Example sentences of "[noun sg] be [adv] for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Right , the search is on for the person in the team who told me that Larry Adler 's birthday was today , and not February the tenth . |
| 2 | Once more the search is on for the woman with the most beautiful hair — could it be you ? |
| 3 | Yeah , but that light 's not for the light . |
| 4 | The technology for monitoring absenteeism is there for the companies that want to take control of what can be a major expense and loss of competitive edge . |
| 5 | Talk is primarily for the participants and not for an outside audience . |
| 6 | I 've no intention of staying over there longer than I have to , and Sorrel 's away for the weekend herself . ’ |
| 7 | And , since you 're so interested , the reason I wear my wedding-ring is strictly for the sake of appearances . |
| 8 | The unhappiness was not for the shop , but for a lady who was employed by Mr Bacon on a part-time basis , and the lady was my aunt Mary . |
| 9 | So I arranged for one of the estate stalkers to take the remains up the river , when the Colonel and his lady were out for the day . ’ |
| 10 | THIS area of life is also subject to the slings and arrows of Pluto , although his transformative influence is ultimately for the good . |
| 11 | Thomas discussed the relationship between love and poetry much later in Feminine Influence on the Poet : ‘ The love-poem is not for the beloved , for it is not worthy , as it is the least thing that is given to her , and none knows this better than she unless it be the lover … . |
| 12 | In one sense , the characterisation of the transaction as being either sale or exchange may be important because the remedy for defective performance in exchange is not for the price , but rather a claim for unliquidated damages for non delivery . |
| 13 | The boss is away for the weekend and I 'm on call . |
| 14 | That question is not for the Government ; it is for the hon. Gentleman and his party to explain to his constituents why it is in the interests of the patients of Manchester to remove private patients from NHS hospitals , to deny the NHS revenue that private patients bring and to deny benefits to NHS patients in general . |
| 15 | While both Steven and Matthew feel their parents ' divorce was ultimately for the good , it has left Steven , at least , with strong reservations about marriage . |
| 16 | In such circumstances it can not in my opinion be enough for the applicant simply to rely , without more , upon lack of evidence of his presence within the territory of the requesting state at the time of the commission of the relevant offence . |
| 17 | Neither of these were attempted , and now the war is over for the people of Cerska . |
| 18 | I said , ‘ No I 'm sorry Lesley your job is specifically for the community . |
| 19 | Unlike those of the Philistines his worst fears have been realized , and the cry he hears go up in the town is not for the ark 's arrival , but for its capture . |
| 20 | One assassination is enough for the time being . ’ |
| 21 | As soon as Mr Lamont has announced that the cash is there for the Jubilee Line and other great projects , Mr Heseltine must get intervening . |
| 22 | Yet the Saab CD 2.3 Turbo is n't for the power crazy . |
| 23 | ‘ As long as we are winning the war , and there are victory parades and banners and speeches , the vast majority of the population is also for the war . |
| 24 | She explains that her husband is away for the evening and she does n't want to return to an empty house . |
| 25 | George Augustus who lost his last race in Germany in the stewards room is down for the Grosser Preis Von Baden and would have to be supported . |
| 26 | George Augustus who lost his last race in Germany in the stewards room is down for the Grosser Preis Von Baden and would have to be supported . |
| 27 | The traditional tenancy , because of its informal character , was seen as an obstacle to improvement in these respects … what incentive was there for the tenant farmer to engage in agricultural improvement ? |
| 28 | The National Health Service is there for the benefit of all the people who live in this country . |
| 29 | But now the fun is over for the pool table teasers from the Cattle Mart pub in Tow Law , Co Durham . |
| 30 | ‘ Then what chance is there for the rest of us ? ’ |