Example sentences of "[pron] [adj] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The beauty and interesting nature of this little bird ’ , Gould wrote , ‘ naturally made me anxious to bring home living examples ; I accordingly captured about twenty fully fledged birds , and kept them alive for some time ; but the difficulties necessarily attendant upon travelling in a new country rendering it impracticable to afford them the attention they required , I regret to say the whole were lost . ’ |
| 2 | But my clinical experience tells me that for many of you , there 's no choice — other than the possibility of celibacy — for as you 've developed , you 'll have gradually realised that your sexual orientation is homosexual and that you can no more change that than the colour of your eyes . |
| 3 | You also told me that for eleven years you were national coach and team manager to the United Arab Emirates . |
| 4 | It seems to me that for those , like myself , who want to include divine revelation with science in their total picture about the origin of life , the thought that it could have originated in one that supports their belief that God had a hand in these matters . |
| 5 | Well I work as a psychotherapist and it seems to me that for some people change is impossible and when that is the case then its my job to help them to come to terms with who they are and what they are and how there going to remain , but the other side of it is helping people to change and I have to say usually its to loose weight , that 's the biggest reason people want to change . |
| 6 | He also told me that for some years , two unknown people , evidently strategically placed in big City offices , have been collecting for us all the first-day covers received there . |
| 7 | Unfortunately the major forage grass species have complex life-cycles which make them unsuitable for some experiments . |
| 8 | The Government 's announced change of policy on export credit facilities for the republics of the former Soviet Union is welcome , but can the Prime Minister clarify the extent and the effectiveness of these changes in practice , as it appears that the conditions limiting the operation of those credit guarantees is likely to make them unusable for several years to come ? |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | The suggestion is that this will reduce their chances of finding such work themselves and make them dependent for informal assistance on others whose circumstances are similar to their own . |
| 11 | give me another for that . |
| 12 | I kept them interested for half an hour and now I ca n't even remember what I said . |
| 13 | Myself after trying my hardest for three whole years . |
| 14 | One evening when we were broadcasting a ‘ live ’ commentary on a baseball game under floodlights , the lighting failed and I ad-libbed for 45 minutes until they were repaired and the game continued . |
| 15 | Am I responsible for that ? |
| 16 | ‘ My win in the Mercedes German Masters was my first for three years , ’ he said at home in Largs where he finds peace and solace with son Daniel and Suzanne . |
| 17 | you see with me living on my own for such a long time now , erm it seems er it seemed to get in the way , you had the television and |
| 18 | Having lived on my own for four years , I 've found ways of doing things that I like , on my own , without having to bother about anyone else , and now I 've met this man , it means shaking everything up . |
| 19 | Also , I 've been on my own for 30 years and I 'm rather set in my ways . |
| 20 | He left me to wander about on my own for twenty minutes before returning to lock up . |
| 21 | Anyway , it 's been in my mind to step out on my own for some time now . |
| 22 | Mr Mates said : ‘ I would like to thank you all for continuing to have faith in me and I will continue to represent you and do my best for all my constituents , whether or not they voted for me . ’ |
| 23 | I 've done my best for that guy . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ I 've been living on salad , fish and fresh air to be at my lightest for this , but it was well worth it . |
| 25 | ‘ Am I ready for this ? ’ |
| 26 | But investment tax credits , combined with tax hikes , help only capital intensive companies , and do nothing much for profitable , labour intensive ones — the ones that need help most ( people are a luxury when their future benefits can push GM into declaring the largest corporate loss in history . ) |
| 27 | Carruthers hit an uneaten 64 in their 120 for two and they then dismissed Boroughbridge for only 42 . |
| 28 | Geoffrey Ferguson hit a not out 71 out of their 174 for two total and took two wickets for 31 . |
| 29 | Part of England 's concern is that Gooch has already declared himself unavailable for next winter 's tour of West Indies . |
| 30 | In its latest Mortgage Monthly , Adrian Coles argues that rates are at their lowest for 14 years making this a good time to plunge into home ownership . |