Example sentences of "to [be] [pron] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By the time she reached the front door the house , she knew , had to be hers for the summer . |
| 2 | Erm obviously other forms of power er the , the , the water barrage in the Severn erm Estuary and the wind power is , is something but obviously er the thing with this atomic power situation , it 's got to be something for the future . |
| 3 | Ash is produced when the coal is burnt and has proved to be something for the salvation for many plants and animals the ash is so fine that it has to be turned into a slurry and put into the to settle out these can be up to eight years during which time it becomes none the less but an artificial mud flat quickly colonized by weeds , pioneers crucial to the complex way of life in our natural world But for bird-watchers it is the bird that attracted to these artificial mud flats that are the most exciting development within the boundaries of these power station nature reserves . |
| 4 | Then I thought that she lived in the cottage — Maria looked after her , perhaps ; or perhaps this room that was to be mine for the week-end was normally hers . |
| 5 | And that seemed to be it for the night . |