Example sentences of "[verb] for be a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well , Miss Isabella , ’ she said , ‘ let's see if your angels can stop you being punished for being a lazy , stupid little girl . ’ |
| 2 | No pornographer has ever been punished for being a woman-hater. but not too long ago information about female sexuality , contraception and abortion was assumed to be obscene . |
| 3 | Rather , what I hope for is a linguistic universe in which people will accept that they must consider the alternatives and then make their own choices , instead of relying so heavily on authority — even some hypothetical feminist authority — to tell them what is acceptable or ‘ correct ’ linguistic usage . |
| 4 | What we 're looking for is a congressional review of the DEA and the FBI investigations , and then , if they decide there is any basis to the allegations , a special counsel . |
| 5 | I think that what we 're really looking for is a stimulating , exciting involvement of parents , of students , of teachers , of everyone who has an interest in the success of a school , and I think for some years at Cardinal Newman we have been trying to create this open society , which gives access at all levels to all the children and to their parents , and we do n't want to close the society in any shape or form . |
| 6 | procedures which are , do n't quite fit you , then I think what we ought to be looking for is a certain amount of common ground between your procedure and our procedure , so there is not something , you 're doing something completely different to the way the rest of us are doing it . |
| 7 | What we 're looking for is a new policy initiative which will allow in appropriate circumstances inward investment of er er a significant strategic nature to be accommodated within North Yorkshire and that could possibly probably be Harrogate district . |
| 8 | Is it this , is it that , is it the next thing until they 're prepared to tell you what it is , that 's the way you ask them , cos they 'll no volunteer what it is , cos what you 're looking for is a final objection for them , right now you say oh that 's a load of rubbish that does nay what , but how can you sit and study that and you learn how to use it customers , right , on the objection which is the hardest objection for any sales person to deal with , you know yourself |
| 9 | What I 'm looking for is a locked , unmarked door on the fourth floor up a flight of stairs . |
| 10 | There were very few firm commitments , the language is very much that of exploring , attempting , trying , hoping , when what we were looking for was a clear legislative framework . |
| 11 | The important thing to aim for is a good match ; when the bud sits in its little step and is ready for binding in , you want to see scarcely any stem wood showing at the sides and top . |
| 12 | Yeah having worked in newspapers er for two or three years I n I now know that the er what you look , well I did n't look for cos I was on the business page , what people look for is a good story and it does n't |
| 13 | ‘ What you are paying for is a total experience , and for the setting . |
| 14 | So from now on , all you 'll have to look for is a red handle for slotted , green for Phillips , blue for Pozidriv/Supadriv , and yellow for Torx . |
| 15 | Landau ( 1981 ) suggested that ( before its repeal ) ‘ sus ’ ( arrest for being a suspected person ) was the biggest difference in arrest rates between races , and that the police thought black youth more antagonistic to them , and they were 50 per cent more likely to be referred to the juvenile bureau . |
| 16 | We know he will enjoy watching the sports programmes despite the fact that Bristol Rovers football team have not quite made it on to Sky TV yet ! is well know for being a keen supporter of Bristol Rovers , a fact which did not go unrecognised by who presented him with a beautiful jugglers top hat in his favourite team 's colours . |
| 17 | President what this motion is calling for is a political backing required to remove compulsory competitive tendering . |
| 18 | All Leeds , who remain a point behind Manchester United but have now played two games more , can hope for is a similar display by City at Old Trafford on Tuesday . |
| 19 | Bernhard Langer , who has steered clear of New Orleans , is keeping his cards close to his chest while the best the rest can hope for is a high enough finish in order to be invited back next year . |
| 20 | Bernhard Langer , who has steered clear of New Orleans , is keeping his cards close to his chest , while the best the rest can hope for is a high enough finish in order to be invited back next year . |
| 21 | There was no privacy for the dead : the most one could hope for was a certain reverence . |
| 22 | Once the best you could hope for was a 50-year-old prima ballerina who sometimes starred at the local opera house . |
| 23 | Cos I I thought the the pit was quite well known for being a poor poor payer . |
| 24 | What we are asking for is a basic human right as enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights – – the right to participate in society , the right to a future for our children , for our community , the right to a decent job , a real job . |
| 25 | You know that from here on in the best that can be hoped for is a sufficient economic upturn , plus a helpful nudge from the boundary redistributions , to carry you back into power — again probably , with a modest parliamentary majority and all the headaches it brings . |
| 26 | When she had decided to go after a job with children , the best she had hoped for was a mother's-help place ; she was n't trained as a nanny or anything like that . |
| 27 | I have been criticised for being a distant figure who lives in a style of luxury that Britain can not afford . |
| 28 | The 1986 Act has been criticised for being a pragmatic reaction to recent events rather than a well-considered set of rules based on clearly articulated and consistent premises about the function of the criminal law in the area of public order ( see R. Card : Public Order : The New Law ) . |
| 29 | Less ten less ten percent he said for being a good customer . |
| 30 | No-one would believe they had a recession on in Japan when they have time and resources to devote to dreaming up and creating things like this : Toshiba Corp has just launched a line of word processors with sound effects — ‘ to introduce an element of fun in the workplace ’ according to Reuter — they bark when you write ‘ dog ’ , moo when you write ‘ cow ’ and make the sound of pouring when you write ‘ beer ’ , and if you recall a text file word-by-word at reading speed , they repeat these and 26 other pre-programmed noises , from sleigh bells to sirens , as the words come up — and it no doubt laughs like a drain when your boss sends it an electronic message telling you you 're fired for being a disruptive influence . |