Example sentences of "[pers pn] be [adv] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I took courage , stopped , looked my questioner straight in the eye and said , ‘ I come from Fontanellato by tram and I am here for the same reason as you are . |
| 2 | Personally I am all for the guilty being run to ground . |
| 3 | I 'm all for the free market economy.i Maxham hobbled into the hall . |
| 4 | ‘ I got a lot of response from the article and my request for someone to move into my home and look after the children while I was away for the eight months in Bristol , ’ she said . |
| 5 | Bet you never even noticed I was there for the first three years . " |
| 6 | 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 |
| 7 | But whether you are here for the first or merely the latest time , as you enter the square — better still , as you emerge into it , blinking away the bright Milanese light as you climb up out of the Metro — there can be no doubting its magical ability to conjure a timeless moment of calm from out of the bustle . |
| 8 | She 's abroad — she 's away for the entire year on sabbatical … |
| 9 | Jack seemed to realise she was there for the first time . |
| 10 | Anyway , we 're here for the indefinite future and I 've been given the job of furnishing the hotel . |
| 11 | We 're there for the Na-Nazi riots — but for too much of the time we 're not . |
| 12 | We went there morning and evening every day , and on Sundays we were there for the lengthy session of Sung Eucharist . |
| 13 | They are also for the same reason very suitable for lower ability pupils or for multicultural groups , and can be a useful leveller . |
| 14 | As to the arrangements for discretionary support , they are essentially for the 116 local education authorities in England and Wales to decide . |
| 15 | They are there for the sole reason that they bring farmers huge subsidies . |
| 16 | Mature students usually end up doing better — they 're there for the right reasons . ’ |
| 17 | Thus , the squatter lost — and would have lost even had he been there for the twelve years . |
| 18 | In summer , it 's definitely for the early risers — lifts close around midday as the hot summer sun softens the snow ! |
| 19 | It 's hot , it 's happy and it 's home for the next six weeks , along with the University Arms Hotel a few minutes ' walk away . |
| 20 | ‘ It 's only for the one night . ’ |
| 21 | See even if it 's only for the three days |
| 22 | It is therefore for the domestic courts to decide whether , in any particular case , the agreement does so clearly infringe Article 85 that an exemption is very unlikely to be granted by the Commission , even if it has been notified to the Commission , or whether there is no infringement of Article 85 and therefore the question of an exemption under Article 85(3) does not come into play . |
| 23 | The Supreme Court taxing officer takes the view that on the basis of the evidence that they have seen these figures are probably accurate and it is therefore for the paying party to show why the rates should not be applied . |
| 24 | Premier League chief Rick Parry has been invited but it is only for the 14 clubs . |
| 25 | It is only for the last century and a half that a direct picture becomes a convincing possibility . |
| 26 | Although Britain has been occupied by man for more than 25,000 years , in a form of intermittent visits over long periods between glaciations , it is only for the last 12,000 years or so that the country has been continuously occupied , with people moving into Britain permanently to exploit what resources were available . |
| 27 | On granting or transferring a restricted hotel licence or a restaurant licence in respect of any premises , a licensing board shall , if as regards the use of the premises for the provision of the customary main meals it appears to the board that it is only for the customary main meal at midday or only for the customary main meal in the evening that the premises fall within paragraph ( a ) ( ii ) of the restricted hotel licence or paragraph ( a ) ( ii ) of the restaurant licence as set out in Schedule 1 to this Act , insert in the licence a condition that there shall be no permitted hours in the evening , or that there shall be permitted hours in the premises only in the evening , as the case requires . |
| 28 | Tony is er Professor of Economics at Cambridge and is a world renowned luminary in economic circles and er he 's , he 's here for the next week as a special professor and er is giving a number of lectures er most of which are open to , to all , to all students and he is a very famous economist , very clever chap you know if you can get to see him I , I 'd reco I 'd recommend it erm presuma there may be a sort of programme of his visit stuck up on the student notice boards erm , if there is n't er he 's giving a , a lecture tomorrow two o'clock in B seventy four and that 's , that 's if , he is going to be talking to the M A students er taking Economic Development and Policy Analysis and his topic there is comparing income inequality and poverty in Europe erm so if you , you know , if you are free tomorrow at two it just might be interesting to go along to , feel free to go to B seventy four tomorrow at two o'clock . |
| 29 | ‘ How do you know he 's here for the whole summer ? ’ |
| 30 | Although SHe suffered a disquieting disappointment when Jahsaxa told hir Malamute would not be coming back ( not even a goodbye ! ) , it was probably for the best . |