Example sentences of "[ex0] [be] [adj] [noun] for [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All this is not meant as a massive , unqualified slight against the Caribbean family , for there are understandable reasons for its failure , amongst them fractured relationships and the prime necessities of having to feed , clothe and shelter their children . |
| 2 | And there are parallel teams for your film work headed by people like Ernst Wild . |
| 3 | There are various methods for its manufacture and it can be produced in various forms , chief of which are homopolymers [ propylene alone ] and copolymers with ethylene in which the ethylene constituent can be located either randomly in the polymer chain or in controlled blocks along it . |
| 4 | There are various explanations for his reluctance to do so . |
| 5 | Its role in oncology is currently under investigation in many centres throughout the world , but even today there are clear indications for its use in the central nervous and musculoskeletal systems . |
| 6 | To feel this we need to be sure that other people are making similar sacrifices or , if they are not , that there are acceptable grounds for their not doing so . |
| 7 | Protective powers Where people are vulnerable because of the extent of their mental infirmities , severe physical disability , or extreme age , there are statutory responsibilities for their personal care and their financial protection . |
| 8 | ‘ There were frequent calls for her services from all parts of the British Isles and she was the first to sing in Welsh on Dublin radio . ’ |
| 9 | There were good reasons for his decision , not least of which was the stability that the old man 's presence would bring to the Security forces . |
| 10 | There were other sources for our fantasies . |
| 11 | But there were other reasons for his apparent pop treason besides the financial benefits of a one-night stand in North London . |
| 12 | There were renewed calls for his resignation after he was accused of failing to live up to his brief as Minister of National Heritage . |
| 13 | There were valuable lessons for their teachers too . |
| 14 | There is good reason for its common name ; the bruised foliage , whose odour has mint-like associations , induces cats to roll all over the plant , eventually ruining it , but it is said that plants grown from seed will be safe until dying down , or withering for some reason . |
| 15 | ‘ We believe there is real demand for our product in the UK . |
| 16 | One of the advantages of an electronic instrument is that there is considerable flexibility for its positioning . |
| 17 | Since no reasons have been given by the decision-maker and no unfavourable inference can be drawn [ from ] this fact because there is obvious justification for his failure to do so , the presumption that he acted intra vires can only be displaced by evidence of facts which can not be reconciled with there having been reasonable cause for his belief that the documents might be required as evidence … |
| 18 | There is sufficient salt for our needs in food already , without adding more . |
| 19 | There was widespread support for his contention that both the Congress and the judiciary were corrupt and were obstructing the government 's economic structural adjustment programme . |
| 20 | The condition of miners ' housing was customarily poor in the early twentieth century , and there was considerable agitation for its improvement ( Bacon , 1986 ) . |