Example sentences of "be [adj] [verb] for [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For various reasons , it has not been possible to arrange for this sub-committee to meet . |
| 2 | I am prepared to pay for such information and pay well . |
| 3 | Unfortunately , in the time period available , there was considerable shortfall due either to delays in the courts or the file having been impossible to trace for some reason . |
| 4 | We 're all pulling for each other because we 've all grown up together — from the youth team to the reserves and the first team . |
| 5 | With some 15,500 outlets for their business , solicitors are likely to remain for some time the principal providers of legal services even if there is considerable expansion of alternatives to the use of solicitors for some legal work ( The Law Society , 1990 ) . |
| 6 | Remember , fires , hearths and surrounds are all made for each other . |
| 7 | ‘ I asked if you also were to be told but mama said nay — you are younger than myself , she said , and are unlikely to wed for some time . |
| 8 | After a few minutes of practise , subjects adapt and are able to compensate for this distortion . |
| 9 | Alix , who had no idea of what the gossip was to be about , but who could sense its ominous crackling in the distance , wanted to go home , but tiresomely Brian , the party-hater , had managed to find his old friend Otto Werner and was deep in conversation about English social class , European intellectuals , the German education system , public schools , and the appointing of JPs and magistrates , a rich vein which they might have been able to explore for another hour at least , had Alix not been at their elbow , murmuring of departure . |
| 10 | A mobile eye screening unit could help overcome this problem , and fundholding general practitioners may be willing to pay for this service . |
| 11 | 12.2 Should the Proprietor for any reason whatsoever not prepare and deliver such updating revision and correction within such time as may be reasonably required by the Publisher the Publisher shall be free to employ for that purpose such writer ( or writers ) as it may think fit and to deduct all or part of the remuneration payable to such writer(s) from any monies due to the Proprietor for such updates , revisions or corrections . |
| 12 | 12.2 Should the Company for any reason whatsoever not procure the preparation and delivery of such updating revision and correction within such time as may be reasonably required by the Publisher the Publisher shall be free to employ for that purpose such writer ( or writers ) as it may think fit and to deduct all or part of the remuneration payable to such writer(s) from any monies due to the Company . |
| 13 | Do n't be afraid to ask for such help — a problem is a problem , whether it is a broken leg or an emotional upset . |
| 14 | Still , it would probably be futile to look for another increase in base rates immediately , if at all . |
| 15 | If not , he argues , players should be able to opt for another country if — like John Gallagher or the Samoans playing in the All Black trials — they want to play at the highest level regardless of country . |
| 16 | I hope you will be able to arrange for some assistance , possibly by including the burial ground in your Grounds Maintenance contract . |
| 17 | ‘ Indeed , ’ my father said , and shovelled so much food into his mouth he would n't be able to speak for another minute or so . |
| 18 | Regular budgetary control reports should be able to show for each item : |
| 19 | Soon it became clear that Sarah was seriously ill with rheumatic fever and would not be able to work for some time , and another girl , Hetty , was engaged temporarily . |
| 20 | I have no funds to be able to pay for such material , so people would have to realise that no payment could be made — their only reward would be possibly seeing their work in print . |
| 21 | Whatever the problems with these rather global and unanalytic formulations , none the less they do encapsulate one indispensable and basic argument of feminism , the argument that women 's experience has been left out : one of the central themes of feminism has been the importance of women 's experience , and one of its central enterprises has been to show how a great deal of male theorising about women has tended to deny , invalidate , or be unable to account for this experience . |
| 22 | In sinking air even this would not be enough to allow for much choice and , of course , it assumes that the descent will be made over open countryside and not amongst hills or moorland . |
| 23 | Well I ca n't understand it , because erm you get , now he 's getting paid and I 'm scared to ask for another day ! |
| 24 | But his department has been slow to ask for more cash for environmental aid to the Third World . |
| 25 | Commitment , there was no doubt that they were willing to sacrifice for each other |
| 26 | We were all looking for some direction in our lives and they gave us that direction . |
| 27 | I would say the thing that kept me sane during that period was the fact that I had a part time job , and erm we were able to pay for some home help . |
| 28 | And because er we do have a quality assurance system in place although not certificated , er we were able to tender for that work . |
| 29 | As soon as more advanced types evolved in response to a stimulating environment , they spread out around the world , driving earlier , more primitive forms into marginal locations where they were able to survive for some time before extinction . |
| 30 | There were two within subject factors , judgment task and junction ( the ratings from the three different exemplars of each junction were first averaged for each subject ) |