Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] [am/are] [adj] for " in BNC.

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1 No I mean I 'm alright for the moment , I 've got those two
2 I say I 'm sorry for treading on her , but she just looks at me like she do n't understand .
3 I expect you 're ready for a talk , are n't you ? ’
4 ‘ I expect you 're ready for a drink .
5 and perhaps it 'd be reasonable to wait longer before we say you 're fit for work .
6 They say we 're daft for showing our affection .
7 There are games in our region and as you rightly say they 're great for us but er I would n't say that they 're Derbies I mean the Derbies are are Birmingham West Brom and West Brom
8 Police say they 're concerned for the safety of a twenty six year old man from Hereford who 's gone missing from his home .
9 Staff in the regions affected say they 're worried for their futures .
10 It 's just that unfortunately C P O's are on a Home Office list that say they are suitable for civilianisation .
11 And that 's why I say they are invaluable for prospecting and monitoring purposes .
12 Police say they are concerned for Kathryn Mary Baxter who is believed to be depressed following the recent break-up of her relationship with a boyfriend .
13 Imagine you are responsible for the window displays in your shop .
14 ‘ I hope you 're grateful for all the trouble I 've just gone to , ’ he said .
15 For a moment she was speechless , then she said , ‘ You mean you 're happy for Kirsty to come and live with me ? ’
16 You know I 'm famous for being a good listener . ’
17 I know I 'm sorry for a war having to break out , and the youngsters out there having to risk their lives , I mean God forbid we got another war .
18 I know you 're good for him .
19 As long as you know you 're responsible for it and as long as Elizabeth knows that she 's gon na do it , that 's not a problem .
20 I know they 're soft for the bedroom , take your cup !
21 YOU KNOW THEY 'RE BAD FOR YOU , BUT …
22 He said : ‘ I feel I am ready for it although it has only come along because Stuart is injured .
23 But I feel I 'm responsible for these boys now , and I feel I 've failed them .
24 And in between these two extremes is a whole range of intermediate cases in which hearers are expected to derive an array of implicatures and decide which are true for themselves .
25 The priest asks the catechists or one of the catechists to represent the four of us erm to decide whether we feel you 're ready for Confirmation , which we all have no hesitation in saying yes to with all this particular group .
26 Then you could edit them for her , if you feel you are willing for her to use them … .
27 ‘ This is going to be more difficult than the first match , but I feel we 're ready for it . ’
28 About one in four reckon they 're good for ten minutes , though just under one in five admit to ejaculating in less than two minutes .
29 er because pressure cookers do , I mean they 're marvellous for going , getting the stew going in about er ten minutes flat
30 By the time you bring them back , Lieutenant , I trust they are recognizable for what they are . ’
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