Example sentences of "to [be] [adj] [verb] [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | There did n't seem to be much to get up for . |
| 2 | Individual moral decision although capable of exemplification has , because of its circumstantial and often impulsive nature , been shown to be impossible to pin down for classification . |
| 3 | Why was she making excuses anyway ? she scoffed , as a flick of a glance to the small and feminine watch on her wrist showed she should leave her room to be ready to go down for when the taxi arrived . |
| 4 | You going to be able to turn out for the polo team ? ’ |
| 5 | We shall do our best , of course , to hold the Residency against them , but the chances are that we are now too few to be able to do so For this reason all the wounded , the ladies , and the children must be taken to the banqueting hall tonight , together with water , powder , cloth , and indeed every single object that might come to our assistance . |
| 6 | Only thus , in fact , can over-pressurizing of the young be avoided — by developing their capacity to be able to think effectively for themselves . |
| 7 | ‘ Please tell her I 'm sorry she 's ill — but that I 'm pleased to be able to stand in for her . ’ |
| 8 | Secondly , individual health authorities would enter the ‘ internal market ’ with different historical endowments of facilities and would be unlikely to be able to compete equally for contracts . |
| 9 | In addition , individual health authorities would enter the ‘ Internal Markets ’ with different historical endowments of facilities and would be unlikely to be able to compete equally for contracts . |
| 10 | Some residents we spoke to were frightened to talk publicly for fear of reprisals . |
| 11 | COSI is thought to be part of a much broader technology effort now coming together that will likely involve IBM too in some way , though no-one we spoke to was prepared to elaborate further for fear of upsetting delicate negotiations . |