Example sentences of "[pron] [be] [adj] [noun pl] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well , maybe we were better nomes for it , ’ mumbled Masklin . |
| 2 | All this is not meant as a massive , unqualified slight against the Caribbean family , for there are understandable reasons for its failure , amongst them fractured relationships and the prime necessities of having to feed , clothe and shelter their children . |
| 3 | And there are parallel teams for your film work headed by people like Ernst Wild . |
| 4 | If I could just come in here , there are many opportunities for them to express their individual talents . |
| 5 | there are substantial gains for you |
| 6 | Golf Magazine , Motorcycle World , Bike , Amateur Gardening — there are specialist magazines for everyone from the rat fancier to the rugby fan . |
| 7 | There are various methods for its manufacture and it can be produced in various forms , chief of which are homopolymers [ propylene alone ] and copolymers with ethylene in which the ethylene constituent can be located either randomly in the polymer chain or in controlled blocks along it . |
| 8 | There are various explanations for his reluctance to do so . |
| 9 | While a large proportion of pupils manage to achieve multiple identities and to co-exist in a range of daily cultures , there are some pupils for whom such transitions are problematic , and for whom the inconsistencies in curriculum messages are too great . |
| 10 | Although defective colour perception does not usually have significant effect in many class activities , there are some careers for which absolute perception is needed ( armed forces , electrical trades ) . |
| 11 | There are some crimes for which women can not be convicted ( e.g. homosexuality , rape ) ; courts may deal more leniently with females , and a proportion of female crime may remain undetected because the police are less sensitive to it . |
| 12 | There are several reasons for their caution . |
| 13 | ‘ There are several letters for you to sign , Roman , ’ Stephanie informed him , in her soft , slightly sing-song voice . |
| 14 | Its role in oncology is currently under investigation in many centres throughout the world , but even today there are clear indications for its use in the central nervous and musculoskeletal systems . |
| 15 | Untreated , there are unpleasant implications for you , for future partners and future babies . |
| 16 | To feel this we need to be sure that other people are making similar sacrifices or , if they are not , that there are acceptable grounds for their not doing so . |
| 17 | But there are further reasons for his choice of qualifier , and they involve Davie in cultural as well as literary criticism . |
| 18 | There are considerable difficulties for them , like promotion — ‘ We 'd never get to be archdeacons , because we are n't priests ’ — but there are also pastoral roles they can fill that a man ca n't . |
| 19 | I have always believed that there are sensible explanations for everything . |
| 20 | On paper , there are few jobs for which large numbers of people are not qualified ; in practice , employers use a more refined and differentiated signal than educational qualifications : they use the recommendations of people personally known to them and prospective employees . |
| 21 | The large ones are easier to catch , as obviously there are fewer places for them to hide . |
| 22 | whether there are institutional substitutes for them ( eg. contracts ) and how precisely the co-ordinating power of market economies is affected . |
| 23 | If there are enough requests for them in the web , I 'll stick them in . |
| 24 | Protective powers Where people are vulnerable because of the extent of their mental infirmities , severe physical disability , or extreme age , there are statutory responsibilities for their personal care and their financial protection . |
| 25 | There were distinct advantages for me in the relationship . |
| 26 | And there were poor Londoners for whom squatting was the only option . |
| 27 | The imperial authorities fully exploited and sometimes overstepped their constitutional powers : there were imperial laws for everything . |
| 28 | ‘ There were frequent calls for her services from all parts of the British Isles and she was the first to sing in Welsh on Dublin radio . ’ |
| 29 | When Dad moved in with Eva , and Jamila and Changez moved into their flat , there were five places for me to stay : with Mum at Auntie Jean 's ; at our now empty house ; with Dad and Eva ; with Anwar and Jeeta ; or with Changez and Jamila . |
| 30 | There were good reasons for his decision , not least of which was the stability that the old man 's presence would bring to the Security forces . |