Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] [be] [adj] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'd be employing women for sewing . |
| 2 | We did n't live together because I felt it would be years before I 'd be reasonable company for another human being . |
| 3 | Thus results from passive avoidance and imprinting might begin to converge , which should be good news for both labs . |
| 4 | Nevertheless , differences there are , at no extra price — which should be welcome news for anyone who ran one of the old Panda models . |
| 5 | I knew Flora cared no more about my opinions than about the opinions of the rather derelict Arabs , drinking Coca-Cola at the bar — probably a good deal less , in fact , since theirs would be useful copy for her — but she was kind enough to pretend that she did , drew me out and flattered me until I felt witty and successful and told outrageous stories about people we knew . |
| 6 | If we win against both Spain and Japan that could give us a shot against South Africa in the quarter-finals , which would be tremendous news for Scottish rugby back home ’ , said Rutherford . |
| 7 | Optimistic investors hope that America 's economic growth is picking up , which would be good news for company profits . |
| 8 | ‘ With equipment like this , the legal limit of exhaust emissions could be further reduced which would be good news for the environment , ’ said Dr Coles , of Swansea University . |
| 9 | If her own mind could play tricks like that , she 'd be easy meat for any of those giant prawns . |
| 10 | ‘ You 'd be great company for me , and you 'd just love it , I know you would . ’ |
| 11 | But there may be powerful grounds for saying that the command economy , is the culprit , rather than the management of it . |
| 12 | I hope that there may be other opportunities for the hon. Gentleman to raise this matter this week . |
| 13 | No corresponding studies for the family smoking education project have been published and there may be other explanations for the poor results . |
| 14 | In such cases there may be insufficient evidence for the use of police powers . |
| 15 | It may possibly be , as it surely is in ( 22 ) , that , where a single entity is present to the mind of the speaker , the same speaker can not simultaneously entertain the idea of more than one referent corresponding to that entity ( though there may be certain problems for this view in the case of collective nouns such as government or congregation or quartet , for which see Chapter 8 ) ; however , it is much less obvious that , where there is assumed to be only a single referent , there should be only a single intensional entity present to the mind ; rather , it seems to us that the separation of the referential and the intensional elements is precisely what lies behind such examples as ( 23 ) ( from Searle , 1969 ) , or ( 24 ) : ( 23 ) Everest is Chomolungma ( 24 ) the sheriff did not know that he was Arthur 's brother In the latter sentence , of course , we are interested in the interpretation which has he co-referring with Arthur 's brother , and the reason that we do not find a reflexive in the final position is precisely that these two elements are distinct intensionally even though they share the same referent . |
| 16 | It has already been noted that there may be external benefits for neighbouring localities as a result of any one jurisdiction 's expenditures . |
| 17 | There may be extra help for some people who were not ratepayers , or the partner of a ratepayer , immediately before the community charge system started in April 1990 and who have not moved since then . |
| 18 | There may be similar reasons for his love of gardening . |
| 19 | There may be good reasons for it being as it is , but it could be different , and is different in other countries . |
| 20 | It is rather too easy to rally chauvinistic backing for the support of industries against foreign competition but nonetheless there may be good grounds for protection . |
| 21 | For example , there may be good grounds for the total exclusion of the public from some nature reserves . |
| 22 | There may be good arguments for establishing a ‘ Temporary Contemporary ’ in London , where the Tate Gallery could share an involvement with other institutions in restoring London to a position of eminence on the international contemporary art scene . |
| 23 | Indeed one might well argue that unless this generation is able to distinguish between what has been the religious vehicle which has carried people 's love of God , and the love of God itself which needs to be interpreted in new ways , there may be scant hope for the future of religion in the west . |
| 24 | But there may be legitimate reasons for incorporating a company which is intended to remain dormant indefinitely or for retaining on the register a company which for the time being has ceased to carry on business but which the members may wish to use at some time in the future for the same or some different business . |
| 25 | Thus , even if it would be excessive to sweep large numbers of the deaths now recorded as ‘ accidents ’ into the law of homicide , there may be sufficient justification for creating or enforcing offences designed to ensure safe conditions of work , safe goods , safe buildings , and so on . |
| 26 | There may be numerous opportunities for health teaching in the course of a nurse/patient relationship ; on the other hand , the patient/client may be coping adequately , and therein lies a skilled nursing judgement knowing when to withdraw . |
| 27 | In some areas there may be special clinics for particular groups such as young people , or services provided by voluntary organisations to complement NHS facilities . |
| 28 | In some areas there may be special clinics for particular groups such as young people , or services provided by voluntary organisations to complement NHS facilities . |
| 29 | There may be special reasons for it . |
| 30 | This may be done in a rigid way , as in setting or streaming , where allocation to a different group occurs infrequently , as in Example E. By contrast , there may be flexible groupings for particular activities within the classroom . |