Example sentences of "[am/are] [adv] [vb pp] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In La Male Honte , " Foul shame " ( although the title itself is ambiguous , representing Anglo-French " The purse of Honte " , and the fabliau itself revolves around this ambiguity ) , the deceased Honte 's friend carries the legacy due to the crown to the king " " a son col " " : simply , " on his back " , although since we know that we are reading a " " fablel " " we are especially prepared for a word such as col = " arse " , and have to carry forward in our minds to the rest of the fabliau the notion that it might be significant that the friend carries what is due to the king on his backside . |
| 2 | Few hotels are better equipped for a Club holiday . |
| 3 | Three elements are normally required for a case of breach of confidence to succeed . |
| 4 | Brighton and Chichester are easily reached for a day trip . |
| 5 | Agents are usually appointed for a trial period at first , with extensions to the contract after that . |
| 6 | Rookies Lee Sharpe , Les Ferdinand and Gary Pallister are also named for a game in which defeat is unthinkable . |
| 7 | Rookies such as Lee Sharpe , Les Ferdinand and Gary Pallister are also named for a game in which defeat would be not so much unthinkable as indefensible for the beleaguered England manager . |
| 8 | But legal proceedings are often brought for a variety of reasons : not just to obtain a favourable outcome , but also in order , for example , to obtain publicity or to force a reconsideration of a contentious decision or policy or as a bargaining tactic . |
| 9 | The variety in shape , size and function has also improved and specific brushes are now manufactured for a myriad of tasks in food industries . |
| 10 | Those with birthdays between July 10 and July 14 are particularly earmarked for a year of turning-points . |
| 11 | Upon completion , diplomates are well qualified for a career in design , or for further studies in design . |
| 12 | Such rafters as can be procured are then raised for a roof , and covered with heath , which makes a strong and warm thatch … |
| 13 | Boss systems are currently used for a range of applications including remote sensing , VLSI wafer inspection , film editing , element analysis , three-dimensional reconstruction , molecular modelling and print-quality control . |
| 14 | I mean the most exciting moment of all is when you are actually chosen for a part — after that initial excitement it 's a bit downhill — not because the work is n't marvellous but because the first challenge is the peak . |