Example sentences of "be [verb] for the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did not tell him that his imitation of the French was far more like what I had been seeing for the past year . |
| 2 | Bearing in mind the fact that my constituents want a reliable and quality service , will he take steps today to confirm that the orders that are placed for the new Networker rolling stock will be supplied in the near future , for the betterment of the north-west Kent commuter ? |
| 3 | These data are given for the post-war period in Figure 2.1 . |
| 4 | More important , he set about gathering the Wordsworths into the Quantock fold , hastening a visit which must in any case have been intended for the near future . |
| 5 | Tint the undercoat with whatever you are using for the final colour and you will get a good , even finish . |
| 6 | Conversation with Alexei had been limited for the past day to standard matters of duty , and since he had not been able to think of anything which he could say to change his son 's attitude , he had allowed himself to accept that the state of affairs which existed between them was likely to be permanent . |
| 7 | Mr Lindsey said that , from 5 January , S&P were offering a variable Tessa paying an initial 7.5% , against the fixed rate version at 5.875% , which is slightly higher than the average that S&P , as a group , has been forecasting for the financial year beginning in April 1993 . |
| 8 | Sheffield Steelers are sweeping the opposition aside in their bid to gain league entry , while Trafford Metros , Medway Bears and Streatham Redskins are competing for the other vacancy . |
| 9 | Erm elsewhere in my statement I have indicated an appropriate provision of employment land which is related to the population size which we are suggesting for the new settlement . |
| 10 | Gorbachev , speaking at the closing ceremony , acknowledged that there were basic disagreements between the two sides , but thought the meeting had created ‘ opportunities for progress ’ ; Reagan thought that ‘ useful preliminary results ’ had been achieved , and hoped that further progress would be achieved at the meeting that had been arranged for the following year . |
| 11 | The following CAA Safety Evenings have been arranged for the coming months : |
| 12 | There , temporary accommodation had been arranged for the rescued sect personnel in the local church hall and community centre , and for the captured heavies in the town jailhouse . |
| 13 | A total of eight candidates had originally been registered for the presidential contest [ see pp. 38768-69 ] , but one , Joseph Estrada , had later decided to withdraw his candidature in favour of contesting the vice-presidency . |
| 14 | A new method has been developed for the current project which attempts to provide a much simplified morphological system with little increase in the storage requirements and remove the errors permitted by the affix-stripping methods . |
| 15 | Since we carried out these studies , much more sophisticated computational programs have been developed for the social sciences . |
| 16 | As my hon. Friend rightly said , the construction of the 08 , the fourth boat , is currently under way and authorities have been given for the long lead items . |
| 17 | Now pressures are such that consent has finally been given for the southern by-pass , a scheme first proposed in 1916 . |
| 18 | Most of the figures that have been given for the projected growth of the presentation graphics market in this country , and Europe as a whole , seem to be based on the assumption that there will be a significant change towards the use of 35mm slides . |
| 19 | Several reasons have been given for the rapid growth of the professions . |
| 20 | Many explanations have been given for the careful measurements and statistical information so frequent in Wordsworth 's early poetry , for example : but surely even this may ultimately go back to a desire to placate the scientific and Lockean tradition . |
| 21 | That incident so many years ago when she had been punished for the supposed loss of the ring was etched indelibly in her mind . |
| 22 | Continuously rolling recorder charts are checked for the distinctive blips . |
| 23 | This once German land , which under Polish rule sank into misery and neglect , has been conquered for the German people by sword and plow . |
| 24 | Seven orders have been received for the new jet which will have a 3,600-mile range . |
| 25 | Following your memorandum of 5 August 1993 regarding the above retaining wall , the structure has been checked for the common modes of failure and appears to perform satisfactorily . |
| 26 | Sewage works , farming , industry in general and drought are blamed for the declining quality of our rivers , canals and estuaries . |
| 27 | Few exercise routines are designed for the 55-plus age range , so do n't do anything that hurts or is exhausting . |
| 28 | Long leys ( often misnamed ‘ permanent leys ’ ) are designed for the long-term improvement of grassland . |
| 29 | These lunchtime seminars in the heart of the Birmingham business quarter are designed for the growing network of media enterprises in the city . |
| 30 | Separate points values have also been included for the various Engineers School weapons carried by the War Wagon crew and described as part of the War Wagon rules . |