Example sentences of "[adj] [vb mod] [adv] be [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Combined with the rather weak correlation between inflammation and bleeding ( r : 0.60 ) , this suggests that while most of the neutrophils are seeking a mucosal signal , some may also be destined for the lumen in NSAID induced enteropathy . |
| 2 | Many widows like to stay in the home of a family member for a few days or weeks afterwards , but if she is going to return to her own home at some time , this should not be delayed for too long . |
| 3 | This should not be taken for ‘ yet another diet book ’ ; if anything it is the opposite . |
| 4 | It is difficult to provide any comparable data over the last thirty years and though the general impression is one of slight reduction in socio-economic inequalities in GP consultation , this should not be taken for granted . |
| 5 | The degree of similarity between the brain of one species and that of another should not be taken for granted . |
| 6 | Age specific mortality was used throughout the study taking into account increasing age , but in Asians unlike Europeans this could not be adjusted for changing mortality rates from year to year as these data were unavailable . |
| 7 | But for N. lapillus , which does not grow as an adult ( p. 307 ) , this could only be used for immatures . |
| 8 | This 'd probably be used for a construction of some sort I would imagine . |
| 9 | Although these figures suggest some recent increase , as des Forges and Harber record only about 40 for the period 1950 to 1960 , this would easily be accounted for by the great increase in regular observations at the coast . |
| 10 | If the Policyholder has to pay ground rent in respect of his building , then this would also be covered for the period the building was uninhabitable . |
| 11 | However , the full effect of this will not be felt for four years since the government has provided resources to cushion the transfer from rates to the community charge . |
| 12 | This can not be taken for granted , however , and it is worth fending off inevitable disappointment by making enquiries before signing any contract of employment . |
| 13 | We should not , however , expect a question for the initial verb alone since this is only possible in English for verbs which describe something as being , in some as yet ill-defined sense , " done " to their objects : ( 69 ) what did Rafferty do to the cistern ? and this can not be claimed for the verbs preceding clausal adjectives any more than for a verb which precedes an explicit subordinate clause . |
| 14 | This can also be granted for machines purchased or leased . |
| 15 | Use of the Internet already involves the use of e-mail software for routing messages , so that this can also be used for internal communication . |
| 16 | This can partly be accounted for by the social milieu in which many of them are set , that stereotypically ‘ Cowardian ’ world of elegant hotel bedrooms where the cocktail shaker is always within reach . |
| 17 | They can be turned into money on demand in most cases ; even where notice might originally have been specified this can usually be waived for a small interest penalty . |
| 18 | Results of surveys taken in recent years in AIB have indicated that staff morale is low — as it is in all banks — and this can certainly be said for those in Britain where members have had to endure in the past five years a two year period of unreal thinking , the additional pressures brought on by the recession , the pressures brought on by short staffing and on top of all that the lack of recognition in monetary terms for their efforts in ‘ keeping the ship afloat ’ . |
| 19 | This can then be used for everything from lighting to running electrical appliances . |
| 20 | This can hardly be said for composers such as Webern , whose fifty-odd songs have accompaniments which are almost undistinguishable one from another and are certainly unmemorable . |
| 21 | Some mistakes were due to genuine misunderstanding or fatigue ; others I am afraid can only be accounted for by criminal stupidity or irresponsibility . |
| 22 | Officials suspect the remote and narrow nine-mile long peninsular may also be used for smuggling , including drugs . |
| 23 | Eversley has stressed that too much should not be claimed for such a class . |
| 24 | Mr Van de Velde stresses than any player not fit enough to play in the first round of the Premiership on April 26 will not be considered for the final . |
| 25 | During elections , Number 10 can not be used for party political purposes . |
| 26 | The former study compared carefully matched samples of British , French , and German factories , and having held as constant as possible factors such as size of enterprise , technology , and the firm 's environment , discovered substantial differences in the way work was organised in the three countries , concluding that these could best be accounted for by features of each nation 's culture , and in particular its educational and occupational structures . |
| 27 | In addition , he pointed out that the price/performance ratio has changed by a factor of 6,000 in the past few years : ‘ If the car industry had had the same change that the computer industry has experienced since 1960 , a car that cost $10,000 in 1960 would now be sold for $1 , ’ he said . |
| 28 | Such differing criteria as these will presumably be used for the purpose of assessing the course-work component of the examinations as well as the final papers . |
| 29 | As Box reminds us , and as we discussed in Chapter Five , the arrest rate is higher for young blacks ( Stevens and Willis 1979 ) and these can not be accounted for entirely by differences in criminal activity . |
| 30 | But Tony Murrell , managing director of financial advisers Fraser Marr said : ‘ In most circumstances we would not recommend the use of educational trusts because these can only be used for school fees — nothing else . |