Example sentences of "[pron] are [verb] [adv] for [art] " 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 | 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 . |
3 | The energy of the falling grains may not be absorbed in rebounding or in starting saltation by impact , but may be used in disturbing a number of grains , which are driven forward for a short distance on the surface . |
4 | 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 . |
5 | This is not to say that there are not many people of good will who are working conscientiously for a more humane society , but such efforts inevitably succumb to the demonic . |
6 | Also , although others may be wearing very little , you should always ensure that you are dressed sensibly for the occasion . |
7 | If you are going abroad for an extended period , the other option is to take your dog with you . |
8 | 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 . |
9 | 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 . |
10 | In 1992 , a 2½ million lead after recession and poll tax means unless we have a centre-left reconstruction , we are heading inexorably for a Tory fifth term . |
11 | We are working together for a reformed and revised Near East , and our two movements complement each other . ’ |
12 | ‘ We are trapped together for the day . ’ |
13 | ‘ We are pressing hard for a meeting between BAe 's finance director and our lead investor as we are aware that time is slipping by , ’ said Mr Hooke . |
14 | Cheddars may be hard or semi-hard ; they are pressed lightly for a matter of hours and then more firmly for a short period of days . |
15 | These have been mentioned in passing in the previous section , but they are summarised here for the sake of convenience and for added emphasis . |
16 | This is partly to get higher wages , but it is really so because jobs are run-of-the-mill and they are looking simply for a change of venue , a new setting , and new faces . |
17 | They want a baby they 're not concerned whether it 's going to have spina-bifida or have som , they are looking forward for a perfect baby . |
18 | Work is well on , but they are looking particularly for an Aldis gun sight for the project . |
19 | 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 . |
20 | ‘ At the most , they are confined only for a century or two . |
21 | 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 . |
22 | Consequently , data which are collected for one particular analysis or processing application are unsuitable where they are required elsewhere for a different purpose . |
23 | As food they are meant principally for the non-hungry , the non-domesticated , those who can just summon the energies to open a tin of pate de foie gras or unwind a rollmop . |
24 | They are published primarily for the sake of their inherent scholarly and cultural value ; for the sake of the great prestige attaching to them , of which more is said below ( 2.9 ) ; and because they are the foundation on which all the other English language reference books published by OUP are based , reference books which are all highly successful in commercial terms . |
25 | They are produced mainly for the agricultural community but also include some geochemical data . |