Example sentences of "[vb mod] be [noun] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Williams argues in this issue that there should be scope for a third verdict ( in addition to ‘ guilty ’ or ‘ not guilty ’ of abusing market power ) , where the market situation , though not the firms ' conduct , is not conducive to competition or economic efficiency , and on this basis is to be declared to be against the public interest . |
| 2 | Congress , I think it 's only right to draw to your attention that in item five B USDAW that at the last USDAW Conference there was a motion passed saying that there should be recognition for the independent trade union within USDAW which is ourselves , G M B Apex . |
| 3 | No idea what time Vern set off for the bus , but it must be time for the next one by now . |
| 4 | If they still wanted to expand their original business there are other ways of doing so : there might be scope for a small hotel at L'Auberge , for instance , or for outside catering around Chelmslow , or they might even capitalize on George 's knowledge of French wines by setting up an off-licence and specialist wine importation business . |
| 5 | Among its tortuous water-courses , its hidden back-glens and caves and dark deformed woods choked with fallen trees knee-deep in moss , there might be refuges for a hundred listed men , if the worst happened . |
| 6 | Most of the cast 'll be starkers for the second half . ’ |
| 7 | The proposal may be to replace just a single building or a row of shops , or there may be plans for a comprehensive redevelopment involving a whole block or more . |
| 8 | Unless otherwise agreed , the findings of the expert(s) are not binding on the parties : they may be recommendations for the future performance of the contract . |
| 9 | It is hard to say whether any conclusions may be draw for the British car industry by considering the car industries of other countries . |
| 10 | STUART SURRIDGE , who died aged 74 at his home in Wimbledon on Monday , wrote in his diary when appointed captain of Surrey in 1952 that the county would be champions for the next five years . |
| 11 | While this may be socially desirable in the LFA , until the reduction and partial elimination of capital grants in December 1984 , there were fears that pastures and meadows ( hitherto traditionally managed ) , small wetlands and areas of rough grazing on small farms in the UK uplands would be subject for the first time to agricultural intensification . |
| 12 | He gave the Bookman a big hug and hoped they would be friends for a long , long time . |
| 13 | The retainer would be consideration for the ever-growing demands on top players and their time spent away from work . |
| 14 | The principle costs , according to the Energy Management Task force , would be £80–120 for the new equipment in each home , plus an installation cost similar to that for a conventional meter and timeswitch . |
| 15 | For the Mensheviks this implied that state power must pass to bourgeois parties , and although the proletariat must play a major , even leading role in overturning autocracy , it would be madness for the Social Democrats to take part in government . |
| 16 | Top whack would be £1,400 for a 14-foot ficus . |
| 17 | He had hoped there would be time for a quick cup of tea but it was n't to be . |
| 18 | She calculated that there would be time for a quick dip before afternoon tea , which Juliette normally served at a quarter to four . |
| 19 | Provided the Soviet regime could ensure its short-term survival , there would be time for the German revolution to bring political and material relief to the Soviet federation . |
| 20 | I mean , i it would be zilch for the Labour Party to try and swap candidates now . |
| 21 | The frame of reference for all this ferment in the official mind remained the idea of the Commonwealth , which during the war received an impetus from the need to show the Americans , in words if not in deeds , that there would be room for a British empire in the brave new post-war world , and also from the genuine idealism stimulated in some British imperialists — as it had been stimulated in the previous war — by a desire to distinguish themselves from the Germans and their imperial ambitions . |
| 22 | Looking about him at the great press of people , the escalator that was a river of people flowing on and on , the crowds that streamed down the stairs so that if a train was held up there would be room for no more to squeeze on to the platform , he wondered why a terrorist group had never thought of putting a bomb in the tube . |
| 23 | Which is what I shall be doing for the next three months . |
| 24 | WHEREAS West Indies will be favourites for the inaugural Test against South Africa on Easter Saturday , the outcome of the first of three one-day internationals , which takes place today at Sabina Park , is totally unpredictable . |
| 25 | The cost will be £8 for an adult complete round trip and £4 for children . |
| 26 | E W Swanton writes : Alec Bedser has recorded how , before W S Surridge started his first season as captain , he made this entry in his diary : ‘ Surrey will be champions for the next five years . ’ |
| 27 | Atkinson admitted : ‘ If we are going to sustain a challenge for the title , there will be opportunities for the younger players . |
| 28 | While Newmarket 's competitive card will examine punters ' emotions , there will be advice for the excitable at Cheltenham racecourse , where the Chest , Heart and Stroke Association will give visitors a ‘ Human MoT Test ’ . |
| 29 | In addition , there will be marks for the satisfactory completion of a communicative task , which will depend on the appropriacy of the candidate 's choice of tone , style , length and format . |
| 30 | First , there always has been and always will be room for a small shopkeeper with a bright idea . |