Example sentences of "[vb base] [pers pn] be [adj] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are games in our region and as you rightly say they 're great for us but er I would n't say that they 're Derbies I mean the Derbies are are Birmingham West Brom and West Brom |
| 2 | Staff in the regions affected say they 're worried for their futures . |
| 3 | I expect it 's hard for them to find their feet on these shifting sands . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ That you wear it is sufficient for my purpose . |
| 5 | I know you 're good for him . |
| 6 | As long as you know you 're responsible for it and as long as Elizabeth knows that she 's gon na do it , that 's not a problem . |
| 7 | Unsurprisingly , he 's reluctant to discuss their relationship — after all , since DEF II falls under her authority , most people assume she is responsible for his career . |
| 8 | YOU KNOW THEY 'RE BAD FOR YOU , BUT … |
| 9 | In spite of himself Joe was impressed by the earnestness in Chris 's voice and said less forcefully , ‘ I know it 's easy for me to talk , I 've never been in this situation , but what 's going to happen ? |
| 10 | Most people want to like art — they know it 's good for you , or at any rate looks good on you — but face to face with a great painting they feel like gate-crashers at a Mayfair reception . |
| 11 | Oh gosh , that 's good for you , you know it 's good for your co-ordination . |
| 12 | ‘ Look , Maud , ’ pleaded Mildred , ‘ I know it 's hard for you to believe me , but that frog in the pond really is a magician and he can only be changed back by another magician . |
| 13 | ‘ Serve the Captain first — and do n't give me any , you know it 's bad for me , not more than a taste , one slice — that 's enough ! |
| 14 | I know it 's bad for you , but what is n't these days ? ’ |
| 15 | Time Out publisher Tony Elliott , who is chairman of the TV Listings Campaign lobby group , says : ‘ We ended with a decision which was very favourable to us — about £1,000 a year for Time Out — and we know it 's unrealistic for us to complain , although a large number of publishers believe this information should be completely free . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I know it 's difficult for you , living in a world of make-believe as you obviously do . |
| 17 | But — oh , Ellie , there was such a to-do last time , Phena carrying on as though she were the only person in the world who had been lied to , and I know it was hard for her , and Feargal would have given her all this without a blink , but she wanted to play the martyr , and now makes him pay for it in oh , so many little ways . ’ |
| 18 | Remember it is illegal for anyone to use a metal detector on a scheduled ancient monument unless permission has been obtained from the Secretary of State for the Environment . |
| 19 | He said : ‘ I feel I am ready for it although it has only come along because Stuart is injured . |
| 20 | Then you could edit them for her , if you feel you are willing for her to use them … . |
| 21 | ‘ This is going to be more difficult than the first match , but I feel we 're ready for it . ’ |
| 22 | But usually I decide it 's OK for them , but not for me — I could n't bear it , I 'd feel fat . |
| 23 | ‘ I suppose it 's different for her , but she does n't very often leave Blue Ash Farm and it 's way out in the wilds . |
| 24 | ‘ I suppose it 's difficult for you to stop acting . |
| 25 | I suppose it was good for us , but we did n't think so at the time . |
| 26 | I hesitate to use adjectives as to what they would be like if they did n't spend at that level , but we believe it is possible for them to do so and there is something wrong with their spending levels if they do n't do it . |
| 27 | No one comes up to me to ask what I want , so I reckon it 's OK for me to be there . |
| 28 | If you feel it is inappropriate for your client would you please advise me . |
| 29 | If you feel it is inappropriate for your client would you please advise me . |
| 30 | By the time you bring them back , Lieutenant , I trust they are recognizable for what they are . ’ |