Example sentences of "be [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Always be alert for a bad swing or a wing-tip touching the ground on take off and have your hand near the release , ready . |
| 2 | Be alert for fatigue — beware of talking ‘ non-sap ’ , allow a few pauses ; when the speechreader is talking it is less tiring for him . |
| 3 | Be alert for stones with natural pebble and water worn cups two to three inches across which could have been transported from the shore . |
| 4 | Be grateful for Tom , though . |
| 5 | On the penultimate page of Black Skin , White Masks Fanon declares that one of the things that he , the man of colour , wants is ‘ that it be possible for me to discover and to love man , wherever he may be ’ . |
| 6 | Not the equipment manufacturer because he is interested in the commercial aspect of selling his own equipment whether it be right for the particular job or not . |
| 7 | Be awful for erm , you know an ex wife and son , to take the decision to phone in they |
| 8 | be strong for the lord your god is with you |
| 9 | The peace of God is ours through prayer , ‘ Be careful for nothing , but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God . |
| 10 | ‘ Be careful for yourself , Holly . |
| 11 | Be easy for Chunky . |
| 12 | Be better for doing yes exactly . |
| 13 | Be happy for me , ducks . |
| 14 | Be happy for me . |
| 15 | be available for people to phone you . |
| 16 | Be thankful for the country |
| 17 | Be punctual for meetings . |
| 18 | The different approaches , evident in the House of Lords , demonstrate the compromise which the law must seek to achieve between two extreme propositions : first , that the goods be merchantable for every purpose , which is harsh on the seller ; and second , that they be merchantable for any one of the purposes , which is adverse to the buyer . |
| 19 | The different approaches , evident in the House of Lords , demonstrate the compromise which the law must seek to achieve between two extreme propositions : first , that the goods be merchantable for every purpose , which is harsh on the seller ; and second , that they be merchantable for any one of the purposes , which is adverse to the buyer . |
| 20 | I suppose you could say David had it so often that it be nice for him to get it . |
| 21 | IF TEACHERS TAKE schoolchildren to the Toulouse-Lautrec exhibition at the Hayward Gallery between October 10 and January 19 , with they be liable for prosecution under Section 28 of the 1988 Local Government Act ? |
| 22 | Be quiet for a minute . |
| 23 | Be ready for those once-in-a-lifetime shots at Christmas-time ! |
| 24 | Be ready for the worst . ’ |
| 25 | Be ready for England at two o'clock . |