Example sentences of "be [pron] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | ‘ They are yours for the asking , Hugh . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Come and fish me , the carp are yours for the taking . ’ |
| 3 | How dare you lay claim to me , as if I am yours for the taking ? ’ |
| 4 | It 's totally street legal , sounds as good as any cable and it could be yours for the price of a phone call . |
| 5 | Well when you go to your bed that 'll be you for the night , there 'll be no getting back up again . |
| 6 | All you could do deep down was to pray it would n't be you for the chop . |
| 7 | Ash is produced when the coal is burnt and has proved to be something for the salvation for many plants and animals the ash is so fine that it has to be turned into a slurry and put into the to settle out these can be up to eight years during which time it becomes none the less but an artificial mud flat quickly colonized by weeds , pioneers crucial to the complex way of life in our natural world But for bird-watchers it is the bird that attracted to these artificial mud flats that are the most exciting development within the boundaries of these power station nature reserves . |
| 8 | Erm obviously other forms of power er the , the , the water barrage in the Severn erm Estuary and the wind power is , is something but obviously er the thing with this atomic power situation , it 's got to be something for the future . |
| 9 | Then I thought that she lived in the cottage — Maria looked after her , perhaps ; or perhaps this room that was to be mine for the week-end was normally hers . |
| 10 | And that seemed to be it for the night . |
| 11 | Well you can just wait , you want you can go in mine , erm do we could do with and that would be it for the interview |
| 12 | By the time she reached the front door the house , she knew , had to be hers for the summer . |
| 13 | And the people that lived there there was were there for the season , but they would help with the harvest , so they go dyking and fencing and er r r and at the time of the shooting season they would be employed with poling man and dog man or something like that of long ago . |
| 14 | You were mine for the taking … ’ |
| 15 | Self-preservation , replies Kate the British Committee librarian feebly , I ca n't afford a breakdown , this is me for the moment , there 's nothing I can do about it . |
| 16 | It says , the quiz will contain some sixty questions covering general knowledge and not just railway so so that there is , not very good grammar , so that there is nothing for the family to be afraid of . |
| 17 | The term substantial steps is used because prior to that stage it is generally assumed that there is nothing for the offeror to disclose publicly . |
| 18 | Really if we , if we 're not on top of these things , then what we 're saying is that Jehovah is like saying to a high squad who lays out a beautiful meal for us and saying well there you are , it 's yours for the taking and you saying well I do n't feel like that today I 'll just have some chips down the road . |
| 19 | ‘ And of course the house is yours for the duration , my love . |
| 20 | There 's none for the tea urns or the washing up or … ’ her voice dropped dramatically . |
| 21 | But if the asserted proposition is about Ruritania , then surely it must be false , for in that case the subject term has a reference , i.e. there is something for the proposition to be true about If , on the other hand , the proposition is true , then by the same token it can not be about Ruritania , for Ruritania does not exist ; it is fiction . |
| 22 | Is it really self-evident that the manufacture of napalm to be used in war is something for the benefit of the public ? |
| 23 | Of course this is something for the future , the whole concept of hydrogen economy is well developed . |
| 24 | The question whether a customer knowing of the facts would have taken part in the fraud is one for the jury . |
| 25 | There is one for the work force and something called ’ Green Watch ’ on which I have had correspondence with the county director and which costs about £60,000 a year . |
| 26 | It really is one for the book . " |
| 27 | If at the time the contract is made , the goods are ascertained ( i.e. identified and agreed upon ) , then the contract is one for the sale of specific goods . |
| 28 | Oh yes , that 's one for the wall ! ’ ) |
| 29 | So it 's one for the door if ye prefer it . ’ |
| 30 | There 's one for the area . |