Example sentences of "be [adj] for have " in BNC.
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| 1 | How many smokers who were hooked when 12 , 13 , or 14 , in their formative years , are grateful for having been subjected to the wiles of the tobacco and advertising industries ? |
| 2 | The social exclusivity of private education enables a distinct ‘ superior ’ culture to remain intact , and ensures that this world-view is displayed with the self-assurance and ‘ soundness ’ that is valued by those recruiting entrants to elite occupations ( the elite-educated spies Burgess and Maclean are notorious for having exploited this trust ) . |
| 3 | He had one and he just let it run across his hand , a big hairy one , just let it run across his hand , all up his arm , playing with it and people think I 'm sick for having pet rats ! |
| 4 | Bluetits may be famous for having figured out how to remove the silver foil caps from our early morning milk bottles , to find a creamy delight beneath , but I remember watching with amusement as one of our local bluetits swooped down upon a friend 's Mercedes sports car parked in our driveway and perseveringly attempted to remove the central silver disc from the Mercedes logo on the front bonnet . |
| 5 | And it makes you realise that , though he may be famous for having an eye for the ladies , he also has an ear for a good song . |
| 6 | You ca n't , one flat 's not gon na be responsible for having the hall lit up all night long which it will be and then length of time , unless it 's on a timer switch . |
| 7 | But it might also be famed for having the only junior school rock climbing club in Cumbria — and possibly the country — where nine to 11-year-olds climb up to Hard Severe . |
| 8 | Yeats regarded Gibbon as being responsible for having ‘ moved the whole opposition against the poor girl ’ . |
| 9 | Never mind , Madeleine always said to the flinching Thérèse : wide hips are best for having babies . |
| 10 | The modern town is scarcely worth a detour but the church is distinguished for having a very fine and elaborate Romanesque portal ; it has been heavily restored but it remains worth seeing . |
| 11 | His view became almost a national orthodoxy and Ludwig August Rochau , who is famous for having invented the word ‘ Realpolitik ’ , once declared that German unity was purely a matter of commerce ( ‘ eine reine Geschaftssache ’ ) . |
| 12 | It is true that Spinoza is famous for having denied the existence of final causes in nature in the sense in which Aristotle believed in them , that is purposes for which each thing existed . |
| 13 | Wall Street is notorious for having scant regard for the future and even less for the past . |
| 14 | Ring Cathy and mentioned it , but she was grateful for having interest . |
| 15 | The chief inspector disliked his arrogant manner , his jocularity at her expense , particularly when the only weapon she had was bluff and she was vulnerable for having pressed on with the case against Spittals ' opposition . |
| 16 | She was notorious for having lots of love affairs which she told us all about . |
| 17 | Their case is that as a previous owner of the flat he was responsible for having a fire escape put in . |