Example sentences of "[pron] be [verb] [adv] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | no I 'm not , I 'm sorry I said some of them are raised now for the first time , I was about to say I 'm not complaining I 'm simply pointing out , standing here without the instructions I ca n't deal with the matter |
| 2 | ‘ But please do n't believe that I 'm pining away for the lack of a man in my life . |
| 3 | I 'm leaving shortly for the Ministry . ’ |
| 4 | At the Invalidenstrasse crossing , an older man wept as he explained : ‘ I 'm going across for the first time since August 12 , 1961 . |
| 5 | I was taken there for the first time when I was six weeks old in a motor side car down from London to just within ten miles of Bury St Edmunds . |
| 6 | The Inspector left it at that and as I was waiting expectantly for the interview to end , he said : ‘ Why does an educated man like you spend his time caddying ? |
| 7 | Herbal remedies are usually dispensed as tinctures , either singly or in various combinations which are prepared specifically for the patient on the basis of their complaints . |
| 8 | Traditional Campa agriculture is based on garden or chacra plots which are used mainly for the cultivation of manioc , although plantains , bananas , sweet potatoes and beans are also grown on a smaller scale . |
| 9 | Governors , teachers , parents and the earlier or later phases of education need to belong to a partnership which is managed directly for the benefit of children and students . |
| 10 | The defendant was standing in the dock awaiting the sentence which was given immediately for the charge which had been reduced to manslaughter . |
| 11 | G. Scunthorpe ( 66 000 people ) is a town which was created solely for the iron and steel industry and for heavy engineering , using the steel to build such things as cranes and sections for bridges . |
| 12 | Also in that cast was a young John Robertson Hare [ q.v. ] , and the team of Walls , Hare , and Lynn was thus created , one which was to stay together for the next eleven years . |
| 13 | It was the Saint Mary 's window though , which was considered best for the first class stamp . |
| 14 | My hon. Friend 's second criticism of the way in which the scheme has worked is that the £24 million budget which was set aside for the two financial years — and I emphasise two years — 1989-91 was underspent . |
| 15 | In the Low Weald much of the coppice is hazel , which was used primarily for the construction of sheep hurdles and in the building industry , but is now of little economic value . |
| 16 | Also , although others may be wearing very little , you should always ensure that you are dressed sensibly for the occasion . |
| 17 | When you come to retirement age , whilst not suggesting that you are past it , you are planning ahead for the time where you may not be quite as capable as were . |
| 18 | And then you 're going away for the weekend ? |
| 19 | Cos you 're paying actually for the boxes , it says . |
| 20 | so it meant that for some time before contingency fund development was introduced you must of had some concerns er about the accuracy of the figures you were putting forward for the publication , can , can I explain that a little more ? if after a few years a major repair needs to be carried out there was no contingency fund , it might mean sticking another two or three hundred pounds a year on the service charges , might it not , to cover a major repair |
| 21 | She may have been more assertive for a while as she found her feet , but she is remembered mainly for the way she consulted staff and her obvious concern to do the best in every situation . |
| 22 | And he saw the ring , his ring , that she was wearing openly for the occasion , beside Anne Mowbray 's wedding-ring on the third finger of her left hand . |
| 23 | Replacing the phone he stared at it for a moment , then glanced at Bodie , who was waiting apprehensively for the news from the hospital . |
| 24 | We are investing heavily for the future growth of the company , and this year we look forward to the opening of the tenth Savacentre — our first new hypermarket since our Sheffield store opened in 1990 . |
| 25 | ‘ We are trapped together for the day . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Now we 're going home for the first proper Christmas Laura has ever had , ’ said Fran . |
| 27 | We 're talking just for the sake of it are n't we ? |
| 28 | These have been mentioned in passing in the previous section , but they are summarised here for the sake of convenience and for added emphasis . |
| 29 | These ‘ norms ’ have been shown to have very little relevance to the commercial 's subsequent marketplace performance , even if they are derived solely for the particular brand being advertised , and it is by no means clear what is actually being measured : it is certainly not the effectiveness of the commercial in the marketplace . |
| 30 | So , the situation in that is quite serious and it behoves us to take it seriously , it behoves us to make sure that if we are putting resources of that magnitude or of any magnitude perhaps , then we have to make sure that they are managed properly for the effective delivery of the services which we intend er that them to be used for . |