Example sentences of "be [adj] [to-vb] for [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " Just say that you are writing to confirm that you want a detailed report because the matter is of such importance to so many people , and are prepared to wait for it . |
| 2 | Although Tory Euro-rebels support the Government in opposing the social chapter , they are prepared to vote for it in the hope of wrecking the whole treaty . |
| 3 | We are prepared to die for it . ’ |
| 4 | But Americans appreciate the value of the additional service and are prepared to pay for it . ’ |
| 5 | And that was the reason why , and in fact the total shortfall , the total unmanning was something like a hundred and thirty-five hundred and forty , which is why the police authority has a bid in at this moment for a , a further sixty-eight policemen , which has in fact been backed by the county council , who are prepared to pay for it . |
| 6 | Especially of interest was the fact that one of the two men clearly experiencing difficulty with section ( c ) on the examination paper , Howard Brown ( Morse wondered why his wife had n't been willing to cover for him ) , had filled in section ( e ) with the correct date of arrival , 27 October ; or , to be more precise about the matter , ‘ 2 October ’ . |
| 7 | Picking up refuse for recycling can be profitable , if towns are willing to pay for it . |
| 8 | It is understood that Typhoo Tea will seek to qualify for the Fairtrade Mark , in addition to its own mark ; they indicate that they are willing to pay for it . |
| 9 | My sister can never understand what I am prepared to do for her , for our welfare . |
| 10 | ‘ There 's enough work around if you 're willing to look for it , ’ he added . |
| 11 | If you like something enough you know what you can afford and what you 're willing to pay for it and if it 's priced more then you do n't buy it . |
| 12 | As her natural mother had been unable to care for her , she had been taken in and looked after by an uncle and aunt . |
| 13 | Stereotypes like this flatten out important details : they disguise the exceptions to the ‘ women speak more standard ’ rule , or else are unable to account for them . |
| 14 | Ethnic minority elders The triple jeopardy of those from ethnic minority groups , discussed in Chapter 3 extends to those elders whose families find they are unable to care for them . |
| 15 | When necessary , however , bees are able to compensate for it . |
| 16 | ‘ We have not been able to account for him and we do n't know where he is and we 're very much interested in talking to him , ’ he said . |
| 17 | It may also bring security and improvement in their lifestyle , if they or their family have n't been able to care for them properly . |
| 18 | Safely there , she lit the gas , with one of the solid and reliable wooden matches Signor Fixit had been able to find for her , and put on the kettle . |
| 19 | I think there 's only about , well on average there 's only between thirty and forty cases erm and which they are happy to identify for us erm so we can go in and update the diary or , or do whatever . |
| 20 | These alternatives will not always be available at short notice but it might be possible to plan for them . |
| 21 | I 've said to them that I 'm prepared to work for them . |
| 22 | There may be no alternative to leave-of-absence or annual leave but the nurse should be given the opportunity to resolve her difficulty by seeking the help of colleagues who may be prepared to substitute for her at short notice . |
| 23 | Daddy how much would you be prepared to spend for her , that I not How much would you , when you were little how much would you pay for . |
| 24 | Herbert , a 22-year-old Reading University history student , said : ‘ I wanted them to be prepared to die for it — and they nearly did . ’ |
| 25 | Current levels of unemployment are relatively unimportant , hopefully some time down the line they will expect to get er as a relatively well paid job erm because agricultural incomes are so very low , you know , and urban incomes are relatively , relatively high , they may be prepared to wait for you know five or six years in the urban area , making what could be sort of a subsistence wage , simply because that 's all that they 're gon na be on anyway if they stay in the rural area , so if there is a higher probability of them getting a well paid job merely by being in the urban area making these contacts then they might as well move to the , to the urban area in the hope of some time in the future obtaining that er er an urban job . |
| 26 | The greater the supply of Treasury bills on offer by the Bank , the lower the price the discount houses will be prepared to pay for them , and hence the higher the rate of discount ( r ) they must receive . |
| 27 | But the Government has made it clear that if we want better water , we have to be prepared to pay for it . |
| 28 | cos my daughter you see , I get so cross if anyone 's at my car , I 'm likely to go for them . |
| 29 | As was discussed in the last chapter variations with exposure and intensity are approximately linear within certain bounds and it would be reasonable to correct for them by division . |
| 30 | ( Someone suffering property damage not exceeding £275 may , of course , be able to claim for it in negligence or under the implied terms in the Sale of Goods Act ) . |