Example sentences of "be [art] [noun sg] and [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Is it because you are expected to express good wishes or thanks , or because you are old and wise and expected to give advice , or because you are an extrovert and known for being humorous , because you are closely related to the other members of the family , or because you are a friend who has known the bride and groom for many years ? |
| 2 | The fact that Sir William Keith and a handful of others had surreptitiously managed to enter the town could by no means be claimed to be a relief and succour for the besieged . |
| 3 | There must be a time and place for everything . |
| 4 | A friend said : ‘ Instead of being a trouper and covering for Liz , Raquel announced : ‘ Let's face it , Elizabeth had to go to the toilet . ’ |
| 5 | The more lethargic , weak and ill the infant , the greater is the urgency and need for expert advice . |
| 6 | Let us recognise that there is a figure and settle for that . |
| 7 | Things get harder the further you reach , and as you 're working against the clock there 's no sitting and thinking for too long . |
| 8 | What was the mischief and defect for which the common law did not provide ? |
| 9 | If things went wrong , she would be blamed , and her career as a detective — the career she had fought for so tenaciously , against the depredations of her husband , against male prejudice , against policemen who drove up back alleys on patrol when she was a constable and groped for a kiss — that career might crumble to dust . |
| 10 | She was a girl and suffered for it . |