Example sentences of "'s [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Assuming that Leo Stevenson is sincere ( I suspect he 's controversial for effect ) , his statement that Monet is overrated shows poor aesthetic judgement . |
| 2 | Oh that 's hopeless for children |
| 3 | She 's moody for ages . |
| 4 | It 's possible for a thief to wriggle through a remarkably small gap — so even small windows like skylights or bathroom fanlights are vulnerable . |
| 5 | Second , it 's possible for some explosive activity to take place in the summit crater , but for most of the lava to be erupted quietly from a vent or fissure on the flanks of the volcano . |
| 6 | Only time counts , so it 's possible for the eventual winner to triumph in Paris without having won a stage . |
| 7 | In some cases , it 's possible for the scheme trustees to split the widow 's pension between both wives , if the man was paying maintenance to his ex-wife ; but the pension is often not big enough to make this worthwhile . |
| 8 | It were an easy labour , if it 's possible for one ti be so , ’ she answered . |
| 9 | It 's possible for a really thick outdoor sweater or jacket , but beware if you want to make a full length coat ! |
| 10 | Do you think that it 's possible for the big Italian museums to privatise their subsidiary functions without an advisory body of trustees , if only to assist museum administrators who have little experience of dealing with the commercial side ? |
| 11 | But we must not forget about the private riders with Hondas — the RS is a good basic machine and if the team works hard on tuning it 's possible for the riders to be very fast . |
| 12 | I think that 's diff you see I , I do n't think that 's possible for everybody to keep in touch with everybody else , I think you 've got to have one person , that everybody looks to , to say , right |
| 13 | Dependants ' pensions , it 's possible for er single people to actually nominate a financially dependant close relative to receive erm pension benefits in the event of your death . |
| 14 | 40 windsurfers share with 30 dinghy sailors and non-sailing friends , in this flexible resort where it 's possible for windsurfers to sail in Toppers or Lasers , and where the dinghy sailors can easily dabble in a little windsurfing . |
| 15 | ‘ Any more than it 's possible for me to work up at the college with all those strapping lads running round in jockey shorts and have no reaction whatsoever . ’ |
| 16 | Can I ask , Mr Chairman , if it 's possible for us to have a copy of the reports ? |
| 17 | Now , if we say no , the project will still go ahead , but it will be slightly scaled down , and there will be a meeting later this month to decide how to revise the spec erm , it 's possible for example , that the lift to allow disabled visitors to the first floor would not be included if the twenty thousand pounds were n't forthcoming . |
| 18 | So in theory it 's possible for the county solution at the end of the day to be not completely in line with what its constituent districts think . |
| 19 | Nobody and I do n't ever think people will bring up somebody else 's the same as they would their selves , I , I do n't think it 's possible for anybody to do it , I mean look at Julia when she was a , that childminder with that Kerry |
| 20 | Chairman if it 's possible for the , for the pelican crossing to be , to be moved from one place can we ask Mr if it 's going to help the local neighbourhood in any way , we ask Mr if that is done yesterday rather than a review and then coming back to us in due course , let's get on with it if it can be done . |
| 21 | We have n't even got a system , as far as I understand it , that 's compatible , so that it 's possible for me to send my reading lists to , for instance , so they can be picked up by the library . |
| 22 | So not every teacher was one hundred per cent successful with mixed ability teaching , but I do n't think one can ever expect that with a new method and I think now that the system has been running for a number of years in the school that it 's possible for each department to support new members of staff and introduce them to the appropriate methods and approaches to mixed ability classes . |
| 23 | And of course Lewes is a small enough town that it 's possible for ordinary people to be involved in central activities like Council activities and so on . |
| 24 | And of course Lewes is a small enough town that it 's possible for ordinary people to be involved in , in central activities like council activities and so on . |
| 25 | I think that now that the system has been running for a number of years in the school that it 's possible for each department to support new members of staff and introduce them to the appropriate methods and approaches to mixed ability classes . |
| 26 | ‘ My hands and feet a bit , but that 's usual for me in hot weather . ’ |
| 27 | And that 's solid for forty feet up . |
| 28 | He 'd have to say yes , because he 's sorry for us , I heard him tell Richard we were no better than waifs of the storm , and we should ruin the upholstery , and be taking advantage of his kindness . " |
| 29 | Still , her children are quite young and erm and I , I think she 's sorry for what she 's done . |
| 30 | The hospital says it 's sorry for the delays which health watchdogs say are appalling . |