Example sentences of "[vb mod] be [adj] for [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You think she should be pregnant for nine months and go through all the agonies of giving birth , and then give it away ? ’ |
| 2 | RBG Edinburgh recorded 786,000 visits in 1990 , although it is probably a minimum figure and with more careful monitoring of ALL visitor numbers , including educational activities and special groups , a more accurate figure should be available for 1991 . |
| 3 | So I suppose we should be thankful for 3 points . |
| 4 | This gives a capacity of around 120 litres ( 26 gallons ) which should be sufficient for one full bath . |
| 5 | To qualify you must be responsible for one or more children aged under 16 , or under 19 if they are still in full-time non-advanced education . |
| 6 | To qualify you must be responsible for one or more children aged under 16 , or under 19 if they are still in full-time non-advanced education . |
| 7 | To qualify you must be responsible for one or more children aged under 16 , or under 19 if they are still in full-time non-advanced education . |
| 8 | My sergeant wondered whether you might be available for one of our benefit nights . |
| 9 | Erm a letter was sent to all district secretaries , who I think in mo , most cases sent these round to churches to see if we could get some idea from you as to what sort of increase in contributions could be possible for nineteen ninety three . |
| 10 | This could be useful for two reasons : |
| 11 | Since it may not be possible for both sets of belief to be realised in action , if the courses of action are incompatible , it may be rational for one person to give up his/her autonomy . |
| 12 | The police believe he may be responsible for three robberies which took place in the Thames Valley region in one afternoon . |
| 13 | A horse is the same in that he may be fit for one type of work but not another . |
| 14 | Had the two junctions not been converted to single track it would be impossible for two trains to collide on them , BR 's then director of operations , Ivor Warburton , agreed . |
| 15 | Few medical procedures carry no risk of any kind , and it seems to me that it would be impossible for one body to assume responsibility for measuring risks and assessing treatments throughout the whole of medical practice . |
| 16 | Containment would be necessary For tens of thousands of years . |
| 17 | It would be possible for one of the existing Select Committees to consider the issue , if it so wished . |
| 18 | One of Elliott 's predecessors , Andy Warhol , said everyone would be famous for 15 minutes . |
| 19 | A rise in interest rates would be disastrous for millions . |
| 20 | If a woman be delivered and bear a man-child , then she shall be unclean for seven days ; as in the days of the impurity of her sickness shall she be unclean . |
| 21 | ‘ Everyone will be famous for fifteen minutes , ’ he mused . |
| 22 | GTE Corp 's GTE Telephone Operations is offering an enhanced early retirement programme and voluntary redundancy incentives to all eligible salaried employees US-wide : some 26,000 salaried employees will be eligible for one or both deals . |
| 23 | In inner cities , within the Development Areas ( where regional incentives apply ) , small companies with fewer than 25 employees will be eligible for 15 per cent Regional Enterprise Grant on fixed assets up to a threshold of £15,000 and a 50 per cent innovation grant up to a maximum of £25,000 . |
| 24 | Called Administration Partnership , it will be responsible for 184,000 unitholders with total funds under management of £3 billion . |
| 25 | ABB and Brush will design and build 40 electric locomotives , the remaining three Euroshuttle companies will manufacture 252 ‘ tourist ’ wagons to carry passengers , cars and non-commercial vehicles ; and the Italian companies will be responsible for 252 freight wagons . |
| 26 | Sometimes water can be unavailable for two weeks — then life is not so easy . ’ |
| 27 | The rich and famous — and Kylie by now was both — will always be magnets for those disturbed characters like John Lennon 's slayer , Mark Chapman ; psychotics , infatuated with the darker side of Andy Warhol 's chilling message — everyone can be famous for 15 minutes . |
| 28 | Observers expect the Santa Cruz Operation to announce a profit for its first quarter shortly : the market is expected to want the company to prove it can be profitable for one further quarter through to March — without Larry Michels — before issuing an initial public offering next April with the aim of going public in June . |