Example sentences of "be [adv] [verb] for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It also plays host to a number of strange , ghostly occurrences according to a book I belong to Glasgow by Bill Hamilton and Gordon Carsely , from which I am most obliged for the information . |
| 2 | Although open tipped tubes and intraluminal strain gauges have been widely used for the measurement of contractile activity in the colon , it has been argued on theoretical grounds that they detect only lumen occluding contractions , and therefore underestimate the incidence of contractile activity . |
| 3 | They said the part was not on the Boeing checklist , even though it has been widely blamed for the crash , which killed at least 43 people . |
| 4 | Given the specialised nature of law , it is argued that only the professionals themselves are properly qualified for the task . |
| 5 | The inverted-U relationship has been empirically demonstrated for a number of different tasks ( e.g. Courts , 1942 ; Stennett , 1957 ; Bolanger & Feldman , described in Malmo 1959 ) , however , it is often regarded as a purely descriptive relationship rather than necessarily implying that arousal per se is affecting performance . |
| 6 | In Rotherham , ‘ [ t ] he specific grant has been successfully obtained for a list of improvements which includes : implementing a joint care programme approach to planning and providing services to users ’ , while in Bradford the demands of care programming and care management led to considerable investment in Information Technology : |
| 7 | Collocations ( and the concordances from which they are derived ) have been successfully used for a variety of linguistic purposes . |
| 8 | The influence of Marxism on Japanese historiography strengthened the feeling that Japanese agriculture had been mercilessly exploited for the sake of industry . |
| 9 | Both international links have so far come to nothing — the SFE link having been effectively abandoned for the time being , and the CBoT accord never having been implemented . |
| 10 | In recent years , there has been much commercial development here ; the facilities have been greatly improved for the fishing vessels and the huge container lorries that transport the catch to the wholesale markets in the cities . |
| 11 | No literature could have been better suited for the release of the subconscious . |
| 12 | No one could have been better suited for the role , nor taken to it with more enthusiasm . |
| 13 | In La Male Honte , " Foul shame " ( although the title itself is ambiguous , representing Anglo-French " The purse of Honte " , and the fabliau itself revolves around this ambiguity ) , the deceased Honte 's friend carries the legacy due to the crown to the king " " a son col " " : simply , " on his back " , although since we know that we are reading a " " fablel " " we are especially prepared for a word such as col = " arse " , and have to carry forward in our minds to the rest of the fabliau the notion that it might be significant that the friend carries what is due to the king on his backside . |
| 14 | Lots of machines have been nicely packaged for the market , but there are no bargains to be had . |
| 15 | that and so on , erm , erm , I , it would be nice in fact if the er Ipswich evening tabloid which gave us prominence to this rule er would give just a little space to er this latest development , erm but I would like to , not being excessively caracole I mean reading this document I do feel a slight er switch on your comments on er Pipers Vale , er which you note , there are no er nationally er or er common species which sounds as though you have designs on it , erm I , I wonder if this would be the place to ask you , you know , to make some sort of statement about Pipers Vale , you know that we are basically looking for a route which does not touch on Pipers Vale |
| 16 | The most easily dyed materials are wool and silk ; cotton and linen are difficult as they are made primarily of cellulose , being obtained from plants , rather than animal protein , and are better reserved for the time when experience has been obtained with dyeing wool . |
| 17 | This time round , thinks Aidan Mullaly , a negotiator for TM Energy Consultants , the RECs are better prepared for the negotiating process and are unlikely to panic as some did last year at the threat of a loss of business . |
| 18 | Few hotels are better equipped for a Club holiday . |
| 19 | However , in parliamentary terms Mr Nelson has been long waiting for a call from a prime minister offering jobs . |
| 20 | I am merely asking for an extension of the logic which is already so well known to Marsham street . |
| 21 | Although it has a long history , the paradox of the Prisoners ' Dilemma has recently been much studied for the light it may shed on the evolution of altruistic or cooperative behaviour . |
| 22 | I thus started a relationship with that country that has been constantly rewarding for the rest of my life , and indeed I now regard it almost as my second homeland . |
| 23 | All this was particularly noticeable in the summer of 1992 when billions of pounds ( some say as much as £20 billion ) of foreign reserves ( £7.2 billion of which had been especially borrowed for the purpose ) were spent by the Bank of England in a vain attempt to prop up the exchange value of sterling . |
| 24 | In light of the recent Food Safety Act , a new CO2 refrigeration system has been especially designed for the inflight catering industry . |
| 25 | These have been especially designed for the work and it helps to make every effort to obtain them . |
| 26 | Three elements are normally required for a case of breach of confidence to succeed . |
| 27 | Everybody tells jokes at school , but most jokes are best kept for the playground . |
| 28 | Highly scented soaps are best kept for the bath and body , not your face , and never use a deodorant soap above your neck . |
| 29 | Critics argued that the government itself had been largely to blame for the country 's economic problems . |
| 30 | ‘ That where they are generally authorised for the purpose of Section 80 of the Companies Act 1985 the Directors be and they are hereby empowered pursuant to Section 95 of the said Act to allot equity securities ( within the meaning of Section 94 of the said Act ) for cash , as if Section 89(1) of the said Act did not apply to any such allotment provided that this power shall : |