Example sentences of "be [verb] for [art] [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's been arranged for a very long time . ’ |
| 2 | It is a conversation between equals , even if you are applying for a relatively humble post . |
| 3 | The dilemma facing Ray Gasson , is that after decades of being encouraged to expand and produce more , the message from Brussels now is to cut down production , while environmentalists are pressing for a completely different approach to farming . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'd been looking for a fairly young product which had a range of merchandise to allow a shop to stand on its own two feet . |
| 5 | In these tests , two lines of obviously different lengths are exhibited for a very short period of time , and the subject has to say whether the right or the left line was the longer . |
| 6 | ‘ We am looking for a very substantial majority . |
| 7 | We are looking for a more realistic piece of sky . ’ |
| 8 | They may have a requirement where they are looking for a very high return on capital employed and need to attract and retain the very best people in order to achieve that . |
| 9 | But when due allowance has been made for the very various functions of castles , as administrative and social as well as military centres , it remains true that they were formidable military weapons , and that some of the most remarkable technological advances of the twelfth century were made in the improvement of siege engines and of a castle 's defences . |
| 10 | Some have been living for a disconcertingly long time in museums ; but once doubted , the evidence of inadequacy in a fake is quite often soon in coming . |
| 11 | British trade unionists have therefore been pushing for a slightly different wording that European Works Council Representatives should be elected by current workers ' representatives wherever they exist . |
| 12 | So , if you 're looking for a really healthy holiday this year , grab a jumper and head for Eire , Sweden or the Netherlands , where only three per cent of visitors reported any illness . |
| 13 | Double daisies are often overlooked , but we 're planning for a really fresh new look from mixed ‘ Bellis habenera ’ . |
| 14 | However , whether or not instructors choose to expand and include will depend on the needs of particular groups of trainees : generally , more experienced trainees are equipped for the more sophisticated recording devices . |
| 15 | Both are needed for a truly human ethic . |
| 16 | Anyhow , it had been going for a very short time , not very satisfactory , because none of us really were very successful with our machine , and then a … messenger came in to say that a [ radio ] taxi driver had come into No. 10 to say he 's heard everything going on in his taxi in Whitehall . |
| 17 | First , the collection of data depends heavily on published financial accounts which are produced for the quite different purpose of minimising company taxation , with corresponding differences in the definition of capital . |
| 18 | Now they are going for a more ambitious target — one company-wide registration to include safety , personnel and management services . |
| 19 | A growing number of influential voices are calling for a more radical move away from pure PR . |
| 20 | The reason for his pleasure , as well as for the handkerchief 's greyness , was that he had washed it himself … and really he had done just as good a job as the dhobi had been doing for the most extravagant prices . |
| 21 | It 's been known for a very long time that from these cases you can isolate this organism C diphtheria bacterium which you saw in the practical classes and has this distinctive stayed property where er certain granules can be stayed up and also the arrangement of the cells is rather reminiscent of what called Chinese lettering . |
| 22 | Football news now … and after losing their last four matches , Swindon Town are opting for a more defensive policy in tonight 's home game against Tranmere Rovers . |
| 23 | It seems that human attention can only be sustained for a very limited time by any subject , even the prospects of its own destruction . |
| 24 | The author craves to be forgiven for a very brief self-quotation in illustration of this from a work of his own : |
| 25 | Compressors in heat pumps need to give high efficiency over a wide range of operating temperatures , but those developed for refrigeration tend to be designed for a comparatively narrow range . |
| 26 | Shop bought cosmetics tend to be designed for the more common skin types and colourings — specialist cosmetics are difficult to find , and if they do exist , are usually expensive . |
| 27 | All new replacement PCs should be of higher specification than existing machines , which will then be freed for stand-alone use , and it is recommended that SCSI boards should be installed for the more efficient use of peripherals . |
| 28 | Furthermore , nutritional treatment tended to be recommended for the more symptomatic and already growth impaired children . |
| 29 | An index would be prepared for a very large report but is somewhat unusual for the majority of reports . |
| 30 | The award will be made for the most outstanding achievement between 1st August 1991 and 31st July 1992 , and will be presented at the RSGB 's annual convention in September . |