Example sentences of "to [be] [adj] [noun] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She seems to be suitable material for what he wants : her father a murderer and her mother a prostitute . ’ |
| 2 | All sorts and conditions of native societies were declared to be suitable candidates for it , even when they possessed , to Western eyes , no discernible political organization at all , and so no evident agency through which indirection might be achieved . |
| 3 | I think , Bill , Pauline 's expressing the frustration that we feel , that as David was saying earlier , as Christians we feel particularly that we are called to serve people like this in great trouble , and yet sometimes you think , you know , however many times I try erm there seems to be many people for whom erm all my effort gets nowhere , and I feel that things are getting worse in society and one feels more and more helpless and hopeless , and therefore there 's a kind of frustration erm that builds up here erm |
| 4 | Are you going to be first jockey for him next year ? ’ |
| 5 | Your product implies that women are somehow unpleasant to be near and in need of very special washing to be civilised company for anyone . |
| 6 | Your two employees and the service technicians certainly have proved to be excellent ambassadors for your company . ’ |
| 7 | The company expects the makers of electrolytic batteries ( like the ones in cars ) to be big customers for its new product . |
| 8 | There seem to be several reasons for its emergence : a backlog of untrained practitioners ; a desire to certificate practice , for a variety of reasons , including status ; labour shortages which require quick solutions ; and a growth of theory or technology in the field itself , requiring more systematic training than has hitherto been necessary . |
| 9 | There do seem to be some grounds for their complaint . |
| 10 | I fought against it , but when you went away , and stayed away , despite all my letters and calls , I knew that there was never going to be any chance for me . ’ |
| 11 | There has to be enough space for her and the patient , and preferably room for the carer to watch the washing session as well . |