Example sentences of "that is [adv] [adj] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just as you can not live easily under a leaking roof , so you can not write easily on a chair that is not right for you . |
| 2 | You might well find something that is exactly right for you that you did n't even know about earlier . |
| 3 | Children do occasionally comment on the length of dresses though , and have to solve the problem of the dress that is too long for them to walk in , or the jacket which is too small . |
| 4 | If you knit with a yarn that is too thick for your machine and it feels hard work to you , it is probably hard work for your machine too . |
| 5 | At the other end of the scale , if you knit with a yarn that is too fine for your machine , you may not be able to knit a firm enough fabric . |
| 6 | Sometimes they can be given a lump of clay that is too heavy for them to lift and they will gain new experiences as they try to mould or divide it into pieces of a manageable size . |
| 7 | Now that 's the kind of information that is absolutely vital for them to understand , in fact for us — I mean I myself am from the Third World — to understand what the problems are , but which can only be achieved with centres in the developed countries that are prepared to make this into a working programme erm for the benefit of both , because in very many cases improving erm the lot of the Third World on the question of revenue from commodities will also improve their position , or the British or the American , or the European consumer , by eliminating intermediaries and so on and so forth . |
| 8 | Sierra On-Line is a software house that is justly famous for its high-quality games . |
| 9 | Pollen grains , which consist largely of precious genetic material , are quite demanding for a plant to produce and many flowers offer , either in addition or as an alternative , a payment that is considerably cheaper for it is nothing more than sweetened water , nectar . |