Example sentences of "are [adj] [to-vb] [adv] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That , as pressure groups , they are free to campaign openly for the changes , Mrs Whitehouse accepted . |
| 2 | Would it not be a good idea if the airlines , when checking in passengers in those countries from which large quantities of drugs come to this country , were to hand each passenger a paper in his or her own language clearly explaining that if they bring drugs into the United Kingdom they are likely to be caught and , if they are caught , they are likely to go away for a very long time indeed ? |
| 3 | Thus the excellent studies of the mud and sand flats around the Wash in eastern England give us a clear picture of the zonation of the sediments and their associated life , and of the processes involved , but do not tell us if they have accumulated in depth and are likely to stay there for the geologist of the future . |
| 4 | If you have not been impressed by the very positive connection between a lack of dietary fibre and the incidence of' cancer of' the colon , and the possible connections between fibre and heart disease , you are unlikely to rush off for a wholemeal loaf in order to prevent appendicitis or gall stones , just two of the other ailments being associated with our fibre-depleted modern diets . |
| 5 | Launching the highly successful initiative under which schools are able to bid directly for the resources to become Technology Schools . |
| 6 | We are able to stand down for a while in the evening to get some sleep , write letters , play darts or watch TV . |
| 7 | Most people are ready to go out for the evening at that time , ’ laughs Ted . |