Example sentences of "[pron] [adj] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | RICHARD GOUGH and Trevor Steven will be examined by Rangers ' medical staff today but the injuries sustained at Fir Park last night have made them doubtful for the European tie with FC Brugge . |
| 2 | Otherwise they 're going to have another sleepless night , and we need them fresh for the next stage . ’ |
| 3 | Yes , I allowed Monday to get my eleven for the following week . |
| 4 | I fought my hardest for the Dutch prisoners before the Privy Council this morning , but the tribunal was hopelessly divided , and the anti-Boers prevailed over the pro-Boers . |
| 5 | Except my agent had a will of sponge , so instead of telling the charity committee to go take a bath in some sulphuric acid , I 'd find myself trekking off to Bodmin to give my all for the local branch of the Cats ' Protection League . |
| 6 | ft was just about the last poem I wrote on my own for the next six months or so ; it is called ‘ Believing Is Seeing ’ , and it was also about a carving , the sculpture illustrating the miracle of Christ healing the blind man : |
| 7 | Nor was I ready for the inconsistent treatment of the subject . |
| 8 | Even now he says he was surprised by the appointment , which caused him to make himself unavailable for the British Lions ' tour of South Africa . |
| 9 | It was Barbara Castle who remarked , when Mrs Thatcher became leader of the Conservatives in 1975 , that power had made her pretty for the first time . |
| 10 | ALTHOUGH John Kirwan might be in a honeymoon mood at the moment after the whole All Black team turned up at his recent marriage in Italy ( see pages 54 and 65 ) , his good humour is unlikely to last too long if the NZRFU meeting on December 12 and 13th decides to take action against him over his public announcement that he would not make himself available for the All Blacks if Auckland coach John Hart is not Grizz Wyllie 's successor as national coach . |
| 11 | If the casual worker can not make himself available for the full length of time requested , he is unlikely to be offered the assignment , although exceptions will be made if the organisation is facing a tight labour market and can only cover its manpower requirements by bringing in " part-timers " . |
| 12 | Young people striking out on their own for the first time frequently do not have transport and colleges or universities are not always situated in city centres . |
| 13 | Although they 're among the poorest people in the community , many feel better off than they 've ever been — they 've got money , time and friends of their own for the first time . |
| 14 | For , as Raymond Briggs once said , in Maus the cartoon book holds its own for the first time against all-comers as a literary medium . |
| 15 | Questions are frequently divided into two or more parts , and this division raises difficulties of its own for the inexpert candidate . |
| 16 | In addition to the national objectives such as Health of the Nation , Patient 's Charter and Caring for People , NEHA has identified specific targets of its own for the coming year . |
| 17 | Outmoded by the plastics for smaller kites , it comes into its own for the big stuff as , for example , replica Cody man lifters , or the large Baden-Powell ‘ Levitor ’ where , in turn , it replaces the bamboo spars in the original pioneer designs . |
| 18 | Tallis was on her own for the first time in her eight years or so in this unimaginable land . |
| 19 | Liz , a 25-year-old single woman , had been living on her own for the previous year in a flat above a small craft shop that she ran together with her mother . |
| 20 | Leith spent the next few minutes in accepting that somehow she was going to have to pay her brother 's share of the hefty monthly repayment as well as her own for the next seven months minimum . |
| 21 | I thought we were lovers ! she wanted to scream , but she swallowed her hurt for the thousandth time and forced a smile . |
| 22 | Then came the infamous NME interview last November — their last for the weekly music papers . |
| 23 | So here we are at the end of 1992 and I should like to thank you all for the tremendous hard work you have put into it . |
| 24 | Before doing so I write to thank you all for the Loyal support and encouragement you have given to me during the past 14 years . |
| 25 | We thank you all for the great success you have all made of the 1985 Appeal . |
| 26 | ‘ May I take this opportunity to thank you all for the good work you are doing and assure you of my prayers . ’ |
| 27 | Finally , my renewed thanks to you all for the generous support you have given to your parishes and the diocese as a whole . |
| 28 | In particular , I wish you well for the National Conference in March to which you will be rushing immediately after our meeting with the SMT on March 8th . |
| 29 | As part of its drive to improve its efficiency and make itself ready for the private sector should the Government decide to privatise it following the review of the nuclear industry next year , Scottish Nuclear recently appointed Charterhouse , the merchant bank , as its adviser . |
| 30 | Vasopressin , secreted by both our pituitaries this time , is inhibiting your appetite , preparing you both for the inevitable . |