christian had ever gone before . |
| 6 | The next sections are for those who wish to reach that ultimate being within , and touch the total freedom of action . |
| 7 | Peerages are for those who control industry , politics and the media and who invariably were educated at the top public schools . |
| 8 | Well she could be for all we know . |
| 9 | So it will be for that one it 'll be |
| 10 | How much worse it must be for those who have n't been as fortunate as I in recovering from such trauma . |
| 11 | After the long bout of socialism there is bound to be economic instability in Russia and perhaps the way forward would be for those who do not trust the rouble to use barter deals . |
| 12 | If it were possible to diminish the use of gas , to increase British coal production and to erect trade and tariff barriers to ensure that we can not import foreign coal , what would the consequences be for those who want to use the power that is generated ? |
| 13 | The only 10 year awards were for those who had worked for LASMO elsewhere — Rupert Kidd , LASMO Pakistan 's general manager , and Chris Riley , finance and administration manager . |
| 14 | The Technical schools were for those who had a technical , practical bent . |
| 15 | Explanations were for those who mattered to her . |
| 16 | Yeah that 's for international you see . |
| 17 | Well I mean they wo n't flower again , that 's for certain you see and it 's it 's got ta be |
| 18 | No that 's for that one unfortunately . |
| 19 | Do you know what you 're doing on that that that 's for that one . |
| 20 | That 's for that one ! |
| 21 | It 's for those who measure their responsibilities and care for others . |
| 22 | This is not a luxury Aussie skyscraper that caters for soft city folk — it 's for those who relish a taste of adventure in the New Zealand outback . |
| 23 | Oh it 's for this one . |
| 24 | it 's for this it 's not |
| 25 | There are many reasons why , in the early nineteenth century , different considerations would intrude on the modelling of a dissected female body rather than that of a male , but one conclusion we could draw from these figures is that the human norm is male , and the only reason to look at female bodies is for that which makes them female , i.e. the reproductive system . |
| 26 | ‘ One thing is for sure I will have sorted it all out before the start of the new season . ’ |
| 27 | And we just went through them , the same procedure as it is for all our policies , which is eight point two , five , growth percent . |
| 28 | This is for all my clothes , shoes and anything else I might want to buy . |
| 29 | How necessary it is for each one of us to apply the cross to our daily lives — to our giving to one another and to God of our money , our time , our talents . |
| 30 | This is as true for those who , like those in FYT 's full-time staff team , serve God 's servants , as it is for those who are at the sharpest end . |