Example sentences of "[be] [pron] for a " in BNC.

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1 In Latvia voters were asked : " Are you for a democratic and independent Latvian republic ? "
2 There has n't been one for a long time and that 's all I can say .
3 You 've always been one for a quiet life , have n't you ? ’
4 ‘ I 've never been one for a sweet wine Never . ’
5 A Jaguar of the same vintage is down to just £7,000 , and an H-registration Ford Scorpio 2.0i automatic which currently costs £18,000 could be yours for a mere £6,850. depreciation of more than £5,000 a year , or £100 per week .
6 The naming of a rose can be yours for a price .
7 and she can be you for a change , instead . ’
8 He was a guy who could be something for a brief period of time and then he vanished like the spirit he was impersonating .
9 One important caveat to the E. F. Loftus and Burns study is that the test of memory could be considered to be one for a peripheral detail .
10 The ‘ minimalist ’ manages to travel the world with everything packed into a small shoulder bag , and yet she always seems to have le vêtement juste — be it for a river-rafting trip , an ascent of an extinct volcano or an embassy garden party .
11 ‘ God , Nurse , ’ Ted exclaimed virtuously , ‘ There 's nothing for a hot-blooded sinner like me to do when he sees you coming , except close his eyes and pray for continence . ’
12 So there is nothing for a family to be afraid of .
13 well I said I would n't mind spending a week at aunty Mary 's me for a week
14 And they say that 's plenty for a healthy business .
15 ‘ There 's one for a Brigitte Schickert , née Krone , who was living in Dornhausen .
16 What continued role , if any , is there for a disabled workers ' quota ?
17 Is it for a refund or
18 Yeah , is it for a gauge ?
19 No life that though is it for a younger person ?
20 Is it for a charity ?
21 Is it for a nice , Brian-type P R interview , in which case you think , ‘ Oh good , that probably means about ten minutes ?
22 and there 's , there 's nowt for a meal when I come back .
23 there 's nowt for a meal , you 've still got to go to Coplands
24 and yet he comes back and there 's nowt for a meal , and there 's hardly any change !
25 He made it sound like we 've been our for a , you know , a romantic candle lit dinner and , you know , and we 'd just been down to his study for God 's sake !
26 And then Lisabeth came to see what the noise was and he must have thought she was you for a minute — we had the curtains drawn , you see .
27 And anyway , what was there for a girl like her ?
28 So troubled was he for a girl who , after all , was of age , high-spirited and clever , that after she had gone , and Matey had answered reflectively when he had asked her if she knew where McAllister was going , ‘ I do n't know .
29 Whose turn was it for a facilities trip ?
30 Was it for a charity ?
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