Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] be [adj] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In general the gap between lip-reading with fingerspelling , and lip-reading alone is greatest for comprehension of larger units such as sentences , and least for single words . |
| 2 | Interestingly , both patients reported on were homozygous for methionine at codon 129 . |
| 3 | It has thus been customary for dung and bedding to be rotted for up to a year in a midden ( or field heap ) before spreading on the land . |
| 4 | It seems therefore that implanted metal despite a potential to induce fibrosis or inflammation , has not been responsible for malignancy . |
| 5 | Is it not also a fact that , because industries in the north and north-west and other such places have increasingly been taken over by industries based in the south , the north has always been last for investment and first for cuts ? |
| 6 | From time to time I have had vivid dreams in which the Majestic has again been open for business , the glass cases full of photographs , lit up , with posters advertising wonderful movies covering the outside walls . |
| 7 | With ewe hoggs now being eligible for subsidy , it 's important to get everything you can from the system . |
| 8 | Their reasons for doing so are obviously partially speculative and partially a result of ewe hoggs now being eligible for subsidy . ’ |
| 9 | In the next house , Miss Goulding seemed to toil from morning to night at top speed to ensure that the laundry she worked on was ready for delivery by Fred Cotton . |
| 10 | The women I spoke to were almost always subsidiary wage earners ; the money they brought in was essential for survival but was not the main wage of the family and their jobs were often far more unpleasant than their husband 's . |
| 11 | Her only admonition was , ‘ Do n't be late for supper . ’ |
| 12 | This signalled the arrival of the half of the school that had NOT been early for assembly , who tried to enter the sports hall at the same time as the half that had just been thrown out tried to exit . |
| 13 | Observers from the US National Democratic Institute said that there had been " serious problems " , that voter registration was incomplete , that registers had not been open for inspection , and that Biya had been allocated 142 minutes of coverage on the state-owned television service between Oct. 7 and polling day , while the six opposition candidates shared only 12 minutes . |
| 14 | It had n't been difficult for Bill to accede to his wife 's nagging to give the girl a break . |
| 15 | the fact whether , one side is full , the spool you 're going to wind on is right for recording . |
| 16 | apple and raspberry , apple and rhubarb , no I think we 'll have apple and raspberry , well that 's one less dessert I 've got to make right were alright for coffee we 're alright for tea , |
| 17 | All young people falling into that category but over the age of 18 who have not been available for YT because of disability , ill health , pregnancy , a custodial sentence , remand or language difficulty are entitled to an offer of a suitable YT programme and to receive such training . |