Example sentences of "be [adv] [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ That should change , but it is only what the Japanese have been successfully doing for years . ’ |
| 2 | I AM sorry things are so bed for you . |
| 3 | ( b ) Reject those words which obscure rather than clarify meaning-words which are only present for purposes of style , linguistic sense , grammar , or form . |
| 4 | Some , at least , of this confusion and inconsistency arise out of misunderstanding as to what is meant by Wages for Housework , so before proceeding any further I propose to change the term in order to indicate ( a ) that I am not spokeswoman for , nor even in complete agreement with , the campaign of that name ; ( b ) that I do not propose to be sidetracked into an interesting discussion of the precise scientific definition of ‘ wage ’ ; what I am talking about is cash , money , pound notes , that to which a housewife is not entitled , that to which she should be ; and ( c ) that there is housework and housework . |
| 5 | On 24 January 1992 Cazalet J. granted the local authority the necessary leave and gave various directions which are not material for present purposes . |
| 6 | These differences are not material for present purposes . |
| 7 | We 're always game for meeting people whoever they are . |
| 8 | They are also idea for rooms with sloping ceilings , where a normal wardrobe will project some way into the room , leaving a gap behind it . |
| 9 | The last three cases are also authority for the proposition that it is proper , though not obligatory , for the trial judge to tell the jury that , as well as going to credibility , good character is relevant when considering whether the defendant is the kind of man who is likely to have behaved in the way that the prosecution alleged . |
| 10 | ‘ I have n't been up top for some time , ’ he said . |
| 11 | Long hours and tough working conditions are often par for the course in catering . |
| 12 | A Christmas tree growers ' charter has been announced to make sure that the festive firs are really value for money . |
| 13 | The pilot warned there would be only room for one moose on the small plane . |
| 14 | I hoped it would be put to use , though there was a chance it might be just ballast for the journey . |
| 15 | I 'm just askin' for to go the way you 're goin' to ; |
| 16 | I 'm just motoring for the pleasure of it , you see . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Do n't want you to think I 'm just angling for extra fare . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ It must be nearly time for the service to start . ’ |
| 19 | And annual ; by the time they 've got themselves together it will be practically time for them to disperse . |
| 20 | She wondered darkly if all this was n't just a waste of time , when they should be out hunting for clues to Benny 's whereabouts . |
| 21 | My friend Kevin , muscleman and minicab driver , says the lads would be out rioting for Willy now if it was n't tipping down with rain the whole time . |
| 22 | It must be almost time for lunch . ’ |
| 23 | Since the left- and hence the right-hand sides of this equality are polynomials they are simply shorthand for ( 2 , -3 , 1 , 0 , … ) and ( 0,0 … ) respectively . |
| 24 | Lin Foh hesitated , frowned , then glanced back at the two young Foreign Office men ; they were hardly protection for the Colonel ; rather , were deliberately overt presences with him , keeping an eye on him on the instruction of the Foreign Secretary . |
| 25 | This may sound like a purely mechanical process in which the most powerful essence wins , without there being any room for ethical or indeed any other decision . |
| 26 | On the other hand , public authorities do not usually commit illegal acts deliberately , and if an atmosphere of opinion were created in which compensation for illegality were seen as being simply compensation for loss and not as carrying any stigma of fault or as being designed to perform the function of deterring illegal conduct , public authorities might be able to put the chance of an award out of their mind in deciding the applicant 's case the second time round . |
| 27 | Indeed nearly half our number are employed in the profession that is most flexiblc for married women , whether at school or university level . |
| 28 | But the point is that if , if musicians go to service , they know there 's enough readers and if the musicians decide to take on part of that reading one service , surely it 's only courtesy for the musicians to say to the readers , whose lists are published months in advance , terribly sorry but we 're gon na do this this time , and do you mind stepping down ? |
| 29 | There 's only room for three full-length cards and three short cards . |
| 30 | It 's so slim there 's only room for two 32-bit EISA slots and no space for additional drives . |