Example sentences of "[be] [adv] [prep] [pron] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | But when we moved in here , because I 'd been away from him for five months and I 'd learned to cope for myself , I started standing up for myself and he did n't like it . |
| 2 | She said she sometimes longed to go out , to a disco or an amusement arcade and be with other girls , but her uncle was strict and did n't like her going to those places , and although she was sometimes lonely she could n't stand the thought of going back to that school , especially now she had been away from it for so long because anyway her friends would n't be there any more and she would be treated like a little girl and the things they had to do would seem more stupid than ever because in her uncle s house she was treated like a grown-up , which she was anyway , and she ran the house . |
| 3 | I typed on to the telex : ‘ Darling John , It seems unbelievable that you have been away from us for so long . |
| 4 | ‘ There 's been a reversal to bands saying , ‘ We 're just in it for the music ’ , and we 're not like that at all . |
| 5 | But there does n't seem to be much in it for the peoples themselves . |
| 6 | I 'm only in it for the fund-raising ! |
| 7 | ‘ Well , Kate , I 'll be here for you for as long as you want me . |
| 8 | The wait would be well worth it for such a blind release ; and in this motley crowd , drawn from a dozen hamlets outside in addition to the town , her companion was nameless and faceless as a hunted man could wish to be . |
| 9 | It would be quite worth it for the expression on his face . |
| 10 | These can be obtained free from Marketing and Resources and are well worth it for the ideas and information contained in it . |
| 11 | We were never without one for even when your friends were unavailable , it was still possible to have splendid games just bouncing the ball against a wall and catching it , something that gave hours of pleasure and , what was more important , trained the eye . |
| 12 | I think they are a waste of money because the baby 's only in one for a couple of months . |
| 13 | Kim 's only in it for the money . |
| 14 | she 's obviously in it for the bet . |
| 15 | ‘ All the best colleges offer first class tuition , but we also allocate a personal tutor to each student , even one who is only with us for three months . |
| 16 | Tomato deal in the riper side of UK House , of which the more familiar name of Pascal 's Bongo Massive will be the stormtrooper with most , and this release is really worth it for the AA facet , where ‘ Carried Away ’ is a slow shuffling number that could equally serve as more of a chilled refreshment . |
| 17 | It 's tuesday and so Dr Kathleen Long 's here with us for an open surgery . |
| 18 | You may be with us unwillingly , but you are certainly with us for the time being . ’ |
| 19 | It rocks you backwards and forwards and is supposed to stimulate the endorphins in your brain , helping to boost thinking power It did n't — but then I was only on it for about 10 minutes before I started feeling sick . |
| 20 | I was only in it for a lark . ’ |
| 21 | They decided that he was only in it for himself and was not the sort of person the comrades wanted to have with them , and definitely not part of the consensus . |
| 22 | ‘ I agree , but then he was only in it for the money . |
| 23 | It was just for their for their own use . |