Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] [pron] [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course there is no possible denying our need for people so educated that they may fill the jobs that are at present unfilled , or offered to people from other countries , because of our own shortage of skilled and competent technologists . |
| 2 | I stress again that where there has been unlawful subletting which has determined ( and which has not been waived ) there has been a breach which at common law entitles the lessor to re-enter : nothing can be done to remedy that breach : the expiry of the subterm has not been annulled or remedied the breach : in such a case the lessor plainly need not , in his section 146 notice , call upon the lessee to remedy the breach which is not capable of remedy , and is free to issue his writ for possession , the possibility of relief remaining . |
| 3 | We can conjecture that some of the slaves had bought themselves to serfdom ; that penury had compelled the free to sell their freedom for bread . |
| 4 | Both sides of my family left rural south China for Malaya to get away from the grinding poverty , encouraged by the British to fill their need for cheap labour in their colonies . |
| 5 | It is because the shareholders no longer control the management of a large public company and the product market is no longer perfectly competitive that the management are free to use their discretion for these socially worthwhile ends . |
| 6 | He maintained his innocence and claimed he had been willing to give his life for Castro but had never been a communist . |
| 7 | Upon each occasion the contact was only fleeting and he was careful to leave her longing for more . |
| 8 | ‘ Sam — you 're sure it 's OK to bill your office for this ? |
| 9 | ‘ We believe in local democracy and , unlike the Tories , we are prepared to fight our corner for local government . ’ |
| 10 | It had been painful to watch her struggle for her self-respect , but she had managed to ward off the threatened nervous breakdown . |
| 11 | I know you have no money for anything but the hired costumes and I am prepared to waive my fee for designing extra clothes for her . |
| 12 | The appropriate strategy is perhaps to wait to determine whether the Japanese businessman is prepared to offer his hand for a handshake or whether he is going to bow . |
| 13 | He gave her a speaking glance and they both rushed for his car , neither needing to discuss the question of whether Belinda was willing to donate her blood for Faye . |
| 14 | Ronni was prepared to take his word for it . |
| 15 | Lindsey was prepared to take his word for it as she settled back , content to drink in the spectacularly breathtaking scenery . |
| 16 | You 're afraid to ask you landlord for a repair because if you do , are you setting yourself up for a rent increase ? |
| 17 | Building Society or Bank : they may be willing to lend you money for extra security , and to add it to your mortgage . |
| 18 | Is not the hon. Gentleman concerned that the true asylum seeker should be protected so that he is free to make his claim for asylum unhindered by the illegal actions of others who misuse the process ? |
| 19 | He was just as at home behind the wheel of a Sports Car as he was in a Grand Prix car , and his passion for all branches of the sport possible hindered his quest for the world title . |
| 20 | So if you had a word with Liz I bet she 'd be delighted to give you permission for the kids to visit the old family home . ’ |
| 21 | I am delighted to share his wish for a modern recording of Die Liebe der Danae but is it ‘ musically much superior ’ ? |
| 22 | It is easy to assess their potential for action and their intent from their fire power , to which the hon. Gentleman referred . |
| 23 | Never having cornered Milton , I am content to take their word for it . |
| 24 | God Almighty bless your honour for ever and ever , Amen ! |
| 25 | LAWNSWOOD Junior confirmed his liking for Edinburgh when he registered a fifth course success in yesterday 's Levy Board Handicap . |
| 26 | EC countries are likely to miss their target for carbon dioxide emissions in 2000 by atleast 4 per cent , according to a report on member countries ' plans submitted to the European Commission . |
| 27 | The absence of politeness moves might , in other circumstances , be regarded simply as evidence of a narrowing in the social distance , but here , because of recent negative statements Anderson has made to others about McKendrick ( notably his invitation to Broadbent in scene ten , " Go ahead and clout him if you like " ( p. 83 ) ) , we are more likely to infer his contempt for him . |
| 28 | CAMPAIGNERS look likely to win their fight for more nursery places in an area of Darlington which they claim has been deprived for years . |
| 29 | It will be hard to match its success for the return visit in 1994 . |
| 30 | He enclosed a cover note , explaining in his clerkly style that it was of course only a rough estimate , and that I was n't beholden to reimburse him penny for penny . |