Example sentences of "be for a [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This in itself would hardly have been significant had it not been for a wider transformation of the adult male working class . |
| 2 | But er I mean er she , she was in a perfect position to do it , I mean she 'd been retired a long time , she was in good health and obviously an annuity would be perfect for her er where it would n't be for a younger person , so I mean life annuities not got . |
| 3 | This leaves unit holders with vague promises of release from investments they have already been locked into for over a month — and may well be for a further two months or more . |
| 4 | This leaves unit holders with vague promises of release from investments they have already been locked into for over a month — and may well be for a further two months or more . |
| 5 | One of their main demands is for a greater say in policy-making and legislation governing Northern Ireland . |
| 6 | therefore the invoice is for a larger sum than expected , which may be due to an increase in contract price on the anniversary of its letting to compensate for price inflation . |
| 7 | The additional cover required is for a further £500,000 in respect of each and every claim or a further £2 million on an aggregate basis . |
| 8 | The search was for a better glue , not a worse one . |
| 9 | His aim was for a deeper realism than that of the illustrators and photographers who called themselves Realists . |