Example sentences of "be [pers pn] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My thoughts this evening are much centred on Bishop Harris as he prepares to lay down the ministry which has been his for the past 14 years . |
| 2 | ‘ Come and fish me , the carp are yours for the taking . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ They are yours for the asking , Hugh . ’ |
| 4 | How dare you lay claim to me , as if I am yours for the taking ? ’ |
| 5 | In Latvia voters were asked : " Are you for a democratic and independent Latvian republic ? " |
| 6 | And , her tone suddenly changing completely , ‘ Would it really hurt you so much to pretend to be me for an hour ? ’ she asked mournfully . |
| 7 | A Jaguar of the same vintage is down to just £7,000 , and an H-registration Ford Scorpio 2.0i automatic which currently costs £18,000 could be yours for a mere £6,850. depreciation of more than £5,000 a year , or £100 per week . |
| 8 | The naming of a rose can be yours for a price . |
| 9 | It 's totally street legal , sounds as good as any cable and it could be yours for the price of a phone call . |
| 10 | Upon arrival at Aberdeen Airport your COMPLIMENTARY CAR will be awaiting you … and will be yours for the entire weekend to use as you please . |
| 11 | When Saturday Comes is Britain 's leading alternative football magazine , and its next 12 humorous , nostalgic , yet incisive monthly issues can be yours for the almost insignificant fee of £11 ( including postage ) . |
| 12 | The nameplate Preston Guild which can be yours for the highest bid . |
| 13 | This bronze bust of Maxwell can be yours for an expected five hundred pounds . |
| 14 | and she can be you for a change , instead . ’ |
| 15 | All you could do deep down was to pray it would n't be you for the chop . |
| 16 | Well when you go to your bed that 'll be you for the night , there 'll be no getting back up again . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | The ‘ minimalist ’ manages to travel the world with everything packed into a small shoulder bag , and yet she always seems to have le vêtement juste — be it for a river-rafting trip , an ascent of an extinct volcano or an embassy garden party . |
| 19 | And that seemed to be it for the night . |
| 20 | 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 |
| 21 | I used to help with sticking the the er money onto the well this used to take about , you know , an hour all these kids did n't know what two pence was , did n't know what twenty pence was and ten pence and fifty pence and then we , they were in go about groups of seven and we get all this done then it would be assembly , then it 'll be games and then that 'll be it for the whole morning ! |
| 22 | By the time she reached the front door the house , she knew , had to be hers for the summer . |
| 23 | Where were you for the first eight ? |
| 24 | You were mine for the taking … ’ |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | well I said I would n't mind spending a week at aunty Mary 's me for a week |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | We will fly you both from Heathrow or Manchester to Aberdeen , where you will find a complimentary car waiting for you , and which is yours for the entire weekend . |
| 29 | ‘ And of course the house is yours for the duration , my love . |
| 30 | ‘ Over yon moor is a farm that 's mine for the taking . |