Example sentences 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 | The national park has been concerned for some time about the volume of heavy lorries using roads through the park . |
| 3 | The world recession has been tough for all of us , at home and abroad . |
| 4 | Taking the wrong course has been expensive for us all . |
| 5 | The board has been concerned for some years about the possible impact of excessive dependence on coal — used for 80 per cent of electricity currently generated — if developments in the domestic or international coal market push prices up rapidly . |
| 6 | Assume as before that national income has been constant for several time periods at £1,000 , and that autonomous investment is initially equal to £500 . |
| 7 | Moreover , to offer vocational courses such as TEC and BEC , where these were not previously available , would have required suitably qualified staff and appropriate facilities at a time of recession when money has been available for neither . |
| 8 | The warehouse has been empty for many years , but holding repairs have meant at least that water penetration to the fabric is reduced . |
| 9 | In fact , the revenue has been stable for the last three years . |
| 10 | And it 's particularly , I think , acute in the parish of Saint Mary 's and Saint John 's because the vicarage has been empty for two years and erm they built a new house , it was more it was cheaper to build a new house than to do the old one up , but there it 's been sat , empty for two years , and erm they 've been trying to find a buyer . |
| 11 | ‘ English football has been dead for a decade now , ’ he added . |
| 12 | Aleksandr Sergeyevich Yakovlev is probably one of the most well-known of all Soviet aircraft designers and his OKB has been responsible for a wide variety of aircraft types . |
| 13 | The other important sub-sect to figure prominently in recent biblical scholarship has been familiar for a long time , but under a different name . |
| 14 | In fact the light has been green for some time already . |
| 15 | Although vocational training for general practice has been mandatory for almost two decades , only 40% of general practitioners registering with the General Medical Council had a psychiatric attachment . |
| 16 | This " rhetoric-reality " distinction is a feature of much evaluation , and in library research has been productive for , amongst others , those involved in the LASS Project , who write of " the traditional rhetoric of sixth-form responsibility and independence " ( Hopkins and Rudduck , 1984 ) which they contrast with " the realities of sixth-form teaching and learning " . |
| 17 | In order to meet these criteria , the Vehicle Watchdog performs as follows : providing the vehicle has been stationary for at least one minute , a 15mA current pulse will brightly light an l.e.d. for 0.02 seconds once every two seconds . |
| 18 | Margaret McGregor , convener of the district council 's women 's committee , said : ‘ The women 's committee has been aware for some time that there are a lack of resources and refuge spaces for women fleeing violent situations . ’ |
| 19 | In most languages with writing systems alphabetic fingerspelling has been available for over two hundred years . |
| 20 | Dipping has been compulsory for over 20 years in an effort to eradicate fungal scab and tick infestations . |
| 21 | In case police behaviour changes as new procedures and rules become familiar , then whole research exercise will be repeated again after the Act has been operational for eighteen months ( summer 1987 ) . |
| 22 | The IBOA is very conscious of the fact that this issue has been outstanding for a considerable length of time and it is hoped that the proposals will pave the way for a speedy resolution to the problem . |
| 23 | Middle management has been vulnerable for some time . |
| 24 | Forty nine of the patients were under 50 at presentation ; this proportion has been constant for the past 10 years . |
| 25 | The county council has been responsible for appointing contractors to carry out this repair work . |
| 26 | The Scottish Council has been active for some years in bringing employers and school pupils much closer together and this important aspect of our work has expanded considerably in recent times . |
| 27 | The Scottish Council has been active for some years in bringing employers and school pupils closer together . |
| 28 | The continuing strength of the dollar has been good for the group , as many shipbuilding and most shipping contracts are priced in dollars , and both Finland and Norway have gained a competitive edge against both the US and Germany . |
| 29 | The same is true in the US , where the banking sector has been eager for some time now to find loopholes in the Glass-Steagall Act 1933 ( which segregates to a large extent the banking and securities business ) and expand into other , more profitable , areas of financial service activity . |
| 30 | Such exploitation has been widespread for too long . |