Example sentences of "[pron] be for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was for a short time privileged to share in the joy and vitality and the oneness with Almighty God in his Luo people ( Anne Marie will gladly give a talk and show slides to any interested groups in the North West . |
| 2 | Work in progress which is for a specific contract or customer order would not require provisions unless circumstances so indicated . |
| 3 | The definition of non-equity shares is widely drawn , so that any right to a dividend or to a redemption payment which is for a limited amount will have the effect that the shares will be considered non-equity shares , irrespective of the other rights they may enjoy . |
| 4 | Now I find that nonsense , because the planning committee have just approved a major development station , which is for a 150 bed hotel on a housing development . |
| 5 | The answer is , of course , that the position of a word boundary has some effect on the realisation of the phoneme ; this is one of the many cases in which the occurrence of different allophones can only be properly explained by making reference to units of grammar ( something which was for a long time disapproved of by many phonologists ) . |
| 6 | Er I merely want to comment on the erm apparent misunderstanding on my comments on windfalls earlier on , erm it has been suggested that we we 're tightening down on windfalls , was the quote actually used , erm , there is no intention in the local plan to er ignore the er windfalls , to actually deal with them in a different way than had happened in the past , clearly if sites come forward which are windfalls which are suitable in environmental terms then the City Council will give , as P B G one requires , the appropriate consideration to those applications , what I was merely saying this morning was the the likelihood of such windfalls coming forward , and the scale was clearly going to be substantially less than had occurred in the past , and the the figure of eighty a eighty a year , which was for a five year period , which was quoted to me , erm clearly would not be representative of my expectation of the future . |
| 7 | The other people in the restaurant , who might at other times have had stringent thoughts about race , or about white women publicly embracing black men ( or at least , not with such total lack of self-consciousness ) , were subdued — it could be seen from faces that showed tendencies to laugh too without reason to the demand of the occasion , which was for a total and uncritical abandon to happiness . |
| 8 | Smith himself was for a few years a tutor at Christ Church , but in 1795 he resigned his studentship to become incumbent of Daventry ( a Christ Church living ) , returning to Christ Church as a canon in 1807 . |
| 9 | Nell stayed as she was for a long time , then had an inspiration . |
| 10 | Do you know how many role models there are for a young mouse ? |
| 11 | And what better solution can there be for a decayed or threatened landscape park than for it to become a deer park once again ? |
| 12 | erm well I mean there are some MPs any day of the week will do you know there anybody 's for a good meal but erm |
| 13 | In university circles there was for a long time little sympathy for the innovators , and in his younger days Nietzsche 's own tastes inclined the same way . |
| 14 | In the fifth century there was for a Greek state only one major source of income apart from taxing one 's own citizens or allies : Persia . |
| 15 | Both of them were for a free market , the introduction of Lithuania 's own currency and withdrawal of Russian troops . |
| 16 | Sir , If you please to send me a scarlet Cardinal [ a short red cloak ] , and let it be full yard long , and rather longer than a yard long , and let it be full , for it be for a large Woman , they tell me I may have a long one , and a handsome one , for 11s but I shou 'd not be willing to give more than 12s , but if you have any as long as that , either duffil or cloth , if it is cheaper , I shou 'd like it as well as , for I am not to give but 12s for it . |
| 17 | I 've decided to add my own gown to the auction as it 's for a good cause , Guy 's Hospital cancer unit . |
| 18 | It 's for a good |
| 19 | It 's for a good cause Miss . |
| 20 | Well if you could spare us a few moments , we 'd be most grateful , your , it 's for a new series we 're contemplating , A Day in the Afterlife . |
| 21 | It 's for a new er dictionary they 're bringing out about erm English spoken language |
| 22 | It is for a Mr erm , Ridgeway , and it 's for a two storey extension to an existing house . |
| 23 | Whether it 's for a relaxing drink or a three course meal , before or after the show , choose from our tempting menu and fine wine list . |
| 24 | Yes , yes , it sounds it sounds as it 's for a limited time anyway , so , you know |
| 25 | Kenco ground coffee is the perfect choice at any time during the day whether it 's for a special occasion or not . |
| 26 | And do n't talk stupid because it 's for a it 's for a special project . |
| 27 | I mean , when you look at it , it 's for a third party fire and theft . |
| 28 | Whether it 's for a formal dinner party or a family celebration , we show you how |
| 29 | requisition , if you 're in the position say then it 's like it 's for a common cause |
| 30 | But in their Spitalfields Tartan Collection , the Stewarts have done the work for you ; silks , cottons , wools all match up so that it is possible to choose as much or as little tartan as you like , whether it 's for a few cushions or for some big and bold project . |