Example sentences of "i [vb base] [pers pn] [be] [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | er because pressure cookers do , I mean they 're marvellous for going , getting the stew going in about er ten minutes flat |
| 2 | I must admit I , I if you could stop that deliberate foul it 's I mean it 's better for the game if you can stop it . |
| 3 | I mean it 's good for them learning to be amongst a lot of children and they soon learn that erm they ca n't have their way . |
| 4 | I mean it 's good for it is n't it , really ? |
| 5 | Yeah , no but I mean it 's alright for the . |
| 6 | Yeah , I mean it 's alright for people like my son John , who 's got a good salary . |
| 7 | No I mean I 'm alright for the moment , I 've got those two |
| 8 | I mean he was married for quite a long time to her apparently . |
| 9 | By the time you bring them back , Lieutenant , I trust they are recognizable for what they are . ’ |
| 10 | I expect it 's hard for them to find their feet on these shifting sands . ’ |
| 11 | I expect you 're ready for a talk , are n't you ? ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I expect you 're ready for a drink . |
| 13 | And that 's why I say they are invaluable for prospecting and monitoring purposes . |
| 14 | I say I 'm sorry for treading on her , but she just looks at me like she do n't understand . |
| 15 | ‘ I imagine it is impossible for just anyone to come in here to see your work , as I have ? ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I hope you 're grateful for all the trouble I 've just gone to , ’ he said . |
| 17 | Assuming that Leo Stevenson is sincere ( I suspect he 's controversial for effect ) , his statement that Monet is overrated shows poor aesthetic judgement . |
| 18 | I know they 're soft for the bedroom , take your cup ! |
| 19 | I know I 'm sorry for a war having to break out , and the youngsters out there having to risk their lives , I mean God forbid we got another war . |
| 20 | I know you 're good for him . |
| 21 | Now I know it 's traditional for Daleswomen not to have an interest in politics , but our family was Liberal by and large . |
| 22 | 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 ? |
| 23 | I know it 's different for men . |
| 24 | I know it 's bad for you , but what is n't these days ? ’ |
| 25 | I know it 's disturbing for people to watch these attacks . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ 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 . |
| 27 | ‘ I know it 's difficult for you , living in a world of make-believe as you obviously do . |
| 28 | I know it is hard for those of you travelling a long way , but it is very disconcerting for the poor teacher to have a steady trickle of latecomers all through the lesson — particularly when most of the latecomers are not the people who have travelled furthest ! |
| 29 | That 's how it was with me and I know it was true for many others . |
| 30 | 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 . ’ |