Example sentences of "[be] [prep] [pron] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 're in it for the love of the game . |
| 2 | It is good work , this , Angus , it is bringing the thing home to plenty folk who have only been in it for the furore so far , for the chance to squeeze their girls in the crowd and all that kind of thing . |
| 3 | And there 's another side to that which is that some people in the statutory provision are in it for the money , for their careers , for empire building and so on . |
| 4 | Promised her he would be in touch , and to be with her for the birth of their baby . |
| 5 | If only he knew that no man could give her what he had — thirteen frantic days of excitement and sensuality that would be with her for the rest of her life . |
| 6 | ‘ He had three years with John Edwards , but we bought him back for 5,600gns a year last June and he will be with me for the rest of his days . ’ |
| 7 | Contrasting Mr Donovan 's distress with that of victims of industrial injury , the judge said : ‘ You should have in mind it is not a case where you are awarding damages for someone who has suffered some physical injuries which will be with him for the rest of his days . |
| 8 | ‘ I want to be with you for the rest of my life . |
| 9 | Anyway , I thought I 'd come back and be with you for the evening in case you were lonely . ’ |
| 10 | I knew we would be without them for the return so there 's no point talking about it we have other players who can score . ’ |
| 11 | It takes about 2 hours to reach the top of the Hahnenkamm , but it 's worth it for the view . |
| 12 | That 's about it for the plot , except to say that it all ends happily with the birth of a new egalitarian mobster alliance . |
| 13 | What 's in it for the developer ? |
| 14 | A new product release , for example , might be angled for the consumer media along the lines of the second release given above for Brand A. But for the retail trade press much more emphasis will need to be given to discounts , special promotions and advertising — in fact , full details of what 's in it for the retailer . |
| 15 | What 's in it for the nurse ? |
| 16 | I think that the other side of that is that not everyone in private provision is in it for the money . |
| 17 | What I really want is to meet someone who I can have a bit of fun with , but who is in it for the pleasure and does n't want paying . |
| 18 | But what is in it for the female ? |
| 19 | When she finally reached the top she agreed with a young couple from Leeds that it was worth it for the view , which was stupendous in spite of a slight heat haze that hung in the air . |
| 20 | Having had a gruesome storm-tossed journey , his first act on landing was to fulfil his vow to travel barefoot to the nearest shrine in thanksgiving for his delivery ; the rheumatism which resulted was with him for the rest of his life — as was the sourness with which he regarded Scotland . |
| 21 | The example of Dad Uzzell was before him for the rest of his life . |