Example sentences of "of [noun sg] [vb -s] be [adj] for " in BNC.

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1 Well presumably with , what we 're trying to do is create some sort of alternative family units , we do n't want , although , er , laudable what the youth service does , is , we would n't want , if they do n't want to plugged , clubbable together , if , if , if , if the , the unit could provide that , or provide alternatives to pick up the , the correlation between that and , and ordinary normal family unit , I would hope that that would have been the best way forward , erm , er , because often some youngsters are in this situation because they , they have n't found the , that sort of provision has been helpful for them .
2 This is why much of philosophy has been barren for more than 2,000 years and is likely to remain so until philosophers learn to understand the language of information processing . "
3 This neglect of walking has been apparent for years .
4 Scotland has never been a stranger to drug-related violence , though our favourite drug of choice has been legal for centuries .
5 Thus a verdict at an inquest of natural causes aggravated by lack of care has been available for many years .
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