Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] be for [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Where has she been for the last decade ?
2 A royal charter , read aloud by a villager on horseback , proclaims Seamer Fair to be open for business for the next seven days ; but it is not , nor has it been for the last fifty years .
3 We hope it 's for the best , ’ said Mr Gennady Gerasimov , the chief spokesman , in pithy words which encapsulate the bold leap towards the Common European Home that Mr Egon Krenz , with Moscow 's backing , has made .
4 The group finds that , for a given jet energy , the transverse momentum is always larger for the jet with lowest energy thin it is for the other two .
5 One should not expect to obtain a detailed contract , but once a commitment is made it is for the long term .
6 But happen it 's for the best ; you had to know some time .
7 I believe it is for the fundamental reason summed up in the idea of Christ 's inclusive humanity .
8 Despite his brotherly teasing and criticisms , he was devoted to her and would not be speaking in this fashion unless he felt it was for the best .
9 Those who were libelled in the Fanzine may feel less aggrieved knowing it was for a good cause .
10 When Mellor joined colleagues for yesterday 's Cabinet meeting , he knew it was for the last time .
11 I thought it was for the best .
12 Yes , fish it was for the mental energy to face our new situation .
13 ‘ If you think it 's for the best , Daddy . ’
14 Well , I think it 's for the best , Kate .
15 ‘ I think it 's for the best , ’ she said .
16 It was not easy but I think it is for the best , in the long run .
17 Where 've you been for the last six star signs ? ’
18 ‘ They said it was for the best , ’ said Gloria .
19 I ask him stupid things like , ‘ Where have you been for the past six months ? ’
20 Where have you been for the past four hours ? ’
21 Or Eddie Grundy … or Mark Hebden … or Ruth Archer … then where have you been for the last forty years .
22 Meanwhile , DEC watcher Terry Shannon of Gander Resources claims DEC taped out an Alpha Lite LC ( for low cost ) chip last month and believes it is for the so-called Triumph Alpha PC which he says is scheduled to move next March .
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