Example sentences of "[adj] for this [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ We feel so very sorry for this girl , coming all this way for nothing . |
| 32 | but she just suddenly went , you and she grabbed hold of this lad , and dragged , she did n't hit him or anything , you know , but I just , oh I thought oh god , you know , I felt so sorry for this kid like , dragged him out to the back , you were talking were n't you ? |
| 33 | He said , ‘ I am sorry for this annoyance . |
| 34 | Two crews that would have been especially grateful for this kind of compensation were Dennis Arlett and Patricial Lagesse whose accumulated woes would not let them pass Gao while , even more heart-rending was the final submission of the chassis previously held together by Jean-Christophe Savzey and Claire de Valbray — an agonizing 50km from the finish . |
| 35 | The station honorary secretary , Captain Graham Sommerfield , commented ‘ We are so grateful for this kind donation … |
| 36 | We have to feel grateful for this solicitude , and at the same time wish sometimes that this VIP treatment was relaxed , and that we were treated a bit more like ordinary people . |
| 37 | I am grateful for this invitation and would like to attend the launch . |
| 38 | In these times of recession , the Company is very grateful for this help from International Rescue . |
| 39 | We marvelled at the beauty of the countless works of art displayed in museums , in shops and in people 's homes , and were immensely grateful for this experience of a life and tradition so different from our own . |
| 40 | Mr Court was a principal architect of this Society as it is today and I am grateful for this opportunity to pay tribute to the very considerable part he has played in the development of the Society over the past 16 years . |
| 41 | I hope she will be grateful for this opportunity to improve her character . |
| 42 | I am grateful for this opportunity to clarify any uncertainty that may have resulted from this case , the specific circumstances which lay behind it and the way in which it had to be decided . |
| 43 | County 's home form is one of the best in the country so Portsmouth were grateful for this deflection which disturbed Steve Cherry 's equilibrium . |
| 44 | The deaf and dumb are profoundly grateful for this provision made on their behalf for their general welfare . |
| 45 | Mrs Shaw said : ‘ We have been able to help many patients referred from Weardale through our sitting service and are very grateful for this demonstration of appreciation and support . ’ |
| 46 | Oliver was deeply grateful for this offer of shelter and talked for a long time with his new friend . |
| 47 | She ought to be grateful for this lesson in investigative technique , Loretta thought as Tracey rang off . |
| 48 | But it meant that an important part of Belinda 's work was to be on the alert for this kind of upset and do everything she could to minimise its effect . |
| 49 | Shares in Bennett & Fountain will hit a fresh low for this year on Monday after an out-of-hours announcement last night that ‘ the group has made a significant pre-tax loss for the year to 30 June ’ , due to difficulties in the retail division . |
| 50 | You feel strong for this girl . |
| 51 | I would be very glad to have her here full-time for this period if it was acceptable to you . |
| 52 | There 's even a class for mini dogs … they have to be under fifteen inches tall for this competition … but at least they only have to clear fifteen inch hurdles.Dog agility is this country 's fastest growing canine sport , and many of the eight hundred dogs at Malvern have taken part in events all over Britain.But this is the biggest ever : |
| 53 | Some say coroner 's courts are antiquated , and unsuitable for this kind of military investigation . |
| 54 | ‘ Those damned shoes you wear are quite unsuitable for this way of life . |
| 55 | The bogie cars were unsuitable for this arrangement and the small boxes were hung from the top edge of the dash either side . |
| 56 | For some time , I told students that since and were equally unsuitable for this vowel in the context in question , I would accept either in a transcription . |
| 57 | However , if such pupils were removed from the mainstream for this purpose , this would be a form of segregation and would be unlawful indirect discrimination . |
| 58 | Because we have , for example , Olga Borodina , a young mezzo-soprano , singing Marfa — that 's not usual for this theatre . |
| 59 | JENNI Potter 's latest play written for the company Sex & Violence is set , as usual for this Liverpool writer , in the homosexual world . |
| 60 | The venue , Silksworth , near Sunderland , is as usual for this championship neither central nor convenient for the majority . |