Example sentences of "[be] [pron] for a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There has n't been one for a long time and that 's all I can say . |
| 2 | You 've always been one for a quiet life , have n't you ? ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I 've never been one for a sweet wine Never . ’ |
| 4 | He was a guy who could be something for a brief period of time and then he vanished like the spirit he was impersonating . |
| 5 | One important caveat to the E. F. Loftus and Burns study is that the test of memory could be considered to be one for a peripheral detail . |
| 6 | The ‘ minimalist ’ manages to travel the world with everything packed into a small shoulder bag , and yet she always seems to have le vêtement juste — be it for a river-rafting trip , an ascent of an extinct volcano or an embassy garden party . |
| 7 | ‘ God , Nurse , ’ Ted exclaimed virtuously , ‘ There 's nothing for a hot-blooded sinner like me to do when he sees you coming , except close his eyes and pray for continence . ’ |
| 8 | And they say that 's plenty for a healthy business . |
| 9 | No life that though is it for a younger person ? |
| 10 | As Mr Smith admitted : ‘ It was anything for a quiet life , ’ and Jennie had her way . |