Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] be [adv] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I hear there 's a barbecue so we 're off for a couple of tubes mate ! |
| 2 | By the time that Israel became part of the Roman empire , the idea was already widespread among the various religious sects that the ‘ End of the World ’ was at hand , although it was only for the Essenes of Qumran that this belief assumed a definite form ; that , whereas the First Judgement at the time of Noah had been destruction by water , the Last Judgement would be destruction by fire . |
| 3 | It 's usually 95 degrees and humid , so it 's not for the lighthearted . ’ |
| 4 | Obviously you should check with the receptionist or whoever is organizing the candidates that you are not going to miss your turn if you are out for a while . |
| 5 | If you 're up for a ‘ tart ’ part you must be prepared to present a flavour of the role as you see it . |
| 6 | ‘ If you 're away for a night … |
| 7 | If you 're there for a week , you could comfortably play the two groups we recommend for their value , hospitality and enjoy some agreeable accommodation . |
| 8 | ‘ It looks as if you 're in for a busy morning . |
| 9 | You were as cool as if you were out for a stroll , ’ Moran said . |
| 10 | Whenever we 're out together they wo n't go near a food shop , even if we 're out for the whole day . |
| 11 | ‘ Looks as if we 're in for a storm . ’ |
| 12 | He explained that were her speech a success , she would be paid well for comment and pictures provided they were exclusively for the use of the True Brit . |
| 13 | And if you hold a signing session — provided it is n't for a politician , a game-show host or some other nonentity — then the collectors will be out in force , perfectly happy to buy a new copy of Julian Barnes ' The Porcupine , though eager too to slip in their mint first of Metroland ( worth up to £80 ) or Flaubert 's Parrot ( £40 ) . |
| 14 | If it is not for the full amount of the debt , why is n't it ? |
| 15 | I would rather see people that are going to start work , even if it is only for a year , at the same time where they are working that year that somebody take an interest in what 's going to happen to them at the end of that year . |
| 16 | ‘ But understand , from my side , that I 'd like to see her once a fortnight , if it 's just for an hour , and that whatever holidays the other bairns have , she 's got to have the same . |
| 17 | Even if it 's only for a few days both you and your baby will benefit . |
| 18 | Always close and lock all doors and windows when you leave your caravan — even if it 's only for a few minutes . |
| 19 | To protect your bike , always lock it every time you leave it , even if it 's only for a few minutes . |
| 20 | Er making yourself feel good even if it 's only for a short time . |
| 21 | You must get away , even if it 's only for a couple of days . |
| 22 | ‘ Even if it 's only for a couple of hours , I have to go to bed . ’ |
| 23 | So I said if it 's only for a mile it 's going to be well less than a minute at eighty , presuming you were doing more than thereabouts and er that was it . |
| 24 | See even if it 's only for the three days |
| 25 | If it was n't for a bit of aggression , he would n't be where he is now . |
| 26 | ‘ If it was n't for the drink , I might n't have told you . |
| 27 | I 'm sure if it was n't for the explosions close at hand he would have dropped off to sleep . |
| 28 | Yea , drinking 's always got me into trouble in the past , I mean now I 've thought about it , I 've thought what a stupid idiot I 'd be , so you know if it was n't for the course , then I probably would have gone and done it again , you know , without a second thought . |
| 29 | My theory is that living in Lincolnshire most roads consist of hundred yard straights followed by a 90° bend to the right then another hundred yard straight and a 90° bend to the left — just to go round somebody 's field — in fact if it was n't for the drainage ditches you could travel in straight lines — assuming you have a Land Rover that is . |
| 30 | People would have lived happily if it was n't for the troubles instigated by the government and the Jewish Agency . ’ |