Example sentences of "[be] [adj] for [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Japan will always be memorable for two things : for Niki 's moral courage and for Hunt 's perseverance in adversity . |
| 2 | Thus , in Hanson v. Church Commissioners it was held that where the matter was one in which there was a wider public interest it may not be possible for one party to withdraw without the assent of the other once the proceedings were begun . |
| 3 | ‘ You think she should be pregnant for nine months and go through all the agonies of giving birth , and then give it away ? ’ |
| 4 | Again , it will not normally be acceptable for two pit brokers to agree a price at which they will trade with each other before going into the pit . |
| 5 | They 've got most most times I think you 'll have to be unemployed for six months . |
| 6 | Sometimes water can be unavailable for two weeks — then life is not so easy . ’ |
| 7 | Had the two junctions not been converted to single track it would be impossible for two trains to collide on them , BR 's then director of operations , Ivor Warburton , agreed . |
| 8 | Few medical procedures carry no risk of any kind , and it seems to me that it would be impossible for one body to assume responsibility for measuring risks and assessing treatments throughout the whole of medical practice . |
| 9 | The funding will only be visible for three years , as it gradually merges into the personal social services element of the revenue support grant . |
| 10 | A horse is the same in that he may be fit for one type of work but not another . |
| 11 | NASA says yes , highly probable for a prototype to be flying tests , but doubtful to be operational for two years . |
| 12 | This could be useful for two reasons : |
| 13 | But their real function is to give people a chance to be famous for five minutes , by saying something that will get them on to the next news broadcast . |
| 14 | Soon everyone will be able to win an award and , as Andy Warhol predicted , we will all be famous for fifteen minutes . |
| 15 | ‘ Everyone will be famous for fifteen minutes , ’ he mused . |
| 16 | The rich and famous — and Kylie by now was both — will always be magnets for those disturbed characters like John Lennon 's slayer , Mark Chapman ; psychotics , infatuated with the darker side of Andy Warhol 's chilling message — everyone can be famous for 15 minutes . |
| 17 | One of Elliott 's predecessors , Andy Warhol , said everyone would be famous for 15 minutes . |
| 18 | He reckoned to be airborne for 15 minutes in every 50 of the average run . |
| 19 | Called Administration Partnership , it will be responsible for 184,000 unitholders with total funds under management of £3 billion . |
| 20 | The RAF was thought to be responsible for 32 murders over 20 years , the most recent being that in April 1991 of Detlev Rohwedder , head of the Treuhand privatization agency [ see p. 38155 ] . |
| 21 | The police believe he may be responsible for three robberies which took place in the Thames Valley region in one afternoon . |
| 22 | A WHO analysis published on Nov. 11 in Geneva showed heterosexual intercourse to be responsible for three quarters of all cases of HIV infection . |
| 23 | ABB and Brush will design and build 40 electric locomotives , the remaining three Euroshuttle companies will manufacture 252 ‘ tourist ’ wagons to carry passengers , cars and non-commercial vehicles ; and the Italian companies will be responsible for 252 freight wagons . |
| 24 | Relief will however be available for six months after judgment under the Common Law Procedure Act 1852 should this line be adopted . |
| 25 | He replied that the tenders would not be available for three weeks , but the drawings would be ready in ten days . |
| 26 | In a Community of 12 countries , it simply would not be practical for 12 Finance Ministers to intervene in the monetary policy decisions of the central bank . ’ |
| 27 | So I suppose we should be thankful for 3 points . |
| 28 | Since it may not be possible for both sets of belief to be realised in action , if the courses of action are incompatible , it may be rational for one person to give up his/her autonomy . |
| 29 | Attitudes in Great Britain before the publication of the Bill to the content of the curriculum are illustrated in Figure 10.5 , which shows the percentages of respondents who considered particular topics to be essential for 15 year olds . |
| 30 | In the event of a second conviction for a like offence , a member is liable , in addition to the penalties already named , to be adjudged to be for ever incapable of holding any public office , and to be incapable for five years of being registered as an elector or voting at an election either of members to serve in Parliament or of members of any public body . |