Example sentences of "[vb mod] [be] [verb] for an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Toffler-junkies should be prepared for an intellectual placebo . |
| 2 | Is it therefore not essential that this new site should be used for an additional reading unit ? |
| 3 | Gratitude for the invitation to pay a brief tribute to Jim Byam Shaw on his retirement from active participation in the affairs of his famous firm must be tempered for an old friend by reflection on the difficulties that any such tribute involves . |
| 4 | We must be prepared for an ironic result — that the reduction of US military spending will lead to an increase in Japan 's defence spending . |
| 5 | But even then , such estimates do not take into account certain types of income which must be included for an accurate picture . |
| 6 | So we might be looking for an ornamental dagger , then ? ’ |
| 7 | It assumed that models of rehabilitation valuing people through work , which had been established at such hospitals at Netherne , could be applied for an indefinite period with all patients being potential benefactors . |
| 8 | No doubt he could be forgiven for an inadvertent omission , but women more than most know that life , like history , is made up of inadvertencies . |
| 9 | Both poems could be read for an underlying lesbian attraction , though such an argument would be difficult to sustain since Cloe and Silvia are both praised for their ability to win young men 's affections . |
| 10 | An exporter to reduce his foreign exchange risk may borrow in the currency of his expected export receipt or an importer may require a currency loan to pay for imports which may be re-processed for an overseas market . |
| 11 | Although pain and dysphagia suggest the diagnosis of intramural haematoma , symptoms may be mistaken for an oesophageal perforation , a myocardial infarct , or a dissecting aortic aneurysm . |
| 12 | If an F-type candidate is identified in time by his teacher , he may be entered for an F-type examination and may thus at least be saved from getting a G grade or worse . |
| 13 | The Activities Book , although linked to the main course , may be used for an independent programme of practical study . |
| 14 | They certainly would be required for an inner relief road erm to function effec as effectively as has been suggested at this E I P . |
| 15 | This concession will be granted for an initial period of five years with possible extension after that . |
| 16 | In each of these cases , you will be asked for an appropriate name ( up to seven letters ) for your file . |
| 17 | Tory MPs and the City will be looking for an early cut in interest rates to stimulate recovery . |
| 18 | If there is , they will be looking for an early signal that their franchise will be renewed . |
| 19 | One afternoon they will be taken for an easy mountain ramble and on another they are taken by horse drawn carriage into the woods where they can barbecue sausages ( a small charge is made for the barbecue ) . |
| 20 | It adds up to quite an incentive for the ‘ King of the Park ’ Kenny McKinstry who will be bidding for an unprecedented sixth victory this year , and a second in a row in his Kaliber Subaru Legacy . |
| 21 | If the date for returning to work continues to slip for no apparent reason the claimant should be advised that we will be arranging for an independent examination . |
| 22 | Equally , the electricity will be needed for an automatic switch on lights to fool burglars . |
| 23 | Majority voting on a wide range of social and environmental issues will be needed for an enlarged Community to function . |
| 24 | If this can be done for an amorphous sample and a corresponding sample which is highly crystalline , a relative measure of crystallinity for other samples of the same polymer can be obtained . |
| 25 | The maximum pull-out torque can be calculated for an n-phase motor with a peak static torque of when one phase is excited . |
| 26 | The fact of being ‘ family ’ is no guarantee that people can live together happily on a long-term basis , and almost any other good ‘ care ’ arrangement that can be made for an elderly person is better than a cat-and-dog life with relatives , where there is no common ground for agreement , and constant quarrels make home life a misery . |
| 27 | Sample effects , including the problems of charging of solid samples , and the difficulty of defining a reference level from which the binding energy can be measured for an insulating solid . |