Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] [adv] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Personally I am all for the guilty being run to ground . |
| 2 | I 'm all for the free market economy.i Maxham hobbled into the hall . |
| 3 | I was there for the full week , being lucky enough to have a brother living in Crosby , so was able to take in most of the events and sights of interest , as well as having the pleasure of meeting old comrades at the Cunard Building |
| 4 | She 's abroad — she 's away for the entire year on sabbatical … |
| 5 | ‘ She was up for the entire morning , and this afternoon she must rest . |
| 6 | It was as if they realised that she was not for the rough and tumble of this world , like the aggressive women with shaggy hair styles who pushed their way through life thrusting their hard shopping baskets at defenceless men . |
| 7 | We are in for the long-term benefits which imply a long-term strategy and involvement ’ . |
| 8 | Anyway , we 're here for the indefinite future and I 've been given the job of furnishing the hotel . |
| 9 | Whenever we 're out together they wo n't go near a food shop , even if we 're out for the whole day . |
| 10 | We 're there for the Na-Nazi riots — but for too much of the time we 're not . |
| 11 | We went there morning and evening every day , and on Sundays we were there for the lengthy session of Sung Eucharist . |
| 12 | They are there for the sole reason that they bring farmers huge subsidies . |
| 13 | Mature students usually end up doing better — they 're there for the right reasons . ’ |
| 14 | In Tune with the Infinite , subtitled Fullness of Peace , Power and Plenty , would not be out of place on any committed New Ager 's bookshelf if it were n't for the frequent references to God and the Holy Spirit . |
| 15 | He might even be passably attractive , Virginia told herself furiously , if it were n't for the villainous growth of stubble on his jaw . |
| 16 | In fact , if it were n't for the big blue logo and Oli Frey pic on the cover , there 'd be little to indicate to an early reader that this was indeed the same mag ! |
| 17 | And in this case it seems likely that even if it were not for the depressed state of aggregate demand in the British market , the commodities produced by Talbot at Linwood would not have generated ‘ sufficient ’ profit for Peugeot . |
| 18 | If it were not for the uninspiring mug-shots of individual candidates on the bleak official hoardings and the mercifully brief ( maximum one minute ) party political broadcasts on radio and television , one would hardly know that an election was on . |
| 19 | If it were not for the hollow bones the 30-ton creature would have required inordinate amounts of energy , and thus more food , to move around . |
| 20 | If it were not for the debilitating character question , Clinton would surely have a fair chance of beating Bush . |
| 21 | ‘ We will open on Friday , Saturday and Sunday throughout the summit with a big display showing the prices that would be charged if it were not for the Common Agricultural Policy , ’ says a spokesman . |
| 22 | Okay , just about it now Okay , gon na ask each group what marks they 've given and why , now it 's not for the other team to justify it because it 's all a subjective thing but the thing is we 're hopefully marking them against the same criteria as everybody else because we 've all been in the same place and listened to the same things and read the same things , however , now we know obviously it does n't necessarily mean that everybody 's taken in the same things . |
| 23 | It 's usually 95 degrees and humid , so it 's not for the lighthearted . ’ |
| 24 | It 's not for the faint-hearted but , if you 're prepared to put your hair in Wella 's hands , we 're sure you wo n't be disappointed . |
| 25 | It 's not for the unemployed . |
| 26 | In summer , it 's definitely for the early risers — lifts close around midday as the hot summer sun softens the snow ! |
| 27 | In arguing this he not only collapses the specificity of consumption but also misrepresents the relationship between the ‘ individual ’ and the ‘ social ’ in Marx 's argument , for it is not for the individual consumer to recognize himself in another individual 's product anyway , but to recognize the socially-imprinted character and meaning of the product … and so to find in it the satisfaction of ‘ need ’ ( ibid : 30 ) . |
| 28 | It is not for the right hon. Gentleman to ask questions about tax , given the very high public spending commitments to which his party is committed . |
| 29 | It is not for the squeamish , but equally it is not for the merely despairing . |
| 30 | In particular , he could say that it is not for the Conservative Party or anybody else to determine the budget options of Parliament . |