Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [noun sg] for [pron] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There would therefore be ample time for them to deploy their mobile radiation monitoring teams , for the police to tour the area , knocking on doors and warning people living nearby , for the protective potassium iodate pills to be issued and for a decision to be made on whether the public should stay indoors until the cloud had passed — or evacuate to a safer place . |
| 2 | It would be weak sentimentality for me to allow him such grace . |
| 3 | But if the police or the security services are perpetrating the illegal acts there may be little incentive for them to deal with such complaints seriously . |
| 4 | If you wish to become pregnant , or are in the early stages of pregnancy , there may be considerable pressure for you to have an HIV antibody test . |
| 5 | A spokesman for the SAC said : ‘ It is normal practice for us to monitor our revenue clients on a regular basis and in particular to study their proposals under their four-year plan . |
| 6 | James Burns , chairman of the region 's child care subcommittee , said yesterday : ‘ Many young men , women and children with learning difficulties want to use our shared care scheme and there is tremendous potential for it to expand . |
| 7 | ‘ There is great potential for us to build on this foundation , a process we are just beginning . ’ |
| 8 | Fundamentally , the reason why it is good policy for us to try to explain biological phenomena in terms of gene advantage is that genes are replicators . |
| 9 | Having pledged its support for the environment and the poor , there is mounting pressure for it to institutionalize some safeguards . |
| 10 | Established in 1978 , this group has grown rapidly , and there is considerable opportunity for you to gain management experience . |
| 11 | As soon as the investigating officer believes that a prosecution should be brought and there is sufficient evidence for it to succeed , questioning should cease . |
| 12 | As soon as a police officer who is making inquiries of any person about an offence believes that a prosecution should be brought against him and that there is sufficient evidence for it to succeed , he should ask the person if he has anything further to say . |
| 13 | If he considers an authority 's budget excessive — or , indeed , considers it an excessive increase on the previous year 's budget — that is sufficient reason for him to cap that authority . |
| 14 | Surely the ultimate prize of motivating and supporting a wide cross-section of the communities of Wales to care for their local environment in a practical way is sufficient incentive for us to get our collective acts together ? |
| 15 | Tom would n't wear rain gear because he could n't find a set to really fit his 6ft 3in frame , so it was hard work for me to keep him dry . |
| 16 | It was unusual company for her to keep in any event : delightful though Pamela Stephenson may be , her public image is not altogether regal , and Charles has always recognized the need to choose his friends , particularly those in showbusiness , with care . |
| 17 | At this time , it was great triumph for me to find that Rachel could bear her beloved Jacob no children . |
| 18 | There was good reason for him to remain at the helm now , too : the wind was freshening and veering , so that it was coming close to dead astern . |
| 19 | Parliament refused , however , to endorse Mazowiecki 's acceptance of the resignation of Communications Minister Marek Kucharski , claiming that there was insufficient reason for him to resign . |