Example sentences of "[noun prp] [be] [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | STRUGGLING Second Division Mansfield are up for sale . |
| 2 | Francis , flanked by secretary Graham Mackrell , who was waving the fax above his head , said : ‘ I did n't even refer the offer to my chairman because I have a mandate that David is not for sale . |
| 3 | Stock Car racing in the United States is not for " bangers ' as in the United Kingdom , but is for high-powered production cars like Ford Thunderbirds and Chevrolet Monte Carlos . |
| 4 | Mollie 's nae for bedding . |
| 5 | If Gharr was there for any reason to do with me , I 'd have to wait and find out . |
| 6 | Like a , a good example the , the the ninety three one , the ninety two one rather this year was a good example because there was erm a titanic battle in Old Harlow where the leader of the council Richard was up for re- election . |
| 7 | There was no reply to the phone , but as we were going that way to spend the night at Sandspit , we called at the neighbours ’ and found that Pat was away for a few days . |
| 8 | He 'd always gone to the fields long before Edward was up for school , but today he was still wrapping his lunchtime bread and cheese in a cloth . |
| 9 | WEDDING CAKES AND CULTURAL HISTORY by Simon R. Charsley Routledge , £30 ; £9.99 THOSE of you who could not put down Rites of Marrying : the Wedding Industry in Scotland are in for a treat : now you can have your cake . |
| 10 | He said there was no reason to think the hotel industry would pick up the Scotch Corner Hotel and Croft Spa Hotel had gone into receivership and The Solberge and Kirkby Fleetham Hall were up for sale . |
| 11 | Ken and Maggie were in for a long run . |
| 12 | ‘ It was common knowledge that Blackburn were in for me , and there were also rumours about Arsenal . |
| 13 | ‘ I was training at Leeds yesterday morning and Mr Wilkinson came and said that Blackburn were in for me and I would have to go . |
| 14 | ‘ The NHS is not for sale ’ Virginia Bottomley talks to George Jones in her first interview since joining the Cabinet |
| 15 | ‘ The NHS is not for profit . |
| 16 | The Arts : The palazzo on the Strand is up for grabs Once the tax gatherers have been cast out , Kenneth Powell envisages a brilliant future for Somerset House |
| 17 | Although the area between the Colosseum and the Arch of Constantine is now for pedestrians only , one-third of the Colosseum is still exposed to heavy traffic , including large tourist buses . |
| 18 | But , come the morning , Ronni was in for a rude awakening . |
| 19 | He wondered what Pete was in for . |
| 20 | After lunch , Graham Lloyd reached 34 before falling to Parsona , but Wasim Akram hit only five and Mike Matkinson was out for a lively 16 . |
| 21 | If he succeeds in stirring up tabloid backing again with ‘ the people 's champion against the gin-and-tonic brigade ’ , the theme of 1984 , then Yorkshire are in for another incendiary winter . |
| 22 | PARISHIONERS and visitors to the Church of St John the Evangelist on Belfast 's Malone Road are in for a real treat next month . |
| 23 | It was July and still light , but most of the better-off inhabitants of this end of Sauchiehall Street were away for the summer . |
| 24 | I wondered suddenly how many of the household were listening , and as if he read my thoughts Toby said , " Mavis is out for the evening . " |
| 25 | Michael Bates Dr Kumar 's adversary in November is back for more and looking confident . |
| 26 | " I 'm going to tea with Mrs. Mott , " she added , and then glancing at Jenny , " Mr. Matthew 's away for the week-end , so do n't fret about seeing him . " |
| 27 | Greystones in Chester Road is home for 10 people with disabilities , and is also used by eight others for respite care throughout the year . |
| 28 | The size and range of the country 's sex business may mean that Thailand is in for the world 's fastest upswing in HIV infection . |
| 29 | Bryan is back for United |
| 30 | Bobo was in for a shock , however , for when he kicked open the door to Sam 's office , he discovered that the President had already taken the matter out of his hands , having blown his own brains out . |