Example sentences of "[noun] be [adv] [adj] for a " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Social skills are relatively unimportant for a salesperson ? |
| 2 | Now some clubs are quite happy for an ad to be there and for the golf club name to be there . |
| 3 | You need to consider what activities are most suitable for a particular time of day . |
| 4 | Plans are reportedly afoot for a new soap called ‘ Ministry ’ . |
| 5 | Plans are now afoot for an important exhibition of Canaletto in England and another devoted to the more unexpected theme of dogs in art , enterprisingly planned to coincide with Crufts ' arrival at the NEC early next year . |
| 6 | Again , we are reminded too late that the risks associated with high short-term rewards are often unacceptable for a public company . |
| 7 | The fry are rather small for a mouthbrooder , but can take newly hatched brine shrimp . |
| 8 | Osteopaths and chiropractors believe that their methods are also therapeutic for a variety of disorders besides back pain . |
| 9 | Single horse floats are too claustrophobic for a horse , and there is no room for a companion . |
| 10 | These new compounds were often specific for a particular kind of leukaemia , and sometimes they were so effective that remissions appeared to be permanent . |
| 11 | Andrew Neil is very litigious for an editor ( ‘ Randy Andy Gets a Grandy ’ , you may remember , as The Sun put it in January ) , so although Pamella told me lots of … interesting things about him , I 'd better tread carefully . |
| 12 | If the lavatory is too low for an elderly person , a raised polypropylene toilet seat which fits over it , but is easy to remove and to wash , can be very useful , and a chromium-plated hand-grip fixed very securely to the wall at the side of the lavatory can also be helpful . |
| 13 | Being in practice is also important for a first flight in a new and unfamiliar type of aircraft . |
| 14 | According to the DoT 's own guidelines such a figure is too much for a dual carriageway . |
| 15 | The Salers is quite large for a mountain breed : mature bulls stand at 152cm and weigh 1,000–1,200kg , and cows 142cm and 650–800kg . |
| 16 | Savognia was exceptionally tall for an Italian and stood well above Ludovico . |
| 17 | The boat was too small for a long journey , and I did not want to die at sea . |
| 18 | If we decided through the first of these two methods , which begins with moral assessment of each individual 's record one by one , that each shareholder was indeed responsible for a share of the loss , then we might well report our conclusion in the language of personification . |
| 19 | But Rovers are still well-placed for a drive towards honours in the second half of the season . |
| 20 | The drills are too expensive for a smallholding , and even in the hands of a contractor , the technique ( including spraying ) is not cheaper than conventional tillage . |
| 21 | These promotions may sometimes have resulted from family connections securing the nomination from Cnut , or to local influence being so important for a bishop that there was a natural tendency to choose a local man . |
| 22 | It was ‘ ex-chief whip 's talk ’ , she said , as if the use of that kind of skill were too sullying for a delicately brought-up gal like her . |
| 23 | In this case the circumstances were peculiarly favourable for a forgery to be worthwhile . |
| 24 | The family who live there have always felt the castle 's gardens were just right for a musical performance . |
| 25 | Really just I mean a roller blind 's just too the window 's too wide for a roller blind . |
| 26 | Nevertheless , the plan is too wide for a tragedy-centred book even on Nietzsche 's terms , and , as such , it is certainly a piece of evidence in favour of his sister 's postulate of a full-scale book about Greece . |
| 27 | Directors justify holding regional competitions by saying Brazil is too big for a fully blown national championship . |
| 28 | Examination of the theories which purport to provide an answer to this question is nonetheless important for a number of reasons . |
| 29 | The test is equally valid for a set of restrictions . |
| 30 | The role of Treasurer over the years has grown from overseeing simple book-keeping to an extensive involvement and the contributions of Leslie Wise , A.J. Chapman , Albert ( Bert ) Ford and currently Jim Grey , have been valuable indeed and it is not surprising that Arthur Chapman felt the work was too demanding for an Honorary Treasurer , although what each does might vary depending on what bias the secretary brings to his post . |