Example sentences of "[be] [adj] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Gongsters are complete for the 3 years 48–51 except for the first two issues . |
| 2 | You have been asleep for the past two hours . ’ |
| 3 | Iain Ogilvy McWhirter ( Senior English and Religious Instruction ) had been asleep for the past ten minutes , but Tom Tedder ( Art and Woodwork ) said ‘ Arrgh ’ through closed lips , and that seemed to do well enough . |
| 4 | In fact , the revenue has been stable for the last three years . |
| 5 | TWO British actresses , Elizabeth Hurley and Lysette Anthony , have been short-listed for the leading female role in Gone With The Wind II : Scarlett . |
| 6 | He had been dry for the past twenty years . |
| 7 | May 1995 Elections are due for the new authorities |
| 8 | Since it has been weak for the past two months , calling for cheaper money is as irrelevant as wanting trees to blossom in an Arctic winter . |
| 9 | We are grateful for the continued support of . |
| 10 | Others are grateful for the additional money but believe that the ISF should work more closely with government agencies . |
| 11 | People are not keen to complain about food in hospital because they are grateful for the medical attention and because the majority of patients are not there for long . |
| 12 | We are grateful for the ready co-operation and forbearance of the headteachers who completed two long and details surveys on pupil attendance . |
| 13 | We are grateful for the loose change of Messrs Lonsdale and Pugh , but let me assure you all , with a family-sized packet of Fisherman 's Friend extra throat lozenges placed firmly on my heart , that I will strive in ever-decreasing circles to bring the sponsorship of a major international to ‘ The Tip ’ to provide much needed support to our glorious team . |
| 14 | I am grateful for the constructive way in which my hon. Friend is addressing the problem . |
| 15 | I concede that the Chemical Industries Association could have done better and am grateful for the extra publicity ( Chem . |
| 16 | I am grateful for the right hon. Gentleman 's question . |
| 17 | I am grateful for the hon. Gentleman 's kind personal comment and for his continuing support over many years for the policy of integrated education . |
| 18 | I am grateful for the hon. Gentleman 's opening comments , but not very grateful for his latter comments . |
| 19 | I am grateful for the hon. Gentleman 's first remark . |
| 20 | I am grateful for the hon. Gentleman 's support . |
| 21 | I am grateful for the hon. Gentleman 's support which I take to be absolutely unequivocal support for the Trident programme . |
| 22 | I am grateful for the hon. Gentleman 's words about Her Majesty the Queen . |
| 23 | I am grateful for the hon. and learned Gentleman 's support in respect of the fourth Trident boat . |
| 24 | I am grateful for the hon. Gentleman 's support . |
| 25 | I am grateful for the hon. Gentleman 's support for Mr. Norman Warner , whose appointment will be widely welcomed by those who know him as an independent-minded and good man . |
| 26 | I am grateful for the hon. Gentleman 's remarks about the overall agreement that we have reached . |
| 27 | Yes , I really am grateful for the feminine |
| 28 | It would not have been possible for the long progression towards the perfect physical being , to have ever occurred at all , if it were encumbered by the constraints of compassion , an emotion which , by the very nature of evolution was completely non-existent before the dawn of civilisation . |
| 29 | Had the House of Lords retained the power to block the Commons utterly , and particularly had it not been possible for the Labour administration of 1945–51 force through its nationalisation policies by using the Parliament Act procedure to amend the 1911 Act , it is likely that the House of Lords would have been abolished . |
| 30 | It has not been possible for the American navy to leave behind the assets that it had developed there , but my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence will certainly take note of the point that the hon. Lady raised about Ministry of Defence assets in the area . |