Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [be] [verb] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the absence of any stated preference it will be assumed that the candidates will be willing to be considered for either appointment . |
| 2 | Such occasions will inevitably involve grief and the shedding of tears , but there is much to be said for that . |
| 3 | There is much to be said for such a theory . |
| 4 | There is much to be said for such increased participatory rights . |
| 5 | There is much to be said for this explanation . |
| 6 | Delighted to be taken for another ride in another car , the little boy chuckled . |
| 7 | I was glad to be given for this talk a problem question — animals and the environment . |
| 8 | Success was supposed to be reserved for those with silver spoons in their mouths . |
| 9 | There was a section at the top of Act Two where Joyce is supposed to be auditioning for some American producers . |
| 10 | ‘ It 's not supposed to be used for that , really , ’ he said apologetically . |
| 11 | Places reserved for the burial of cremated remains were not likely to be filled for many years — if ever . |
| 12 | Once major strategies have been set , they are likely to be held for some time . |
| 13 | Smith himself insisted that his other commitments did not interfere with his mathematics , as that demanded a concentration too great to be maintained for more than a few hours a day . |
| 14 | This condition is unlikely to be met for all the shares in an index , particularly those indices based on many shares , such as the S&P500 , the Value Line Arithmetic and the NYSE Composite . |
| 15 | Polar plants must be capable of being frozen for several months each year , and to undergo repeated freeze-thaw cycles throughout the growing season , even at the height of summer . |
| 16 | The design we are going to talk about is a DIY design in that , apart from a 555 timer and 4001 NOR gate chip , discretes are used to carry out the various circuit operations and the system is capable of being modified for those who like a starting point and then like to experiment . |
| 17 | Some parents even said they had been aware of being watched for some considerable time . |
| 18 | ( a ) If during a break you are not allowed to leave your station and may be called on to perform some duties , you are entitled to be paid for that break . |
| 19 | The Committee was warned , however , that while under the terms of the Public Health Act of 1925 reasonable subscriptions by a local authority to a voluntary hospital or institution were permitted ; their expenditure was not to exceed the equivalent of the penny-in-the-pound ( 0.4° ) rate on the property liable to be rated for such expenditure . |