Example sentences of "[be] [adj] for [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Surface pumps are preferable for some water gardens , especially where a relatively high ‘ head ’ of water is necessary , this ‘ head ’ being the vertical distance between water level and the highest point of discharge . |
| 2 | We are sorry for any misunderstanding or embarrassment this caused to James Capel and to the banks . |
| 3 | But never forget that He will forgive those who are sorry for any evil they have done . |
| 4 | Since the end of Athens ' archaic war with Eleusis it would have been absurd for any deme of Attica to think of rivalling Athens . |
| 5 | This will avoid wasting everybody 's time if the job , the candidate or the company are unsuitable for each other . |
| 6 | It is pointed out that whilst derivative instruments can be used for the management of investment risk , some investments are unsuitable for many investors . |
| 7 | She must have been asleep for some hours when the sound of her opening bedroom door penetrated her dreams and brought her instantly awake . |
| 8 | He had been asleep for some time , physically exhausted after his ordeal , but now he tossed and turned , held fast in the grip of some awful nightmare . |
| 9 | ‘ The nurse tells me she 's been asleep for some time . ’ |
| 10 | The mammalian gut has been stable for many millennia and acts to constrain the flexibility of E. coli 's genome . |
| 11 | She has been depressed for some time . |
| 12 | That charge has been wrong-headed for some years ; nevertheless , it has been sustained by enough left-wing activity to feed Conservative propaganda . |
| 13 | Adult worm burdens are typically in excess of 40,000 , although lower numbers are often found in animals which has been diarrhoeic for several days prior to necropsy . |
| 14 | The weather had been dry for some time and , fanned by an easterly wind , the fire spread rapidly until , within three days , it had engulfed most of the city . |
| 15 | Well it 's been dry for another day . |
| 16 | We are due for another service and it 's this month , the yearly service . |
| 17 | The two major problems involved are related to the spelling changes that can occur when morphemes combine and the multiple segmentations that are possible for many words . |
| 18 | Although SAVE believes that alternative uses are possible for most types of buildings , including churches , the Holy Name was an exception and our fears for its future increased with rumours of purchase offers from McDonald 's . |
| 19 | For , suppose we know that the main variable of interest in the study varies much less within strata than overall , then much more precise estimates are possible for this variable . |
| 20 | His friend and doctor , Dr James Mortimer , said that Sir Charles ' heart had been weak for some time . |
| 21 | I 'm ten years older now , and in retrospect I see that if Francesca had lived we would n't have been right for each other . ’ |
| 22 | Rumours of cutbacks at the factory have been rife for some time . |
| 23 | We are grateful for some help received to date from QP and if other friends wish to be identified with the work in a practical manner , this would be much appreciated . |
| 24 | Your contribution — however small — will help fund this vital work , and we are grateful for any donations received . |
| 25 | It had originally been left to her by a noted amateur ornithologist and eccentric with whom she had been friendly for many years . |
| 26 | The state 's involvement offers crucial protection , since failure to accept a coin or tampering with it in some way , like making a forgery , then is regarded as a crime against the state , and serious penalties including execution have frequently been normal for such activities . |
| 27 | Lady Street had returned to what must have been normal for any morning at this time ; the delivery vans had gone , there was sporadic traffic in the one-way street , and people had no time to stand about gawping at the bookshop though they slowed their pace in passing and tried to look in without appearing to do so . |
| 28 | ‘ A number of invitations have been outstanding for some time , and people just chose to take them up at this stage , ’ one said . |
| 29 | ‘ He has been outstanding for several weeks now — and he 's got real pace , which you ca n't find these days , never mind buy it . |
| 30 | The annual floods had been low for some years , and conditions in the villages were very bad . |