Example sentences of "be [adj] for [det] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since the end of Athens ' archaic war with Eleusis it would have been absurd for any deme of Attica to think of rivalling Athens . |
| 2 | Lady Street had returned to what must have been normal for any morning at this time ; the delivery vans had gone , there was sporadic traffic in the one-way street , and people had no time to stand about gawping at the bookshop though they slowed their pace in passing and tried to look in without appearing to do so . |
| 3 | ‘ I lose count , ’ went on Robert , ‘ but I 've got the feeling we 're due for another bout of banging the forehead on the carpet . ’ |
| 4 | They 're great for each end of the spectrum ; for the full-blown solo or for clean rhythm . |
| 5 | They 're great for that sort of thing . |
| 6 | They 're suitable for any type of tank and new freshwater ( and marine ) designs are available soon . |
| 7 | Owen had been conscious for some time of growing movement in the courtyard below . |
| 8 | If a property is insufficiently furnished for full habitation , it may also have been unoccupied for some length of time . |
| 9 | We may not possess the same mind structure , the same subtle energy anatomy and function , but enough similarities are present for some sort of meaning to be conveyed . |
| 10 | Thugs like Watson are responsible for that reign of terror . |
| 11 | ‘ The Chipperfields are responsible for that side of the business . ’ |
| 12 | Here he is , h h he has the very unpleasant duty of explaining and justifying the drafting of this measure a a and I do hope it would be , it would be really rather an unexpected realisation of an ambition , but nevertheless one hopes eternal if my Noble Friend were to get up and say that as a result these few remarks that I have been tempted to make that some kind of effort is going to be made to tidy up as th th the processes whereby er such stuff appears , is allowed to appear on the pages of the Statute Book er er I do recall that when the Charities Bill was going through several committees , my Noble Friend was n't who who was d d dealing with the Bill in , on behalf of the Government was exceedingly helpful and I hope that he will show the same degree of goodwill today er and , and , and er h if he 's very clear and devote is very considerable energies to persuading those professional obs obfuscators who are responsible for this kind of garbage to do better in the future . |
| 13 | In practice , this mistake has been responsible for much confusion in the discussion of syntactic possibilities and their means of expression . |
| 14 | The newcomers , of course , have not been responsible for this loss of rural autonomy — indeed , they have been equally affected by the growing remoteness of decision-making . |
| 15 | the reduction of contracting disciplines , as measured by the relative size of the literature , and as has been evident for some time in religion and philosophy ; and |
| 16 | So far as education is concerned , it is known that the government has been concerned for some time about an alleged willingness on the part of some teachers to bring the question of homosexuality out into the open in a way that seeks to normalise it as a form of human relationship . |
| 17 | Most current work concentrates on child sexual abuse , and SSMH has been concerned for some time about the vulnerability of adults with learning disabilities . |
| 18 | The national park has been concerned for some time about the volume of heavy lorries using roads through the park . |
| 19 | She ought to be grateful for this lesson in investigative technique , Loretta thought as Tracey rang off . |
| 20 | We would be grateful for any advice on how to achieve this and would also be interested in hearing from other community groups . |
| 21 | The trainers would be grateful for any feedback about QT Days . |
| 22 | We would also be grateful for any feed-back on the educational materials we produce for supporting the curriculum , either through our volunteer or direct to Head Office . |
| 23 | I would be grateful for any information on previous or proposed studies in this area . |
| 24 | I AM doing research into the Victorian Temperance Movement in Liverpool and would be grateful for any information concerning characters , events , strategies , minutes , tracts , hand-bills , meeting places etc. , that your readers might be able to provide . |
| 25 | It can not be right for such information to be available , by a sidewind , for the court but the parties be prevented from presenting their arguments on such material . |
| 26 | ‘ The Government does not believe that it would be right for this case to be treated as a precedent . ’ |
| 27 | It would be undesirable for this process to be fully automated . |
| 28 | Even so , the design and making of satisfactory test-pieces calls for a modest degree of skill and experience as the best shape will be different for each kind of material . |
| 29 | If you go back to work before the end of 28 weeks and are then absent again , Statutory Sick Pay will be payable for each period of absence until your 28 weeks ' entitlement has been exhausted , provided you have not been back at work for more than 8 weeks . |
| 30 | At regular intervals , usually monthly , the contingency previously agreed to be appropriate for that stage of the work should be added to the current estimate to produce the current forecast of the final cost . |