Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] [adj] for [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would be willing to pay for any books or copies or , if anyone has an old machine that could be used for spares , I am desperate for these bits . |
| 2 | I am grateful for that direction . |
| 3 | I am grateful for that suggestion , but I am not sure which Labour party policy the hon. Gentleman is suggesting that I adopt to encourage investment . |
| 4 | I am grateful for that reply . |
| 5 | I am grateful for that reply . |
| 6 | I am grateful for that gift , as perhaps you may be . ’ |
| 7 | Mr Court was a principal architect of this Society as it is today and I am grateful for this opportunity to pay tribute to the very considerable part he has played in the development of the Society over the past 16 years . |
| 8 | I am grateful for this opportunity to clarify any uncertainty that may have resulted from this case , the specific circumstances which lay behind it and the way in which it had to be decided . |
| 9 | I am grateful for this invitation and would like to attend the launch . |
| 10 | IF ONLY the woman had paused for a moment to inspect the hastily scrawled felt tip notice at the top of the stairs : ‘ I am sorry for any inconvenience caused to all our customers during the period that the down escalator has been out of service . |
| 11 | He said , ‘ I am sorry for this annoyance . |
| 12 | Penny Wright ( to whom I am indebted for this story ) was attending a healing ceremony which involved the temporary burial alive of the patient in this case a child . |
| 13 | I 'm desperate for some kind of help . |
| 14 | ‘ Certainly , more volunteer helpers would be very useful , ’ agreed Pat , ‘ I 'm grateful for any help ! ’ |
| 15 | To Edward , in German , she said : ‘ I 'm sorry for that rudeness . |
| 16 | I 'm sorry for that mistake . |
| 17 | But I feel I 'm responsible for these boys now , and I feel I 've failed them . |
| 18 | ‘ Look , I 'm responsible for those rumors that have been circulating about you and damaging your reputation . |
| 19 | Can I I 've got a er I 've got a , I 've got erm a couple of fifty pences , that 's , I 'm alright for those thanks . |
| 20 | ‘ Arianna and I were wrong for each other in dozens of ways . |
| 21 | Well , I 'm sure you are ready for some lunch . ’ |
| 22 | You are responsible for that job and you are identified on the project quality plan check list as to what you will be doing and what other members of the team will be doing . |
| 23 | Sunil is lonely and I 'm sure you 're good for each other . ’ |
| 24 | At the end of the training period , you can decide between you whether or not you 're right for each other . |
| 25 | ‘ You 're perfect for each other , ’ Mandy said firmly . |
| 26 | He paused , said , ‘ You 're ready for another drink , ’ and clicked thumb and fingers of his free hand at a waiter , who showed no sign of feeling anything untoward when he approached Gillian . |
| 27 | Alternatively , she may be allocated specific wards where she is responsible for all learners who work there . |
| 28 | N I have worked with her on , she is responsible for some artist to do in Belgium and I needed some information on some artist who worked , that was at the time when I was doing eh , P R campaigns for er , Sheba , the cat product , and we needed . |
| 29 | She was overdue for some leave , and she could go to France and make some enquiries . |
| 30 | She spoke sharply , and her niece saw that she was upset for some reason . |