Example sentences of "[adj] of [be] [vb pp] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The detached , amused part of Phoebe sometimes thought that her main feeling at these parties was a wish that she , and everyone else too , would dare to improve the quality of the wine , but they were all too self-consciously afraid of being mistaken for Yuppies , despite the fact they were mostly a little too old and slightly too poor . |
| 2 | For example , if you are economically dependent upon your partner , or afraid of being left for someone else , then safer sex will be more difficult for you to raise . |
| 3 | This saving does not have the character of savings ‘ in general ’ , that of being saved for future consumption , but is saved by capitalists . |
| 4 | It 's the time you shout at your boss and your colleagues because you 're sick of being taken for granted when you know you 've done three times the work of any man for half the recognition . |
| 5 | To meet this need , high-power video lights have been developed from earlier photographic types which are capable of being run for long periods at full power . |
| 6 | Polar plants must be capable of being frozen for several months each year , and to undergo repeated freeze-thaw cycles throughout the growing season , even at the height of summer . |
| 7 | The design we are going to talk about is a DIY design in that , apart from a 555 timer and 4001 NOR gate chip , discretes are used to carry out the various circuit operations and the system is capable of being modified for those who like a starting point and then like to experiment . |
| 8 | Eighth , do n't expect to get any sort of sensible answers from a company who sells computers which happen to be capable of being used for desktop publishing . |
| 9 | Some parents even said they had been aware of being watched for some considerable time . |