Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] be [adj] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Horne was president of the Royal Society of Edinburgh ( 1915–19 ) and played an active part in many other Scottish scientific societies , where he was renowned for his excellent lectures . |
| 2 | The Boro boss added : ‘ Forwards are at the sharp end , especially away from home , where it is harder for them . |
| 3 | Where it 's easier for you to walk . |
| 4 | if the driver is prevented from proceeding by circumstances beyond his control or it is necessary for him to stop in order to avoid an accident- or |
| 5 | However , if the department or faculty you are interested in is not listed , or it is impossible for you to come on the given dates , then we will do our best to arrange an individual visit for you provided you give us plenty of advance notice . |
| 6 | Second , even where this is the case , no warranty is implied if the circumstances show that the buyer does not rely , or it is unreasonable for him to rely , on the skill or judgment of the seller in deciding whether or not the goods are in fact suitable for that purpose . |
| 7 | The Marshal could not stop her , and , although I was afraid for her , I was excited at the thought of seeing her again . |
| 8 | Revulsion at the thought that I am responsible for it . |
| 9 | But just in case , I am not about to tempt the Grim Reaper by announcing that I am ready for him . |
| 10 | ‘ Miss Tildy , ’ he said , ‘ I want to say that I 'm sorry for what I did to you a few days ago . |
| 11 | Now , thirty years later , I feel a great regret for the father of my first four years , who took me out , and who probably loved me , irresponsibly ( " it 's all right for him ; he does n't have to look after you " ) , and I wish I could tell him now , even though he was , in my sister 's words , a sod , that I 'm sorry for my years of rejection and dislike . |
| 12 | Not , ’ he added swiftly at her frown , ‘ that I 'm anxious for my own company , I assure you . ’ |
| 13 | You said yourself that I 'm good for you . ’ |
| 14 | But it would be a big change , and I do n't know that I 'm ready for it yet . |
| 15 | ‘ He is not too happy either that I was ready for him when he cracked the whip . |
| 16 | Although she was grateful for his tenderness , later on , in bed , she was also grateful that it was too early to resume sexual relations . |
| 17 | She never did what her mother asked of her although she was good for her father . |
| 18 | That she is concerned for him and wishes to assure herself as to his welfare is understandable , but that look of shining radiance is a trifle puzzling . |
| 19 | And while some parents complain to the head teacher about their children becoming involved with the RUC , at least one headmistress was reported as being committed to the community relations programme , telling parents that she was responsible for their education and that they could move their child if they objected to the way this was done ( FN 10/2/87 , p. 7 ) . |
| 20 | business contacts that you 're happy for us to approach . |
| 21 | Then , almost angrily , she asked him , ‘ Why should I believe that you were afraid for me ? |
| 22 | ‘ Although we are grateful for your kind offer . ’ |
| 23 | As adult Christians we believe that we are dependent for everything upon God — so if the priest in some sense ‘ represents ’ God for us , then he tends to bring out feelings of dependence . |
| 24 | They were true for this woman , but more important than that they 're true for you and they 're true for me today . |
| 25 | While the evidence he cites shows that Y-cells may be capable of sustaining some form of pattern vision it does not show that they are responsible for it in the normal brain . |
| 26 | It is not repentance ; it is simply that they are scared for their skins and wish to save parliamentary seats in the general election . |
| 27 | Look no further than the row of foundations — most of them have been used for about a week , which is as long as it takes to realise that they are wrong for your skin . |
| 28 | It was Fred Wilton who devised the theory that if carp were offered HNV baits over a long enough period , i.e. through extensive pre-baiting , they would eventually recognise that they were good for them , and seek out these baits in preference to low protein types such as bread , worms , potatoes or , indeed , even natural food . |
| 29 | A man who grew 1,659 cannabis plants said he was a ‘ heavy smoker ’ and claimed that they were all for his own use . |
| 30 | Historically records have usually been preserved because organisations thought that they were important for their own work , and departing from this principle might well create more problems than it would solve . |