Example sentences of "[pers pn] be [pron] [noun] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The I 'm your representative for the minster governors and I 'll be slipping out later on this evening if I may of the installation of the new headteacher , that will be seven minutes time so if you 'll excuse me . |
| 2 | ’ I was his prisoner for the night , ’ she snapped . |
| 3 | ‘ OK — so she 's your hostess for the moment . |
| 4 | Now , getting back to the comment the woman made earlier about men being misogynist within their own world I 'm quite convinced that a good deal of those men would go home to their wives and family and be very loving to their , to their wives and family , be respectful of their neighbours but as soon as they got in the all male environment , and this woman was there to be used , she was their property for the time that they paid their money to get through the door , they could be as misogynist , offensive and horrid as they wanted to be ! |
| 5 | ‘ The police assumed that the money he gave her was his bonus for the Madrid Open and the Italian Championship . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ It 's his bid for the leadership , ’ one prominent ex-minister on the right of the party said . |
| 7 | ‘ It 's my gift for the T'ang . |
| 8 | ‘ We go self-catering in our own little chalet and it 's our house for the week . |
| 9 | As Bowen ( 1985 ) has pointed out , the contribution of I. A. Richards is often ignored , yet it is his prescription for the ‘ close reading ’ of texts which is the basis of most school and university teaching of English today . |
| 10 | Perhaps it is not an ideal system — some day no doubt the MR will be appointed by competitive examination in Law Reports , but it is our system for the present ; and we should give our party arrangements a wrench if we throw it aside . |
| 11 | He is our hope for the future , a hostage for his brother 's safety . |
| 12 | We smile nicely as he is our host for the day . |
| 13 | Once he 's gone he 's their explanation for the missing money and all they will ever be accused of is leniency in not prosecuting . ’ |
| 14 | Unfortunate that it was her turn for the floor . |
| 15 | It was my turn for the telescope . |
| 16 | When he heard about Bonanza parking the Fraser girl on ice out in the country he must have figured it was his chance for the big killing . |