Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] be [verb] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In so far , therefore , as the deaf and dumb desire to be independent and to have some say in all matters which directly concern themselves , educationally , spiritually and socially , ample opportunity is provided for them in this their own Association . |
| 2 | A little later , Emily was looking through her accounts and came across a bill for French calf ; thoughtfully , she turned it over in her hands , Hari would need to buy the calf too and the usual practice was to pay for it at the end of the month . |
| 3 | Secondly , the hon. Gentleman asked for a change of policy that would ensure that , before people were discharged from long-stay hospitals , proper provision was made for them in the community . |
| 4 | As long as a strong argument or sound reasons are given for your opinions they will stand on their own . |
| 5 | A TEENAGE cyclist is fighting for his life in hospital after his bike was in collision with a car in Leicester . |
| 6 | An ambitious lecturer in an English Department is writing for his peer group , not for the general public . |
| 7 | I caught up with them about 3.30pm in Jackson Bridge where they were finishing a hymn , and possibly a silent prayer , before they marched back up the steep winding hill to Hepworth where a free tea was waiting for them in the school . |
| 8 | A TEENAGE girl was fighting for her life last night after being kidnapped , tortured and set on fire . |
| 9 | They went downstairs and the old lady was waiting for them in the hall . |
| 10 | The High Elves were fighting for their homeland and the Everqueen . |
| 11 | So Rachel at six years and Margaret at five years were left in England after our second furlough , and generous help was provided for them by the organiser of a preparatory school . |
| 12 | This season 's programme resumes on January 9 and already some of the biggest clubs in English rugby are fighting for their top-class lives . |
| 13 | The Scottish envoy was waiting for us , sitting on a fallen tree trunk , talking to one of his clerks who tactfully withdrew as we approached . |
| 14 | All too quickly , he was back in Fagin 's house , where his old friends were waiting for him . |
| 15 | The French government was praised for its stable and coherent economic policies since 1983 in the annual survey on that country of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD ) , published in April 1990 . |
| 16 | For his universally lauded efforts , successful or continuing , to help resolve diplomatically such issues as Namibia , Afghanistan , Iran-Iraq , Western Sahara , Central America , Kampuchea , Cyprus and the Middle East , Secretary-General Perez de Cuellar is deemed a ‘ classic bureaucrat ’ , while the peace-keeping forces are recalled for their funny names rather than for their receipt of the Nobel Peace Prize last year . |
| 17 | At the end of the tenth century , the highly organized English monarchy was fighting for its life against Scandinavian invaders . |
| 18 | The operation of the control room equipment requires a degree of skill and understanding and therefore some specialised training is needed for anyone who is expected to use even a very simple two-camera set-up . |
| 19 | People may not remember whatever detailed analysis was developed for them as schoolchildren , but certain models or ‘ general sketches ’ … do remain , and they inform everyday thinking closely , especially as they are exercised over and again by politicians and the media seeking to make public sense of current events . |
| 20 | The defendants did not appear before the judge on the hearing of the motion and no adequate explanation was given for their absence by the solicitor then acting for them . |
| 21 | A great many professionals are actively moving into microcomputer use as specialised software is written for what may be considered to be the more esoteric applications . |
| 22 | TWO British backpackers are fighting for their lives after a car smash in Australia . |
| 23 | A complimentary copy is enclosed for your information and use . |
| 24 | The Foreign Office is calling for them to be freed on bail.Richard Barnett reports : |
| 25 | During this period it is essential that all the staff 's normal duties are covered for them , nothing is more likely to prevent successful training than constant telephone interruptions and the need for the staff to get back to their normal work . |
| 26 | It also emphasizes the importance of readings in which fictional texts are recognized for what they are rather than being treated as truth claims or pronouncements about the world . |
| 27 | Cawarden 's entrepreneurial skills were used for his own benefit as well as that of the monarch . |
| 28 | Sabine Grzimek is known for her exciting treatment of surfaces . |
| 29 | Various local councillors and moral guardians were waiting for them at the venue , having read local press reports that the Fabs ' travelling show included a rather racy striptease revue . |
| 30 | Although nowadays a certain amount of mechanical testing is done for what might be called academic reasons , by far the most of it is done for strictly practical ends and in fact a thorough knowledge of the actual strength of its materials is , like drains and income tax , one of the things which no advanced civilization can do without . |