Example sentences of "[be] a [adj] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 're a great idea for stocking fillers . |
| 2 | They 're a great base for those who want to take full advantage of the lively nightlife of Playa de las Americas and also be able to relax in the calmness of the grounds . |
| 3 | You 're a prime candidate for the laid-back Caribbean lifestyle . ’ |
| 4 | You 're a decent fellow for a Bolshie bastard . ’ |
| 5 | She said unless it , like with , with that doll she 's bought Carla she said they 're a good thing for collectors for her . |
| 6 | You 're a terrible bugger for putting things things . |
| 7 | You use phrases like ‘ instead of ’ , ‘ for not ’ or ‘ without ’ , to praise your child for desisting from previous bad behaviour , thus : ‘ Thank you for sharing your toy instead of snatching it away ’ ; ‘ I think you 're a big boy for not whining when you could n't go out ’ ; ‘ you got ready for bed ? without a fuss ’ . |
| 8 | They 're a popular choice for patios . |
| 9 | They 're a happy choice for people by themselves . |
| 10 | You 're a silly ass for letting it happen . ’ |
| 11 | I enjoyed it and I think I am a better person for it . |
| 12 | Billy had been a close friend for over a year now and they had had some good times together . |
| 13 | I also made a documentary about the U-boat campaign which in two world wars had nearly brought us to our knees ; and I have always regretted that after the last war , when we sank so many of them in deep water , we did not keep one as a trophy and bring it up the Thames into the heart of London : it would have been a perennial attraction for every schoolboy in the country . |
| 14 | ‘ It has just been a long battle for us all . |
| 15 | It had been a long day for him already , and if he made it back before nine he was going to be lucky . |
| 16 | ‘ But it 's been a long day for Sam , so if you do n't mind I 'll send him home . |
| 17 | It must have been a long day for a boy of that age . |
| 18 | It had been a long day for our guests , as they had left La Loupe at 1Opm on the Friday evening , so it was home to bed for a good night 's sleep , ready for a full day exploring on the Sunday . |
| 19 | It has been a radical step for the Government to hand over large parts of the policies which , until now , have been centrally determined . |
| 20 | It could n't have been a worse morning for the Queen of England to visit us . |
| 21 | Initially there had been a substantial market for British films in the US , where demand remained for some time ahead of the production levels achieved by American filmmakers . |
| 22 | The ground plan of the great monastery of St Gallen , drawn on parchment in about 830 , has been a famous puzzle for medieval scholars since 1604 . |
| 23 | Why has housing never been a central issue for the women 's liberation movement in Britain , despite the crucial place that it occupies in all our lives ? |
| 24 | The ‘ aristocratic ’ character of landowning has been a central basis for social status and political power in Britain for centuries , and the divisions of interest between land and industry have been fundamental to the political development of the upper class . |
| 25 | Most four-day matches have not only been a better preparation for Test cricketers but have also produced generally more interesting cricket . |
| 26 | Nothing in Swannell 's direction of his play persuades you that this would not have been a better home for Marrakech . |
| 27 | There has never been a better time for supporting the white rose |
| 28 | Romeo and Juliet I mean it could n't of been a better thing for school children |
| 29 | The owl had been cold and slow and had been a poor meal for the wolf . |
| 30 | The visit should have been a great success for both the tall and the short mavericks of the respective alliances . |