Example sentences of "[pron] be [art] [noun sg] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | but I 'm a bit pushed for time |
| 2 | Imagine : I was a bit pissed for a start , the object of my complete love was nesting in my rear-view mirror , the corpulent groom — my best friend — who had spent three weeks pleasuring her in the Hellenic sunshine was sitting beside me with a clank of duty-free between his calves , I 'd lost my job , and the other drivers on the road were all tuning up for Formula One . |
| 3 | As covered in previous articles , the six colour types which are the minimum required for a full repertoire are : |
| 4 | At Nîmes the exterior wall , measuring 436 by 331 feet across , is in only two storeys above which is an attic used for supporting the masts of the velarium . |
| 5 | The first-year Arabic course is primarily concerned with teaching Modern Standard Arabic , which is the form used for public purposes ( broadcasting , newspapers , etc ) . |
| 6 | ‘ It 's one thing being in favour of a third umpire , as I am , but a little bit different when you are the batsman waiting for a verdict ! ’ |
| 7 | ‘ People tend at first to treat you as if you 're a journalist looking for Guinness connections . ’ |
| 8 | An MNP must have at least one partner who is a solicitor admitted for three years or ( if the firm does no litigation or advocacy in England and Wales ) an RFL qualified in his or her own jurisdiction for three years — see Practice Rules 13(1) ( a ) below . |
| 9 | An RB must have at least one director who is a solicitor admitted for three years or ( if the RB does no litigation or advocacy in England and Wales ) an RFL qualified in his or her own jurisdiction for three years — see Practice Rule 13(1) ( a ) and ( 5 ) ( a ) above . |
| 10 | Terrified that the publicity could ruin his father , who was a senator running for president , Spike had OD 'd on barbiturates . |
| 11 | CRUSADE AGAINST THE CORONARY There are no miracle cures for heart disease — but some of the risks are avoidable |
| 12 | It sounds as if the virus is com , is impossible to hold down , could there be a vaccine created for such a changing virus ? |
| 13 | ‘ I know this is going to come as a grave disappointment , ’ she said icily , ‘ but there 's no man waiting for me in Milan . ’ |
| 14 | Equally , there 's no need to go for a savings scheme which gives you a cheque book if you 'll never use it . |
| 15 | then there 's a tendency to look for the reason you were assaulted within yourself |
| 16 | But there 's a forfeit to pay for forgetting my confidence — will you have dinner with me tonight ? ’ |
| 17 | But there 's a price to pay for not going into the market place . |
| 18 | There 's a price to pay for everything . |
| 19 | ‘ There 's a gentleman looking for you . |
| 20 | There 's a lot to do for the Feast . ’ |
| 21 | There 's a caravan leaving for Kinsai in the morning , and anyone who displeases me will be on it . ’ |
| 22 | I know it 's 'cause there 's a party planned for my birthday we 're going so far . |
| 23 | I believe that for some of us there 's the need to possess for ourselves that inner conviction and excitement that is a mark of New Testament Christianity . |
| 24 | Lot number one O four Lot number one O four military sword there 's the sword showing for a hundred and fifty pounds , at one fifty , sixty , at one hundred and seventy , one eighty , one ninety , two hundred , two twenty , two forty two sixty bid I 'm offered two sixty and I shall sell at two sixty , any further bids ? |
| 25 | In Svidrigailov 's America there is no air to struggle for , and no rain to soften hearts and freshen cities and give the excluded ( or self-excluding ) man occasion for jokes about fear and death . |
| 26 | In the UK , there is no vaccine licensed for use in its prevention , but a vaccine is used , I believe , in New Zealand and some other countries where it is still a relatively common disease . |
| 27 | Because there is no money to pay for the extra care and maintenance staff , janitors , and others , who would be required to make greater use of the facilities at night or at week-ends . |
| 28 | Many a voter now thinks there is no way to vote for the left without voting for old-fashioned communism . |
| 29 | There is no date set for the retirement , and Mrs. Rooney is happy to stay on to help her successor learn the ropes . |
| 30 | The report says many of the tests and concepts used by alternative practitioners are ‘ speculative ’ and there is no justification to pay for their treatments . |