Example sentences of "[be] [adj] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ It feels like I 've been asleep for a long , long time . |
2 | You 've been asleep for a long time . ’ |
3 | The IBOA is very conscious of the fact that this issue has been outstanding for a considerable length of time and it is hoped that the proposals will pave the way for a speedy resolution to the problem . |
4 | Thick weathering mantles will only form in regions of minimal local relief where rates of erosion have been low for a prolonged period . |
5 | But I 'd been careful for a long time before that , because I 'd sensed something . |
6 | If you have been made redundant or have been unemployed for a long time you have two additional problems to overcome . |
7 | At the very least , the discipline of being involved in some form of training will help counteract the feeling of lethargy that creeps over many people who have been unemployed for a long while — a characteristic which is very counterproductive in an interview . |
8 | To summarize : if you have been made redundant or have been unemployed for a long period : |
9 | It has been clear for a long time that where land adjoining the highway is unintentionally entered , i.e. as a result of a car accident , that the plaintiff must prove negligence ( River Wear Commissioners v Adamson ( 1877 ) 2 App Cas 743 ) . |
10 | Such questions are distasteful for a fastidious cleric who thinks of sexuality as a loss of self-control . |
11 | As I see him sitting there now , sheltered under a derelict building 's covered way , one which has been empty for a tedious never-ending era , with an unchangeable lifestyle , erected for nothing but with such a prospect for life , if used properly . |
12 | The trend towards equality of attainment is especially marked in schools that have been comprehensive for a long time . |
13 | I have been convinced for a long time that people could not love , accept or respect me for the person I am , only for the amazing amount of exercise I can do . |
14 | The team seeks a device that never tires of long and repetitious work , poised in awkward positions , that can cope automatically and speedily with any variation in a complex working environment , that can be kept , if anything , more sterile than any human , and that can operate with an accuracy and steadiness that are impossible for a living hand to attain . |
15 | The aggressively minded General Conrad von Hötzendorff , Chief of the Austrian General Staff , had long been avid for a pre-emptive war . |
16 | ( iv ) In proof-reading any work produced on a word processor , pupils may have access to a computer spelling checker. ( v ) Pupils should be encouraged to use whatever presentational devices are appropriate for a given piece of work — particularly work that is to be displayed or made public . |
17 | Finally , in Section 6.6 we look at Multiview , a blended methodology for developing applications , using the methods , techniques and tools which are appropriate for a particular situation . |
18 | YOU ca n't beat the Mafia when you 're stuck for a good idea for a film . |
19 | ‘ Please do n't say no , ’ said the producer , who produces nothing if not charm in abundance , especially over three thousand miles when you 're hungry for a closed vowel sound . |
20 | In the other … you might just as well try to go to sleep when your feet are cold or you want to spend a penny , or you 're hungry for a special kind of food you have n't got . |
21 | Gasoline would have been ideal for a sudden blaze ; the sealed nuclear drive was useless in that respect . |
22 | ‘ War 's been inevitable for a long time , Anne . ’ |
23 | Live dates are being set up to follow the release of the album , the group 's first since ‘ Hup ’ in 1989 , and NME understands plans are afoot for a major outdoor show in the Midlands . |
24 | Old John Knox had been ill for a long time and , two years after I joined the firm , he was told that he must retire . |
25 | Very often I spend long days on my allotment , and cook quite nice dinners of , say , breast of mutton and peas and fruit off the allotment for myself and a [ woman ] friend who has been ill for a long time … . |
26 | Stable jockey Chris Grant said : ‘ He had been ill for a long while , but carried on because his horses were his life . ’ |
27 | But the poor woman had been ill for a long time , although we had not realized it , and died soon after Hareton was born . |
28 | ‘ She 'd been ill for a long time . |
29 | Party Chairman Tony Picking said today Mr Burge has been ill for a long time and resigned in February . |
30 | Party Chairman Tony Picking said today Mr Burge has been ill for a long time and resigned in February . |