Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] [pron] [adj] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had never imagined the usefulness of teaching him English for this particular trade . |
| 2 | I imagine they 'll be keen to start work as soon as possible in the hope of having it ready for next season , and with their resources you can be sure — ’ |
| 3 | At present , if you do the latter , you also run the risk of making yourself unavailable for paid work and therefore ineligible for welfare benefits . |
| 4 | Despite his return to the England scene , Botham has no intention of making himself available for one last tour to India this winter . |
| 5 | This success also gave City their first League double of the season , but it was a little ironical that in a game where the respective goalkeepers played a prominent part in keeping it goalless for 70 minutes , an error by the Halesowen custodian should have produced the match winning goal . |
| 6 | All the research has consisted of work towards the design and production of catalogue systems which satisfy the following criteria : they must be usable at sight without any appreciable need for learning or relearning , and this must be achieved without sacrificing effectiveness and without making them tedious for experienced users . |
| 7 | Hence the current emphasis on sustainable development ( meeting our needs without making it impossible for future generations to meet their needs ) , which is what the Earth Summit is meant to be giving some practical expression to . |
| 8 | Thus , for the Piaroa , ‘ hunting ’ includes all capabilities for acquiring animal meat and for making it edible for human consumption . |
| 9 | Although such measures had been and were still attacked , by the COS for example , for discouraging parental responsibility , it was equally arguable that they strengthened such responsibilities by making it possible for poor families to carry them out . |
| 10 | The French would be content so long as the arrangement was for them to sell abroad ; there can , however , be no question of France permitting her massive investment in nuclear power to be undermined by making it possible for French consumers to buy in from abroad . |
| 11 | If anything it will make their lives easier by making it impossible for American companies and citizens to keep anything confidential . ’ |
| 12 | Ideally , you should pick clean , dry and perfect specimens and then control your impatience by leaving them undisturbed for six weeks before you discover how well they are pressing . |