Example sentences of "[adv] be [adj] for " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | When ivy is seen growing throughout the crown of a dying tree it has rarely been responsible for the tree 's decline but has taken advantage of the crown which now lets through enough light for the ivy to grow away . |
| 2 | The result was that they received both a big two-year increase and a pay review body which has since been responsible for a further substantial increase in their salaries . |
| 3 | Thus , it has hitherto been appropriate for the professional partnership where limited liability is forbidden . |
| 4 | ‘ I need help getting on and off the train and British Rail provides a ramp for this , but for about a month it 's only been possible for me to arrive or leave the station before 3.15pm . |
| 5 | 88open has decided to offer its system and application compatibility test suites — ITS/88 , AVS/88 and ACT/88 — to industry consortia and companies : although to date they have only been available for Motorola Inc 88000 RISC based systems , interested parties would presumably customise the sets for other architectures . |
| 6 | Surely she 'd only been asleep for five minutes at the very most ? |
| 7 | It was felt that Manson and his Family had not only been responsible for the death of seven people , but also for the death of innocence , and suddenly hippies were n't cute or funny any more . |
| 8 | Yes , it does : and that is why art directors love it — though it has only been fashionable for about 20 years . |
| 9 | and it 's only been open for what two or three years |
| 10 | Especially when my own husband has only been dead for just over a week . |
| 11 | I 've only been operational for four months and yet already people are beginning to seek me out . |
| 12 | She had apparently been dead for a week . |
| 13 | It had long been traditional for offices to hold an annual dinner for staff in the winter and an outing or picnic in summer . |
| 14 | Ambonnay has long been famous for its production of still red wines . |
| 15 | The coastal resort of Skegness and Mablethorpe have long been famous for the seaside delights they offer and for many , who do not know East Lindsey well , these may be the only places here that they have heard of . |
| 16 | The aggressively minded General Conrad von Hötzendorff , Chief of the Austrian General Staff , had long been avid for a pre-emptive war . |
| 17 | Colonizing species of alien genera doing likewise had long been decisive for Darwin 's species origin theorizing , where the analogy with the European human conquests over Australasian natives was hardly less explicit . |
| 18 | The Americans have long been eager for the Japanese to help Latin America 's economies , and mused that the Europeans might want to shoulder a degree of responsibility for Africa . |
| 19 | The links predated the Francoist regime ; the army had long been responsible for the training of footplate , traffic and other staff who entered RENFE through military service ( as they continued to do after the restoration of democracy ) . |
| 20 | ( The ones shown below are suitable for a sitting room or main bedroom . ) |
| 21 | ‘ The irony is that it 's all been dead for us lately . |
| 22 | They had all been dead for several days . |
| 23 | Because papers and cards do not move about , and also accept adhesives easily , they are much easier to work on than fabric , and so are perfect for beginners , as well as anyone looking for different and unusual effects . |
| 24 | In the area there are only limestone rocks which splinter easily and so are unsuitable for an inscription . |
| 25 | Made from carbon steel , the blades are based on the Euroshank , and so are suitable for power tools such as those made by Bosch . |
| 26 | These are quicker to build up than individual blocks , so are ideal for the waller in a hurry . |
| 27 | The Sun 's fuel is hydrogen nuclei — protons — which alone are useless for commercial fusion . |
| 28 | And when oversteer does come you 'd better be ready for it because it happens suddenly and rather messily . |
| 29 | So you better be ready for him , ’ said the dancing man . |
| 30 | ‘ She would naturally be concerned for the safe-keeping of her sons . ’ |