Example sentences of "[be] [adj] for [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As it was , this first ever trip on a narrow boat looked like being her last , and she had been asleep for most of it . |
| 2 | Census of Production figures are not disagreeable to the spatial levels which are possible for those from the Censuses of Population and Employment . |
| 3 | It has been possible for many of us , for example , to respond to dance from quite other cultures , and to sculpture , carving and painting not only from other cultures but from other , often very remote , times . |
| 4 | ‘ It would have been possible for one of w to have poisoned his food , perhaps . |
| 5 | This could be the year they do , though they say that around the Cam every year and have been wrong for 15 of the last 16 . |
| 6 | A mother in her early twenties in Coventry , who has been unemployed for most of the time since leaving school , said : |
| 7 | It can not have been easy for either of them . |
| 8 | It would have been easy for any of them to say : ‘ I 'm swimming for shore , it 's every man for himself ’ sort of thing , but they did n't . |
| 9 | They are appropriate for some of the very regular peaks which occur in the retailing sector , but are highly inappropriate for the uncertainty with which many manufacturing organisations are having to cope . |
| 10 | The worthy objective of ‘ normalization ’ should therefore lead to the implementation of care practices and procedural policies which are appropriate for those with mental disorders and it should not be applied in a rigid and obsessive fashion . |
| 11 | Firstly , it is not clear that data are unavailable for some of the countries . |
| 12 | We 're responsible for some of its troubles — all right . |
| 13 | We 're desperate for those at work |
| 14 | It 'll it ensures that you 're productive for most of the time . |
| 15 | Some , like our own ageing or the death of friends or loved ones , are inevitable for all of us who live long enough . |
| 16 | It nevertheless seems clear that the brand of Whiggery we associate with the Walpolean ascendancy of the 1720s and 1730s was very different from that which had been predominant for much of the later-Stuart period . |
| 17 | Far from being a no-go area for the inexperienced , the Mournes are ideal for those with the spirit of adventure . |
| 18 | Baby jars are ideal for this with the bottom in ( 6mm ) of the cutting in water . |
| 19 | Furthermore most workers are understretched for much of their working lives and have spare capacity on which to call at later ages . |
| 20 | It has been helpful for many in showing that complex medieval Latin plainchant can be simplified and adapted to modern English texts , whilst retaining the basic musical principles of the eight Gregorian modes . |
| 21 | With respect , I shall not give way because my hon. Friend has not been present for much of the debate . |
| 22 | Before turning to the detail of the debate , my hon. Friend the Minister of State for Health , who has been present for most of the debate , has asked me to apologise to the House on her behalf for the fact that she could not stay throughout . |
| 23 | Although Valerie had not been present for any of the discussion among governors and teachers on the appointing committee ? her remarks were not all that far removed from what had transpired . |
| 24 | LA assumes that a word can be present only if all of its constituent phonemes are present for one of its pronunciations . |
| 25 | The atmosphere should be electric and I am sure for many of my players it is the biggest game of their careers . |
| 26 | These ‘ ills ’ of industrial society are responsible for much of the illness experienced by its members . |
| 27 | Friction and pressure from shoes are responsible for two of the most common foot ailments : corns and calluses . |
| 28 | The women are the vessels of a better spirit ; the injury to them is greater , and it is their own men who are responsible for some of that injury . |
| 29 | A fan of Arthur Rimbaud and The Velvet Underground , his band The Centre are responsible for some of the best rock produced in the Soviet Union , and also for introducing Moscow to punk and new wave music . |
| 30 | Local councillors — some 25,000 men and women throughout Britain — are responsible for some of our most important public services . |