Example sentences of "[adj] [pron] [verb] be for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is the most upbeat I have been for more than a year . ’ |
| 2 | They know the truth : that life with an aged parent can be a strange mixture of joy and sorrow , and all they ask is for that fact to be accepted , not glossed over by their family and society , and then to be offered some practical ideas on how to make the best of a good job , which they consider to be well worth doing . |
| 3 | All it took was for one saleslady to tell her she looked lovely and Mrs McMahon was persuaded . |
| 4 | And Carol and Ann are white and all it needs is for one of them to lead the other , censoring friendship , arousing hostility . |
| 5 | We know how tough it has been for many but we are poised to move forward again , lacking only the spark of confidence with which a Conservative victory would ignite recovery . |
| 6 | The mute swan population stands at the highest it has been for 40 years . |