Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] be [verb] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I have to admit I was surprised when my name was announced for both tours but , hopefully , I can take the chance with both hands . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ My mother 's knitted for all of us as far back as I can remember , but she acknowledged defeat on this one . ’ |
| 3 | The account of acquired distinctiveness supplied by mediation theory ( Fig. 5.10 ) requires that each target stimulus become associated with some different event , and a reliable correlation between each stimulus and its outcome is needed for this to be established . |
| 4 | In the meanwhile , England and her king were to live for many years on the reputation won on that autumn day . |
| 5 | Let us think rather of a twin track approach , in which custody is reserved for those who commit serious offences . |
| 6 | The ITT job of 1959 was also the first instance in which headhunting was shown for all to see as directly proving its value . |
| 7 | So either we shall have to disallow such a possibility and decree that nothing qualifies as a genuine proposition unless its truth-value is fixed for all time , i.e. that all propositions are what is sometimes called " eternal " propositions , or we shall have to accept that truth-value is not an integral part of the objective propositional content . |
| 8 | Yeah , his amp 's got , yeah his amp was built for this particular type of er , I ca n't remember what bloody amp he 's got now there were no , no particularly flash like , you know , er , er , they were saying something to do with clipping , I think it 's to do with clipping they saying the power up , the power point 's alright as long as you do n't clip , because what happens is if the wave forms doing that |
| 9 | In 1896 the ‘ Ratepayers and Inhabitants in Parish Meeting assembled [ resolved to ] hereby accord the Rev R. Burdon their grateful thanks for the very great interest he continues to show in the Parish … and hereby express their ernest ( sic ) and unanimous wish that his health might very speedily be restored and his life be prolonged for many years . ’ |
| 10 | Yeah , they should n't , they should n't cos his music was made for that time . |
| 11 | The fact that the defendant was intoxicated , and his awareness was impaired for this reason will not avail , since the Act expressly provides that it should not do so . |
| 12 | According to Prodescon director Gordon Smith his company was chosen for both contracts because of its speciality in building hospitals and healthcare developments , . |
| 13 | ‘ No matter what your mind might be telling you right now , Aurora , your body is begging for more of my touch . ’ |
| 14 | As for the fieldworker 's position vis-à-vis informants , our concern is to account for this ( this can be seen as an extension of the notion of accountability to the data into the fieldwork phase ) and to use it as part of our method of data classification . |
| 15 | It seems as though every area of your life is poised for some new influences , but because of your cautious nature and natural attachment to the past , you may feel somewhat overwhelmed by the rush of momentous events . |
| 16 | Our solicitor is fighting for that , but we seem as though we 're up against a brick wall at the moment , so we 'll have to just wait and see . |