Example sentences of "[pron] be [adj] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hamburgers , friend and processed foods , canned drinks , too much caffeine , too much starch — all of them are bad for you . |
| 2 | I am delighted for him . |
| 3 | ‘ I am delighted for him and us . |
| 4 | I am delighted for you . |
| 5 | ‘ I am delighted for you , Alexandra . |
| 6 | And what is more , the clichés used by Mome Elwis are at least better suited to the cleric than anything the clerk can come out with : ( " I can do no other deed but say my paternoster and my creed to Christ for my misdeeds , and my Ave Maria — I am sorry for my sins — and my de profundis for all who remain in sin , for I am good for nothing else — Christ knows that , the king of heaven . " ) |
| 7 | ‘ I am keen for him to make it and Duncan has the potential to succeed . |
| 8 | I am keen for them to have a greater opportunity to develop both their working and their family lives . |
| 9 | Anyway , the Chinese seem excessively embarrassed and concerned about an incident of this type , and we have been kept under very careful supervision ( I am sure for our sakes , in their eyes ) whenever we have gone out of the hotel . |
| 10 | I am famed for my quiet dedication . |
| 11 | I am sad for her sake that the poor weather this week may reduce the total ‘ take ’ . |
| 12 | ‘ I am sad for your loss , ’ he said mildly . |
| 13 | My hon. Friend puts his remarks well , and I am grateful for them . |
| 14 | Elizabeth wrote , acknowledging a draft of this article : ‘ I am grateful for what you wrote . |
| 15 | ‘ I am grateful for what you did last night when I was inconvenienced . ’ |
| 16 | I am grateful for what the hon. and learned Gentleman has said . |
| 17 | I am grateful for what my hon. Friend says . |
| 18 | I am grateful for what the hon. Gentleman has said , because it enables me to explain that proposals for a local income tax relating it to ability to pay have been rejected in Committee and on Report , so we are now in the business of trying to improve this unfair tax which is based on property . |
| 19 | This man has got to be caught and I am grateful for anything which helps . ’ |
| 20 | I am grateful for his congratulations to the Government on the completion of the Chelmsford bypass . |
| 21 | I am grateful for his remarks . |
| 22 | I agree with my hon. Friend , and I am grateful for his support . |
| 23 | ‘ It is kind in you to make such a pretence , but I saw the compassion in your face , and I am grateful for it . |
| 24 | I am grateful for my hon. Friend 's second point , because it is not yet widely understood by the three quarters of people who go into retirement with savings of their own that , as they approach retirement , their ability to build up those savings would be subject to a 9 per cent . |
| 25 | I am grateful for my hon. Friend 's comments , because the significant fact about St. Ivel 's sponsorship is that it is a perfect example of sponsorship working very well and of the use of the business sponsorship incentive scheme , which I just mentioned . |
| 26 | I am grateful for my right hon. Friend 's statement because it demonstrates the Government 's commitment to a better equipped fleet for the future , even though the fleet manpower is contracting , and because jobs will be provided in the Portsmouth travel-to-work area . |
| 27 | ‘ I am grateful for your attention in this matter . |
| 28 | ‘ I am grateful for your concern , Captain Rudakov . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ And I am grateful for your openness . ’ |
| 30 | Mr. Wilson : I am grateful for your guidance , Mr. Deputy Speaker , but I assure you that I am talking about the disabled only in terms of the general need for consumer protection , which is encompassed in new clause S. |