Example sentences of "[am/are] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ James — I am for staying here — do you agree ? ’ |
| 2 | How glad I am for them ! |
| 3 | ‘ However , I am for frankness in these matters . |
| 4 | ‘ I shall try to think of some way of showing how grateful I am for your bravery . |
| 5 | If the choice now is between shoring up a democratically bankrupt Westminster or standing up for the restoration of Scottish democracy , then I am for Scottish democracy . |
| 6 | Since I , without the benefit of tax relief , am paying as much as I am for the Monarchy , I would like them to do what they have to do in silence . |
| 7 | " Miriam , " she said instead , " I can not tell you how worried I am for Harry . |
| 8 | Avid as I am for details of Claudia 's personal life , I have lost interest in the details of my own . |
| 9 | I am for a start . ’ |
| 10 | I want to show you how grateful I am for that . ’ |
| 11 | I can see how hopelessly unsuitable I am for you ; all I ever do is misunderstand what you say , and weep . |
| 12 | ‘ I am for King Stephen . ’ |
| 13 | ( Or groundsperson , as you quickly modified it to , though let me assure you grateful as I am for your awareness of the issues involved that I have no simplistic sensibilities to be offended in this area . ) |
| 14 | " But think how good I am for you . |
| 15 | no , and mean end up doing separate stew mum I am for myself it 's not fair that because I ca n't eat |
| 16 | This is one field of higher education where in some cases the fees from the overseas student are no higher than they are for British nationals . |
| 17 | The taller you are for your weight , the more range advantage you will accrue . |
| 18 | If you are for the latter , shout out Aye . |
| 19 | Though he is meticulous in his choice of words and turns of phrase ; his attitude , his demands , are for black and white : take it or leave it ; but at least recognise that you have been offered it . |
| 20 | By contrast , the metaphysical question of what the preconditions are for the world 's being accessible to thought was uppermost for Plato and Aristotle . |
| 21 | Many of the requests are for practical , technical and vocational literature for all levels , from secondary schooling upwards . |
| 22 | Budgeting Loans are for people getting income support . |
| 23 | Decor and furnishing are for the 1990s styles , insulation is even better than the Mark 3s and passengers with special needs are catered for as , for example , mother and baby facilities and disabled toilets . |
| 24 | Many requests are for details of fibreboard d-i-y projects — FIDOR can supply booklets which will enable you to construct a serving trolley , make a bedhead , build a stylish fire surround , or a kitchen island unit . |
| 25 | It still seems to me that the acting critics of poesy are for the most part incapable of looking for more than one thing at a time , having got started about 1913 ( I mean a few of ‘ em got started about 1913 and a lot have started since ) to look for a certain plainness and directness of speech and simple order of words ; and having about 1918 got started looking for Mr Eliot 's rather more fragile system ( a system excellent for Mr Eliot but not very much use to any one else ) , they now limit their criticism to inquiring whether or no verse conforms to one or other of these manners , thereby often omitting to notice fundamentals , or qualities as important as verbal directness and even more important than ‘ snap ’ . |
| 26 | One reason why Pound 's scales must ‘ slide ’ is that nowhere in his criticism does Pound forget chronology — literary history and literary criticism are for him two aspects of one unified act of attention . |
| 27 | Sir Angus replied : ‘ We are for advising the Prime Minister , who is very interested in efficiency and effectiveness in the Civil Service . |
| 28 | We are for bringing outside analysis to departments along with the office of the Minister for the Civil Service and the Treasury . |
| 29 | The figures quoted are for a mix of wastes requiring incineration . |
| 30 | The attack was stepped up by Raghib Ahsan , of Birmingham Ladywood , who told the conference : ‘ We are offered scraps from the masters ’ table , and hungry as we are for black representation , our response must be to spit them out . ’ |