Example sentences of "be [pron] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I have always been one for good manners , I like people to say please and thank you , ’ says Marjorie Gedge . |
| 2 | She 's never been one for unnecessary nonconformity and there 's the Italian family to think of , but there 's more to it . |
| 3 | And Nan , the baby of the family , eighteen years old and about to start at university today , Nan had not been one for inviting friends home either . |
| 4 | I 've never been one for loud bangs . ’ |
| 5 | And so that he might ensure that our island would be his for all time , he instructed his hordes to slaughter all the children on Møn . |
| 6 | Once the settlor has put the property into the settlement the general rule is that it will cease to be his for all tax purposes . |
| 7 | Most of the popular model railway scales are represented , so there should be something for all enthusiasts . |
| 8 | It will undoubtedly be one for public debate , and rightly so . |
| 9 | When she touches me , I shall be hers for all time , and when she touches me , I shall be so hungry for her , that I may hurt her . |
| 10 | So desperate were we for hard news on our fellow hostages , and indeed for ourselves , that Brian and I found this very trying . |
| 11 | It is nothing for 50 trucks of Canadian pea-fed bacon to arrive in one day , or as many as 2,000 barrels of apples . |
| 12 | ‘ When you have chosen the book you want , bring it to me so I can make a note of it and it 's yours for two weeks . |
| 13 | Thank you sir , it 's yours for ninety pounds . |
| 14 | Thank you sir , it 's yours for ninety pounds and that 's for number two one three thank you . |
| 15 | The afternoon is yours for further exploring , until a farewell dinner party during the evening . |
| 16 | A comment of interest , when subscriptions to pay for the bell were not forthcoming appears in the Church magazine : " This is a matter which the Non-conformist might reasonably be expected to support , a fine peal of bells is something for all inhabitants of Halling to be proud of , they are rung on many occasions , which have nothing to do with church services " . |
| 17 | Ideally it needs a brackish paludarium , which is something for another article . |
| 18 | There 's something for all tastes in our table |
| 19 | It 's something for other people to do , do you know what I mean ? |
| 20 | Well that 's it for that cupboard . |
| 21 | And that 's it for this evening so I 'll look forward to seeing you next week then , okay ? |
| 22 | That 's it for this week , until next week at the same time , good afternoon . |
| 23 | Well that 's it for this week . |
| 24 | So that 's it for this week , sorry we did n't have room for our promised body building item , I 've been told to work on my pecs before we get back to it and er it should n't take too long . |
| 25 | ‘ Well , that 's it for English Heritage . ’ |
| 26 | PTC : So that 's it for another year . |
| 27 | And that 's it for another year on Central News . |
| 28 | And sadly that 's it for another day , but we could n't go without dropping a few titbits about tomorrow 's show . |
| 29 | Well , that 's it for another month . |
| 30 | Well that 's it for another week , and what a short week it was ! |