Example sentences of "be [adj] for [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It must have been awful for Mme Wyatt . |
| 2 | It must have been odd for Ralph , I thought , to feel like an intruder in his own library . |
| 3 | I understand names like Paraguay 's Juan Carlos Giminez , who had to pull out of a previous challenge with a damaged hand , Americans Darrin Van Horn and Lindell Holmes plus Italian Vicenzo Nardiello have already been short-listed for November . |
| 4 | When the HDL get to the liver , they interact with receptors that are specific for HDL . |
| 5 | Aces are low for Wimbledon |
| 6 | Only a few launch dates are possible for Spacelab . |
| 7 | Traders are grateful for Sir John 's help . |
| 8 | I 've been grateful for Jessie having my key because er I 've locked myself out one or two |
| 9 | The Group says , production , home sales and exports have all been outstanding for Austin Rover and Landrover vehicles . |
| 10 | ‘ We offer the literature of reassurance ’ states the press office for Mills and Boon : a reassurance that has been marketed with resounding success , a success that would not have been possible for Mills and Boon or for Harlequin without the intervention and resources of the Torstar Corporation . |
| 11 | It might have been possible for Britain to enforce Anglo-American nuclear collaboration by withholding ore stocks , but to have done so would have reduced American production of fissile material to the Soviets ' advantage . |
| 12 | I am sorry for Mr Gordon Bessey . |
| 13 | Kelly added : ‘ I am sorry for John Uzzell , but what can I do ? |
| 14 | Former Tory Cabinet Minister Lord Ridley said : ‘ I am sorry for John Major . ’ |
| 15 | Had he been willing for Otto to do what he did ? |
| 16 | The Cabinet system has been different for Heath , Wilson and Mrs Thatcher . |
| 17 | Arsenal boss George Graham confirmed afterwards that absentees Alan Smith , David Hillier and Stephen Morrow are doubtful for Saturday 's cup clash . |
| 18 | Watford v WBA Hodges ( ankle ) and Wilkinson ( knee ) are doubtful for Watford . |
| 19 | Chairman James Unruh said the decision had been painful for Unisys , but that the company saw little choice . |
| 20 | But most of all they are sad for Bea and Eugenie who may never go on holiday with Mummy and Daddy again . |
| 21 | ‘ We are sad for Jason Livingston . |
| 22 | They are sad for Prince Andrew seeing his daughters playing with another man . |
| 23 | They are sad for Johnny Bryan because he can never truly be a member of this particular family . |
| 24 | THEY are sad for Fergie because these treasured family moments are not from a real family . |
| 25 | Life has n't been easy for Patsy McGowan 's troops of late . |
| 26 | He never kept a catalogue of his stock , so it had been easy for Cleo to pour out a generous measure from each flagon on the upper shelf in Wakelate 's workroom . |
| 27 | Things have n't been easy for Nora since your father died . ’ |
| 28 | The owner Janet Stokes says , ‘ Of course , it has n't always been easy for Karen . |
| 29 | She 'd only met him a few times , but it had been easy for Julie to see that Ross Wyndham was even more Leo-like than his wife . |
| 30 | It might have been easy for Celia to persuade herself that it would all make little difference to me . |