Example sentences of "[pron] be [adv] for [art] " in BNC.
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1 | I say I been out for a walk because I ca n't sleep . |
2 | I took courage , stopped , looked my questioner straight in the eye and said , ‘ I come from Fontanellato by tram and I am here for the same reason as you are . |
3 | " I am here for the by-election , Mrs Adeane . |
4 | I am here for the truth ! ’ |
5 | What is the best way to protect my plumbing system while I am away for a few days in cold weather ? |
6 | Personally I am all for the guilty being run to ground . |
7 | I 'm here for a case that 's being heard in the Appeal Court … ’ |
8 | I 'm here for a while , working . |
9 | No , I 'm here for a late convalescence . |
10 | You said you 'd be in London for several weeks and I 'm here for a month . ’ |
11 | Right , Doctor I 'm here for a er prescription for Endoril L A |
12 | ‘ I 'm here for a funeral . |
13 | It 's I 'm here for a minute please |
14 | ‘ I 'm here for the light , not the cheap alcohol . ’ |
15 | ‘ I 'm here for the Druggists ’ Meeting , ’ I said . |
16 | I 'm here for the reasons that they 've gone back there , I guess . |
17 | ‘ I 'm here for the Expo and to promote my hotels ; and you ? ’ |
18 | Hope this peels of without chaffing the sleeve , because I 'm up for the record itself . |
19 | I , I 'm not for a minute suggesting that er th that for the small projects that we do that . |
20 | Now I 'm not for a mom , I 'm not for a moment suggesting that it 's something that would be picked up on a regular basis , but I think it does mean , as you rightly say , that er , if , if , if such a procedure does arise then I 'm conscious that I 'm in a one off situation , I know there 's at least one of our colleagues on our benches who has this on , with children on a more regular basis . |
21 | Now I 'm not for a mom , I 'm not for a moment suggesting that it 's something that would be picked up on a regular basis , but I think it does mean , as you rightly say , that er , if , if , if such a procedure does arise then I 'm conscious that I 'm in a one off situation , I know there 's at least one of our colleagues on our benches who has this on , with children on a more regular basis . |
22 | I 'm not for the workhouse , you know that , but I think they 'd all be better off in there . ’ |
23 | Please excuse me — I 'm off for a refill ’ , ‘ I 'm enjoying our chat , but I 've just seen someone whom I need to speak to urgently . ’ |
24 | I 'm off for a few days again so i 'll be a bit quiet . |
25 | Besides , what makes you think I 'm in for a long wait ? ’ |
26 | I know I 'm in for a long night . |
27 | Ed was just like a one off and I 'm not forward any more at all and , you know , everyone thinks I am you know and Pete thought right I 'm in for a good time here , you know , I can probably get her you know , and so Charlie would have to carry out his part . |
28 | That evening is I crouched at the back of the slit trench , swatting the mauses and listening to the sound of shells passing over and the rain dripping steadily in through the entrance to the trench , I stared at the pool of water getting larger and hoped that the rain would soon stop , if it does n't I 'm in for an uncomfortable night . |
29 | I suppose I 'm in for the mother of all court-martials . ’ |
30 | ‘ I 'm back for a couple of nights , ’ I said weakly . |