Example sentences of "for [pron] be [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Psalm 25 echoes this thought by saying : ‘ Show me your ways , O Lord , teach me your paths ; guide me in your truth and teach me , for you are God my Saviour . ’ |
| 2 | Even one would be good enough for there are riders who have been racing for years and have never gone well here . ’ |
| 3 | We must not expend every last drop of sympathy on William Titford the cardmaker , for there are others who need some too ; William 's brother Thomas was one . |
| 4 | The jury must be satisfied that a significant proportion of the likely readership would be guided along the path of corruption : " Clearly s2 can not mean all persons ; nor can it mean any one person , for there are individuals who may be corrupted by almost anything . |
| 5 | What do such men or women know ( or care ) about agriculture , forestry , field sports , immigration ( for they are immigrants themselves ) ? |
| 6 | For it 's time they saw more of me in the south , Iago , where I shall not be expected . |
| 7 | In a paper on peace and violence this is probably a proper focus , for it is men who are usually in charge of techniques of attack against outsiders . |
| 8 | For it was Gould who showed Darwin his first evidence of the possible transmutation of species . |
| 9 | For it was Protestants who got better jobs , who skipped the queue for houses , who made my father work on Christmas day when the union voted against the optional holiday — to keep the Papes in their place . |
| 10 | It may be significant that Rose was working for Henry Compton [ q.v. ] , bishop of London , in 1675 , for it was Compton who , in the words of Stephen Switzer [ q.v. ] , was London 's ‘ great Encourager ’ , employing him at Fulham Palace . |
| 11 | She glanced across to Raynor again , and saw him bow his head in brief acknowledgement , and she smiled inwardly , for it was Raynor who had given her the clue , the idea , the knowledge of how to approach his people . |
| 12 | In Dhondt 's view , Charles was the arch-squanderer of the fisc , his reign the critical period in the formation of territorial hereditary principalities in what would become France , for it was Charles who allowed the amassing of countships and once-royal estates by great regional magnates . |
| 13 | The region was very proud that Hilda Hyam received one of the special Silver Medal Awards at the 30th reunion , for it was Hilda who brought Medau to Weston-super-Mare and Bridgwater more than 20 years ago . |