Example sentences of "for [adj] [pron] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I can not , for that which is sick is strong . |
| 2 | No one saw Charles and Dimity arrive , and for that they were grateful . |
| 3 | ‘ At least Farrah is safe and well and for that we are grateful . |
| 4 | There was a recognition of the hidden agenda and the response of the Trade Union Movement was overwhelming and for that we are grateful . |
| 5 | And for that he was butchered , for that he is dead . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | ‘ Madam , I see by your habit that you are in mourning , and for that I am sorry . |
| 8 | And for that I 'm grateful to those who peopled my journey . |
| 9 | The big man had obviously come on deck to warn me what to expect from the twins , and for that I was grateful . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | For some it is difficult to acknowledge love until they are sure they are loved in return . |
| 12 | She told me that eagles from there carry a great burden and for some it is hard . ’ |
| 13 | For some there were rigid routines repeated in the same way from one day to the next ; for others , routines were more flexible . |
| 14 | For this he was relieved of his world title and , like Johnson , was involuntarily immobilized . |
| 15 | 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 |
| 16 | In order to deal with the problems of budgeting for this it is necessary to know something of company financial and cost accounting . |
| 17 | In order to deal with the problems of budgeting for this it is necessary to know something of company financial and cost accounting . |
| 18 | For this it was necessary for the premiership to pass not to Heseltine but to a leading member of the Cabinet . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Fortunately the wedge of cheese was thick and tasty and for this she was grateful . |
| 21 | He cringed at the elaborate Dickensian menus adorning each place , but was grateful for the fact that the catastrophe of the banquet , for such he was sure it would be , would be firmly laid at Mr Dickens 's door and not his own . |
| 22 | Some pieces of work , on the other hand , require a lot of reading and study time during composition ; and for these you are likely to produce better work if you choose questions that genuinely interest you , or connect with problems you are in any case interested in outside your literary work , rather than if you feel your work is being done out of obligation or under duress . |
| 23 | Once they had set off , Mr Smith and Mr Jones , for all their being well into their middle years , proceeded to behave like schoolboys , singing coarse songs and making even coarser comments on all they saw from the window . |
| 24 | You could have vanished into a Scotch mist and taken a boat to one of the Western Isles — with all the plate and linen , etc. , etc. — for all I am aware . |
| 25 | He could have been composing rubbish for all I was competent to judge , yet that possibility did not enter my head . |
| 26 | Eternal God , we rejoice in your promise that as our day is , so shall our strength be ; and we ask for your help for all who are old and wearied with the burden of life . |
| 27 | The Gulf War and the way it was reported by the world 's media , raises crucial questions for all who are concerned with justice , peace and truth . |
| 28 | You 're really getting through a terrific amount of stuff and you keep asking for more it 's great . |
| 29 | The key to finding a good paper is to look for those which are acid-free and firm enough to withstand your own drawing technique . |
| 30 | We pray for those who are unwell ; for those who have sick relatives and have been caring for them ; for those who are housebound , or are reluctant to come out of their homes ; for those who have had to work today ; for students away on courses ; for those who are away from Exeter today . |