Example sentences of "and [pers pn] be [adj] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As far as Kuwait is concerned we 'd like to see our country free again and this gives us the type of hope we have been wanting for the past six months , and I am sure for the people inside Kuwait — because I was there for about three weeks prior to the after the invasion I was there and I had to escape that country . |
| 2 | ‘ I am proud to die for my ideals ; and I am sorry for the sons of Britain who have died without knowing why . ’ |
| 3 | Arne comes in from next door first thing and last thing and fills the hob for me , and I 'm grateful for the extra comfort . ’ |
| 4 | Now I think what erm and my feelings on this er are very much er similar to Mr Donson 's and I 'm grateful for the calculation he has done for us all . |
| 5 | all the consultation that also talks about in this paper is met with the two centres , the management committee of Highfields youth and commune centre and also the users of the Moat Centre and I think in light of everything that 's gone on I think it 's substantially a success to stand here and say that we have at least achieved some result and I I formally would welcome the Libs supporting this this afternoon and I 'm grateful for the turn that the Libs have made and in light of er what er Mr the involvement Mr has put in . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm not saying I did n't lift my arm and I 'm sorry for the embarrassment it has brought on the club and our supporters . |
| 7 | And I 'm sorry for the way she treated you . ’ |
| 8 | Several who declined this gesture now regret it , and I 'm thankful for the sandy ground which provides the perfect means literally to kick over the traces . |
| 9 | I was in sole charge of the bank , and I was responsible for the safe and its contents because the Manager had gone to Parma that day . |
| 10 | Doctors say Jonathan will have a normal life-span and she is worried for the future and what will happen to him after her death . |
| 11 | She had to get her before she went through the gates and she was thankful for the bright moonlight . |
| 12 | The phone rang , and she was grateful for the intrusion , leaving Michael deep in conversation with his travel-operator friend from New York who was organizing a big conference reservation . |
| 13 | The day was extremely hot with no breeze , and she was grateful for the air-conditioning . |
| 14 | He held her closely , not talking , and she was grateful for the silence so that she could just be . |
| 15 | Acting chairman Dr James Smith said : ‘ He is an extremely busy man and we are grateful for the time and effort he gave . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ But I do think the checking of permits has also had an impact on the numbers and we are grateful for the co-operation of the police . |
| 17 | We shall also be supported by the National Display Team and teams from Essex , Herts , Kent and Surrey and we are grateful for the contributions . |
| 18 | In each case , our conclusions have been tentative and we are content for the present to have made the links between these diverse disciplines and the study of sign language . |
| 19 | Regional LTA official Keith Eckershall said : ‘ We have n't received an application for an LTA tournament from Liverpool but there is a lot going in there and we are optimistic for the growth of the sport in the city . ’ |
| 20 | I released the crew that had had no food or rest all day and we were ready for the first watch next day . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ And we were ready for the clamour . ’ |
| 22 | I was kitted out with a one size too large pair of old EBs and we were ready for the re-education process . |
| 23 | The , er , credit to that goes to the chairman and chief executive and the executive directors and they are responsible for the business and it is right , in my view , that they should be rewarded for it and encouraged to take risks to work very hard on our behalf to ensure that that growth continues er , er , that benefits the , er , company , it benefits the country it benefits the er ergo , people who are working for it , it is not inflationary because we are looking at productivity and the productivity in the company has increased significantly . |
| 24 | My players know how hard it will be and they are ready for the challenge . ’ |
| 25 | So the very thing that was supposed to wake them up , the noise of the alarm bell , was turned in the dream into a wishful of now I can go on sleeping , okay there 's a bell , but it 's Sunday morning , you know , the bells are ringing , the church bells are ringing , I can go on sleeping , so they went on sleeping and they were late for the exam . |
| 26 | For they always avoided towns and traffic ; they avoided also the larger roads which became turnpikes in the eighteenth century and were subject to tolls , and they were short-turfed for the cattle and sheep , grazing as they went . |
| 27 | He is accountable as a steward of the earth 's resources ; he is accountable for his own particular talents ; and he is accountable for the way in which he acquires and disposes of his wealth . |
| 28 | His stomach still felt queasy and he was grateful for the fresh air . |
| 29 | In 1936 it was decided to electrify the severely graded cross-Pennine main line from Sheffield to Manchester and he was responsible for the design of electric locomotives for this service . |
| 30 | Louis in the lingua teudisca , Charles in the lingua romana , purveyed an identical message : Lothar had rejected the Judgement of God , and he was responsible for the continuing sufferings of " our people " . |