Example sentences of "but [be] [verb] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Councillors are hoping for a settlement without the need for court action but are prepared for a legal battle which could take several years during which time both sides could run up massive costs running into many tens of thousands . |
| 2 | Let us hope for the best but be prepared for the worst . |
| 3 | But be prepared for a slight jab of bitterness as you get to the end . |
| 4 | But be prepared for a bumpy landing . |
| 5 | But be prepared for the unexpected — what you thought was impossible may not be ! |
| 6 | The area named in the court order has been used by gypsies but is earmarked for a new £125m business park . |
| 7 | Hare will need a three-under in his final round to make it , but is aiming for a six-under 66 . |
| 8 | Hare will need a three-under in his final round to make it , but is aiming for a six-under 66 . |
| 9 | He underwent a cheekbone operation on Sunday but is hoping for a quick return . |
| 10 | Above the dry waterfall , the path continues to Horton in Ribblesdale but is left for an easy traverse south along the ridge , passing extensive areas of limestone pavement . |
| 11 | At the last presidential elections , held on Jan. 31-Feb. 1 , 1988 , Mauno Koivisto , the candidate supported primarily by the SSDP , failed to win the required absolute majority but was re-elected for a second term by the electoral college on Feb. 15 [ see pp. 35853-54 ] . |
| 12 | He had expected a rise in road duty , but was hoping for a clearer differential between diesel and petrol prices . |
| 13 | JANSHER KHAN narrowly avoided a ban but was fined for the second time in six weeks by the International Squash Players Association yesterday — and lost ranking points which may cost him his world No.1 spot . |
| 14 | There is a poem by his friend Philip Larkin , entitled ‘ Letter to a Friend about Girls ’ , which was never published during Larkin 's lifetime but was retrieved for the Collected Poems of 1988 . |