Example sentences of "they [adj] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The beauty and interesting nature of this little bird ’ , Gould wrote , ‘ naturally made me anxious to bring home living examples ; I accordingly captured about twenty fully fledged birds , and kept them alive for some time ; but the difficulties necessarily attendant upon travelling in a new country rendering it impracticable to afford them the attention they required , I regret to say the whole were lost . ’ |
| 2 | Unfortunately the major forage grass species have complex life-cycles which make them unsuitable for some experiments . |
| 3 | The Government 's announced change of policy on export credit facilities for the republics of the former Soviet Union is welcome , but can the Prime Minister clarify the extent and the effectiveness of these changes in practice , as it appears that the conditions limiting the operation of those credit guarantees is likely to make them unusable for several years to come ? |
| 4 | She told some lies about the close relations between the old malai half of the island and ours which had , she said , made them indistinguishable for all practical purposes : for example , it was not an invasion but a reunion . |
| 5 | The suggestion is that this will reduce their chances of finding such work themselves and make them dependent for informal assistance on others whose circumstances are similar to their own . |
| 6 | I kept them interested for half an hour and now I ca n't even remember what I said . |
| 7 | With handles in the shape of a stork , enhanced by gold plating , they have been valued by generations of needleworkers for their very fine points , making them ideal for intricate sewing and embroidery work . |
| 8 | All the research has consisted of work towards the design and production of catalogue systems which satisfy the following criteria : they must be usable at sight without any appreciable need for learning or relearning , and this must be achieved without sacrificing effectiveness and without making them tedious for experienced users . |
| 9 | You will also find them useful for other jobs that need a small locking clamp . |
| 10 | Ideally , you should pick clean , dry and perfect specimens and then control your impatience by leaving them undisturbed for six weeks before you discover how well they are pressing . |
| 11 | Indeed , Ernest Bevin , speaking at a union dinner , maintained that , if there is a new conception of the objects of industry , then there can be created in this country … conditions which will minimize strikes and probably make them non-existent for 25 years . ’ |
| 12 | Twenty six men , all of them responsible for sexual abuse of children , are due to be treated here . |
| 13 | Whether , for instance , concepts such as ‘ ethnicity ’ , ‘ class ’ , ‘ politics ’ are ‘ culture-free ’ , that is whether academics have succeeded in freeing them from their narrow everyday cultural uses and made them available for cross-cultural use , is a question of judgement and , ultimately , of ontology . |
| 14 | Wilson , now also designated as general secretary , was instructed to take premises in Prospect Row , Sunderland , for a reading room , smoke room and office and have the necessary work done to make them usable for these purposes . |
| 15 | Their upcoming concerts include a show with Mississippi blues legend Honeyboy Edwards at Padiham Town Hall , near Burnley , tonight and a concert in the International Guitar Festival of Great Britain at Birkenhead Town Hall on Thursday where they open for another US visitor , Catfish Keith , the new ‘ king ’ of the slide guitar . |
| 16 | Are they suitable for any kind of wall ? |
| 17 | Are they ready for this in Trimdon Colliery and Deaf Hill Workmen 's Club ? |
| 18 | In the second half of 1989 about one-third of convicted ETA prisoners were also reclassified to make them eligible for early release . |
| 19 | Education officials have been told they must find £50,000 to keep them open for another year . |
| 20 | She says her mother had difficulty getting them clean for many years . |
| 21 | All Uvistat products are hypoallergenic , lanolin-free and water-resistant , making them suitable for all skin types . |
| 22 | The Spear & Jackson Neverbend range has an excellent hand trowel and fork ( about £5 ) , the 12in wooden handles of which make them suitable for many jobs . |
| 23 | The designs themselves are lively and fresh , and come in bold primary , and soft pastel colours , making them suitable for any bedroom or playroom . |
| 24 | The word ‘ natural ’ will still be allowed , says the Ministry of Agriculture 's Food Advisory Committee , for ‘ single foods of a traditional nature to which nothing has been added and which have been subjected only to such processing as to render them suitable for human consumption . |
| 25 | It seemed that while both the crowd and adolescents had within them potential for good , they also had a destructive or anarchic potential ; in each there was a conflict , what Urwick had likened to Jekyll and Hyde . |