Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] [pron] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's about how you live and how you want your children to live , having certain attitudes , such as that it 's important to be polite and respect your elders and that you should want to work hard at school , ’ was one typical comment . |
| 2 | But I can not , for that which is sick is strong . |
| 3 | No one saw Charles and Dimity arrive , and for that they were grateful . |
| 4 | ‘ At least Farrah is safe and well and for that we are grateful . |
| 5 | There was a recognition of the hidden agenda and the response of the Trade Union Movement was overwhelming and for that we are grateful . |
| 6 | And for that he was butchered , for that he is dead . |
| 7 | Anna Patricia O'Neil was born at a quarter after two the next morning , so Denis did n't get his Patrick after all , nor even his Denis , but he got his much-loved and hard-worked Hana back and for that he was grateful . |
| 8 | ‘ Madam , I see by your habit that you are in mourning , and for that I am sorry . |
| 9 | And for that I 'm grateful to those who peopled my journey . |
| 10 | The big man had obviously come on deck to warn me what to expect from the twins , and for that I was grateful . |
| 11 | J. had been with the now famous 617 Squadron for a time , and in talking about this he was able to furnish me with details of an incident which I had vaguely heard of while I was at Bourn . |
| 12 | But specific strategies were sadly amissing , for few there were experienced soldiers , used enough to inter-clan battle and feud but not to full-scale national warfare against the English might , as their fathers had learned to be . |
| 13 | Suppressor variables such as this which are strong enough to reverse the sign of the relationship are called distorter variables . |
| 14 | In a report such as this it is possible to attempt only a limited review , and the concern of the present chapter is chiefly with communities in the Anglican tradition . |
| 15 | In a study of metal development such as this it is essential to examine datable or chronologically ordered artefacts . |
| 16 | For reasons such as this it is important to ensure that the ‘ final edition ’ of the interview schedule has been adequately gone over and tried out before it is used in the full-scale field survey . |
| 17 | With a background such as this it is hard to be optimistic about renewed efforts to achieve consumer success with a medium so firmly rejected by the market . |
| 18 | For some it is difficult to acknowledge love until they are sure they are loved in return . |
| 19 | She told me that eagles from there carry a great burden and for some it is hard . ’ |
| 20 | For some there were rigid routines repeated in the same way from one day to the next ; for others , routines were more flexible . |
| 21 | For this he was relieved of his world title and , like Johnson , was involuntarily immobilized . |
| 22 | sure but again I mean if there was a market for this I am sure that to take that and splinter it off into a unit it costs money to get people that want to come into this business |
| 23 | In order to deal with the problems of budgeting for this it is necessary to know something of company financial and cost accounting . |
| 24 | In order to deal with the problems of budgeting for this it is necessary to know something of company financial and cost accounting . |
| 25 | For this it was necessary for the premiership to pass not to Heseltine but to a leading member of the Cabinet . |
| 26 | In the case of industrially produced consumer goods it was a question of increasing supply by a proportionally greater extent than that of agricultural production , and for this it was necessary to invest . |
| 27 | Fortunately the wedge of cheese was thick and tasty and for this she was grateful . |
| 28 | Through this it is possible to orient oneself amidst the various schools and to make sense of the anonymous drawings , which constitute the majority . ’ |
| 29 | After 1980 it was possible for charities to reclaim tax paid on money covenanted to them for four years or more , not just at the standard rate of tax , but at the higher rate if individuals paid tax at the higher rate . |
| 30 | After 1850 it is difficult to think of any kings who were great patrons of the arts , except mad ones like Ludwig II of Bavaria ( 1864–86 ) , any noble magnates who were great collectors of art , except eccentrics . |