Example sentences of "be [adj] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To Paul Dubrulle , a thirty-four-year-old French Jesuit serving as an infantry sergeant at Verdun , whose journals are outstanding for their un-embellished realism , it seemed as follows : |
| 2 | We are sorry for his death but how are we responsible ? ’ |
| 3 | It must have been humiliating for her to accept that after helping him to create an empire within show business , he should choose to spend his time with a younger woman . |
| 4 | It would have been humiliating for her to say to her mother , ‘ I had nothing to do with it ; it was the bright boy who made the suggestion to the grand dame . ’ |
| 5 | Very clearly we are not in the business of directing people into modes of prayer that are unsuitable for them . |
| 6 | ‘ Would n't it have been simpler for you to be independent back home ? ’ |
| 7 | I believe that truths which were there from the beginning in the Christian faith can lie dormant until the social and psychological conditions are right for them to be perceived . |
| 8 | Truths which were there from the beginning in the Christian faith can lie dormant until the social and psychological conditions are right for them to be perceived . |
| 9 | Like other gender differences , this too is becoming more blurred as both sexes become more liberated — that is , more free to express themselves as individuals in ways that are right for them . |
| 10 | In Ego Dormio he explains to the Sister that as she grows in her love of Christ , she will find nothing matters to her but this love and the sin of man which disfigures it , and that all this is focused by thinking on the Passion of Christ : Although in The Form he makes it clear to Margaret that it is difficult to be too prescriptive about meditation , since God will put the kind of thoughts into her heart that are right for her , he does say in Emendatio Vitae that beginners in spiritual life may find the words of others helpful ( 8.120.31 – 2 ) and on occasions he himself wrote meditations on the Passion which embody his understanding of the catalysis they are designed to help . |
| 11 | And it 's easy to find exactly which ones are right for your skin , as the entire range is colour-coded , using four pastel shades to identify the three different skin types , plus the Extra Care range . |
| 12 | Visit your nearest Clinique counter for a personal skin analysis on the famous Clinique Computer and find out which three products are right for your 3 Step skincare programme . |
| 13 | Having made your decision that calendars and diaries are right for your shop , fix a budget for sales . |
| 14 | Of course we must , but at the same time we must endeavour to retain the practices and methods we know are right for our children . |
| 15 | When they get together and they need money , the old school tie , the old party tie comes into play and money can be found for things that they think are profitable for them and their consultancies , and their companies , and their interests . |
| 16 | ‘ My husband has put a lot of work into Maastricht and the last six months have been awful for him , ’ she said . |
| 17 | ‘ That must have been awful for him because he loves his food . |
| 18 | Did Lucy think of herself as that heterosexually convenient phenomenon , the ‘ non-orgasmic woman ’ ; had sex been awful for her ? |
| 19 | It 's been awful for me and my mother , too . |
| 20 | Again , he has been prepared to be physical when the necessity arose while his choice of options has been admirable for one so short of international experience . |
| 21 | But generally it 's been unnecessary for us to have much contact . |
| 22 | Oh , he said , if we had carried on it would have been dear for somebody . |
| 23 | About twice a day , she 'd ask herself whether this move had been right for him . |
| 24 | And Macintyre are grateful for her visit . |
| 25 | In its sometimes dictatorial and quirky way , ‘ Collins ’ laid down the law , and many of us are grateful for its guidance . |
| 26 | We are grateful for their contribution . |
| 27 | I welcome the Government 's initiative to help the homeless , and we are grateful for what the Department of the Environment has done . |
| 28 | ‘ I know that , Señorita Shelley , and we are grateful for what he does here . |
| 29 | Many thanks to all who support us in prayer and in all sorts of ways , we are grateful for your encouragement . |
| 30 | ‘ Although we are grateful for your kind offer . ’ |