Example sentences of "that [pers pn] be [adj] for [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now , thirty years later , I feel a great regret for the father of my first four years , who took me out , and who probably loved me , irresponsibly ( " it 's all right for him ; he does n't have to look after you " ) , and I wish I could tell him now , even though he was , in my sister 's words , a sod , that I 'm sorry for my years of rejection and dislike . |
| 2 | Not , ’ he added swiftly at her frown , ‘ that I 'm anxious for my own company , I assure you . ’ |
| 3 | And while some parents complain to the head teacher about their children becoming involved with the RUC , at least one headmistress was reported as being committed to the community relations programme , telling parents that she was responsible for their education and that they could move their child if they objected to the way this was done ( FN 10/2/87 , p. 7 ) . |
| 4 | It is not repentance ; it is simply that they are scared for their skins and wish to save parliamentary seats in the general election . |
| 5 | Look no further than the row of foundations — most of them have been used for about a week , which is as long as it takes to realise that they are wrong for your skin . |
| 6 | Historically records have usually been preserved because organisations thought that they were important for their own work , and departing from this principle might well create more problems than it would solve . |
| 7 | She phoned ITU , and then told Jesus that they were ready for his patient . |
| 8 | For example , if you have decided that it is essential for your long term plan to learn about computers then every moment that you are not doing this activity is a wrong use of your time . |
| 9 | By section 50C , a lawful user is permitted to copy or adapt a computer program providing that it is necessary for his lawful use and not prohibited by the agreement regulating the use ( for example , a licence agreement ) . |
| 10 | A kick which falls short places the kicker at a distinct disadvantage , because his body weight is totally behind the kick , so that it is easy for his opponent to pull him off balance . |
| 11 | The Bank of England , old nanny that she is at heart , always believes that it is good for her charges to learn patience . |
| 12 | Many experts claim that it is good for your growing baby , too . |
| 13 | Her mother , her doctor and her psychotherapist say that it is vital for her well-being that next month she goes to the same primary school as her friends . |
| 14 | The result is that more rather than fewer cases are created , with staff conforming rather than innovating , for they realize that it is difficult for their superiors to complain of their being too efficient or too industrious . |
| 15 | I agree that it is important for our Parliament to examine EC legislation closely . |
| 16 | The Crown 's practical arguments were that the case was so rare that it could not call for a fundamental reformulation of the law and that it was impossible for their lordships to set limits on the application of the principle which , being a matter of policy , was a question for the legislature . |
| 17 | We were told by our parents that it was bad for our health to drink a lot of water in such heat , so we all became very thin , as well as very brown , in the sun . |
| 18 | Despite the fact that he was tall for his age , he was gawky and skinny . |
| 19 | They usually disappointed everyone by recalling that he was remarkable for his unremarkableness , just another kid on the block ; not a hero , not a superstar at sports , not especially remembered for outstanding feats of school bravado nor had he made any particular impression on the girls . |
| 20 | It made things worse for Charles that he was responsible for his men 's transfer with him to this wilderness . |
| 21 | Or did he go to his death in the anguished conviction that he was responsible for his master 's ? |