Example sentences of "[be] [prep] [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you are considering applying for deferred entry , you should discuss this possibility with your head teacher and should also write to the Faculty of Science and Engineering Office , stating the course for which you intend to apply and your reasons for seeking deferment . |
| 2 | You have a year or two 's advantage on me , but I 'll still be here when you 're off looking for fresh fields to conquer . ’ |
| 3 | He is Mr Anka Singh who has been in coaching for many years , running the Golden Sunset minibus hire company . |
| 4 | On 14th February Rushdie will have been in hiding for 1,461 days . |
| 5 | If Gould could be hyperactive and despotic at the best of times , how much more demanding must he have been in preparing for this journey of a lifetime . |
| 6 | Might be worth waiting for this . |
| 7 | Even if your pension in your own right is fairly small , it may be worth claiming for any years after you reach 60 before your husband retires . |
| 8 | She said Monday night I , er I do n't know whether we 've done the right thing by booking this holiday she said , I 'm thinking about the travelling in the air , it 'll be in travelling for eleven hours so she said I do n't know how I 'll be , I said it 's no use looking at it like that Alice now |
| 9 | In supporting the Bill at its Second Reading in the House of Commons , the Minister of State at the Home Office , Mr Alexander Lyon , explained the Bill 's overall purpose thus : ‘ If a man has committed an indiscretion that brings him before the courts and results in his being convicted and penalised , it must be right that after he has served the penalty and lived it down by a substantial period of good conduct thereafter , it should be without meaning for most people of good will . ’ |
| 10 | I said , so I 've seen the job and I says er and I do n't think it 's worth doing for ninety quid . |
| 11 | This treatment is worth considering for other patients in a similar situation with life-threatening neutropenia or thrombocytopenia in whom conventional treatment has failed . |
| 12 | If a minimum temperature of about 13°C/55°F is difficult to maintain , a heated propagator is worth considering for those plants that require a high temperature to germinate , such as tomatoes , sweetcorn and many bedding plants . |
| 13 | The book is worth reading for these alone . |
| 14 | And it is worth pressing for two reasons . |
| 15 | If the person handling the matter seems to be relying on information given to him by others , it is worth pressing for full and frank disclosure of what they have said and for sight of any written statements or other relevant documents that may have been prepared . |
| 16 | While nothing new has been recorded ( and conditions could generally be described as lean ) , it is worth noting for future reference that the following were climbable : |
| 17 | It 's about watching for this cycle we do this sort of thing in many aspects of our life . |
| 18 | Here , the doctor has specified the generic or chemical name of the medicine — it 's like asking for own brand baked beans rather than Heinz in a supermarket . |
| 19 | What joy there is in looking for these images ! |
| 20 | It was worth waiting for all her life , she said . |
| 21 | And it was in trying for another way that the CIA let in people like Monzer al-Kassar and , without meaning to , set up the whole Lockerbie scenario . |