Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whether , for instance , concepts such as ‘ ethnicity ’ , ‘ class ’ , ‘ politics ’ are ‘ culture-free ’ , that is whether academics have succeeded in freeing them from their narrow everyday cultural uses and made them available for cross-cultural use , is a question of judgement and , ultimately , of ontology . |
| 2 | Masters degree theses were excluded because the smaller numbers made them unsuitable for analysis . |
| 3 | Here we illustrated numerous dramatic conversions of warehouses and textile mills whose open-plan layouts made them adaptable for virtually any purpose . |
| 4 | She told some lies about the close relations between the old malai half of the island and ours which had , she said , made them indistinguishable for all practical purposes : for example , it was not an invasion but a reunion . |
| 5 | This was not the first time that water had been collected in bulk , but hitherto those who indulged in the practice had generally been powerful bodies , like water or railway companies , who had acted under powers given them by legislation which at the same time made them liable for harm done by its escape . |
| 6 | One county , Kopparberg , has handed over most of its budget to family doctors and made them responsible for buying services from competing providers . |
| 7 | For some feminists the ‘ problem ’ was the masculine culture of mixed schools , which made them problematic for girls ( Spender and Sarah , 1980 ) . |
| 8 | You did n't run — that only made them eager for the chase . |
| 9 | ‘ During the whole affair I have had hundreds of letters from English fans , and I would like to thank them all for their support . |
| 10 | I would like to thank them all for their gifts and their good wishes , ’ said Dorothy , who is looking forward to cultivating a few hobbies now that she has more time . |
| 11 | ‘ We have here not a few whose high office would make them suitable for the position , ’ he said . |
| 12 | They have been chosen because there seems to be no evidence as to what features of their design would make them suitable for use by children eg in interactive teaching situations . |
| 13 | Britain 's main clearing banks are reviewing their lending policies in the light of a draft EC directive which would make them liable for the clean-up costs of their industrial clients , should the latter go into liquidation . |
| 14 | One thing the damned illness does is make me tired for very little . |
| 15 | And when I erm , first got them cos my granny got me some for a birthday present |
| 16 | He shot people in the back and expected nothing less for himself . |
| 17 | The Moghul tombs , the Red Fort , the towering minarets of the Jami Masjid , made me aware for the first time of the significance of civilization , and the meaning of history . |
| 18 | Flora , of course , was nothing like my poor little mother , nor was her situation comparable , but one can not help being affected by memories , however irrelevant they may be , and , thinking of that other middle-aged woman deserted by her young lover , made me sorrier for Flora than I might otherwise have been . |
| 19 | That 's why I 'm allowed to swim in the secret pool — a reward because her mother made me responsible for Aleena whenever she 's on the Mantela . ’ |
| 20 | What have you given me that for ? |
| 21 | The Spear & Jackson Neverbend range has an excellent hand trowel and fork ( about £5 ) , the 12in wooden handles of which make them suitable for many jobs . |
| 22 | This is the idea that crime and deviance have positive qualities and consequences that make them necessary for the healthy functioning of society . |
| 23 | As far as the debtor 's obligations are concerned , he must retain possession of the goods and make them available for the creditor to collect , taking reasonable care of them in the meantime ( s72(4) ) . |
| 24 | Unfortunately the major forage grass species have complex life-cycles which make them unsuitable for some experiments . |
| 25 | Their diet of fruit , insects and small mammals make them unsuitable for release elsewhere , says a spokesman for the Rio primate centre : " You could save one species but wipe out 40 others . " |
| 26 | Indeed , Ernest Bevin , speaking at a union dinner , maintained that , if there is a new conception of the objects of industry , then there can be created in this country … conditions which will minimize strikes and probably make them non-existent for 25 years . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Maybe I 'll make things worthwhile for you — if you make them worthwhile for me . ’ |
| 28 | I have already drawn attention to the power there is in weakness and it is often the case that God is able to take ordinary weak things of this world and make them powerful for him . |
| 29 | Time and space " in nature " are continuous ; we make them discontinuous for our human social purposes , and we do so in a great variety of different ways . |
| 30 | There are no animal derived ingredients in any of the products which make them ideal for vegetarians and all formulations meet with BAUV standards . |