Example sentences of "[pron] be for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the choice now is between shoring up a democratically bankrupt Westminster or standing up for the restoration of Scottish democracy , then I am for Scottish democracy . |
| 2 | ‘ Well , I 'm for another round of toast , ’ said Chico . |
| 3 | In fact , I was for some time of the opinion that this huge challenge ahead of us could not be surmounted without my bringing in additional staff from outside . |
| 4 | His was for thirty-five years the pre-eminent retail business at the upper end of the market , supplying tableware and massive buffet plate to the jewel house and the Russian court ( Tsarinas Anna and Catherine , and Count Brobinski ) . |
| 5 | Nor are foods which are for immediate consumption . |
| 6 | Scums defence is as dodgy now as its been for 3–4 years . |
| 7 | I think that I am correct in saying that the two original high level computer languages were Cobol and Prolog , which were for developing business and general/scientific applications respectively . |
| 8 | We located 5874 hospital records , 1217 of which were for demented patients aged 40 to 64 years at presentation ; 707 records were either lost or contained insufficient information to apply the diagnostic criteria . |
| 9 | The British entries received a mixed reception : enthusiasm ( but not from this correspondent ) for ‘ Naked ’ , a study in ‘ gritty realism ’ which won Mike Leigh the prize for best director ; some revulsion over Peter Greenaway 's ‘ The Baby of Macon ’ , which is for strong stomachs ; and mild pleasure for Kenneth Branagh 's ‘ Much Ado About Nothing ’ . |
| 10 | Members of the Youth Conference gave a lively drama impression of ‘ Camp Vincent ! ’ which is for young members of the society , and those who would like to be in the society , to come together to share views , aspirations , experiences of working in the society , and enjoy fellowship together . |
| 11 | The Monktonhall miners have secured a number of lucrative deals , including one with ScottishPower which is for five years and believed to be worth £10 million . |
| 12 | We give to certain proper charities , of course — the Invalid Asylum , which is for respectable females , and the Female Refuge , which is for penitent fallen women , and the Yorkshire Boys ’ School in London , and the Railway Servants ' Orphanage . |
| 13 | There are three chemical treatment plants in the Province , one of which is for in-house wastes only ; so wastes required to be disposed of by high-temperature incineration have to be sent to disposal facilities outside the Province . |
| 14 | The Engineering Council also operates the Technology Enhancement Programme which is for 14–19 year olds and aims to increase capability in technology , mathematics and science , developing skills that are matched to the needs of industry . |
| 15 | It is also an unprecedented legal recognition here of a problem the very existence of which was for many decades denied by a Communist state claiming to be founded upon the interests of the working class . |
| 16 | Alas , the biggest deceptions in gramophone history comprised serious music , which was for many years ‘ cut down ’ , both in duration and instrumentation . |
| 17 | They could match their lending more closely with their borrowing , much of which was for specified periods of time . |
| 18 | Which would be formulated in the pre-election year which was for obvious reasons . |
| 19 | to , to , I mean when I first had the er plaster off , which was for ten days it was , I could not believe it that these fingers were not going but I 'm told that that 's quite usual . |
| 20 | Here you are for best results treat autumn or spring . |
| 21 | If we do n't know where you are for twelve months or more we have to assume you have abandoned your child . |
| 22 | Similarly the right to grant mulazemets was sometimes used as a means of showing particular honour to individual scholars or of placating those who were for some reason aggrieved . |
| 23 | The private sector did n't know where you were for two years . |
| 24 | She 's for this house . |
| 25 | The skirt pattern I 've designed for you is for Japanese machines , but I 've also made one for Passap/Pfaff . |
| 26 | She wanted to show how grateful she was for this second chance . |
| 27 | The trial of Mohammed Amadou Cissé , who was for many years the Minister of State in charge of Security and personal adviser to former President Mathieu Kérékou , began on July 31 . |
| 28 | Another consumer rights champion behind Safe-Buy is Lord Michael Winstanley who was for 18 years the presenter of Granada TV 's long-running ‘ This is Your Right ’ programme . |
| 29 | I missed very much the man who was for fifteen years our first trombone ; he trained the group to the very highest level . |
| 30 | The attack was stepped up by Raghib Ahsan , of Birmingham Ladywood , who told the conference : ‘ We are offered scraps from the masters ’ table , and hungry as we are for black representation , our response must be to spit them out . ’ |