Example sentences of "[coord] [pers pn] [be] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is for a Mr erm , Ridgeway , and it 's for a two storey extension to an existing house . |
| 2 | ‘ I 've set my face towards it , and it 's for the best . |
| 3 | This is a decision by the Natural Environment Research Council and it is for the best scientific reasons . |
| 4 | ‘ what a mortgagee is entitled to is that which is covered by the words ‘ costs charges and expenses properly incurred , ’ and it is for the taxing masters to say what these are … if the parties desire to depart from such a rule , they must express themselves in plain and unequivocal language . |
| 5 | He was looking at a fine for parking too long on a meter at the Pier Head and it was for the staggering sum of £720 . |
| 6 | We do have a death penalty , but it 's for the vulnerable , the young , the old and disabled . |
| 7 | We were both sad , but it was for the best . |
| 8 | ‘ But it was for the best that it did n't survive , ’ Cynthia said quickly . |