Example sentences of "[adj] for [pron] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Women in the community need to find out what is possible for us as a prerequisite to identifying what is not available and what we would like to see . |
| 2 | It is , obviously , not possible for us in a textbook to permit you to have the experience of everyday discourse in what Stenning ( 1978 ) calls a ‘ normal context ’ , where the hearer is part of the context and then experiences the text . |
| 3 | Or simply feel sorry for her in an absentminded sort of way ? |
| 4 | And how dared he try to bolster up his male ego at her expense when he had made it so plain he did n't care a damn for her as a person ? |
| 5 | ‘ Such conduct was clearly not acceptable for someone in a position of authority in a public company . ’ |
| 6 | Royston Marley 's decision to work a permanent nightshift means he is now unavailable for anything but a three o'clock kick-off . |
| 7 | As a result , he continued , ‘ It is quite impossible for me in a letter to give you a detailed account of my proceedings my time being at present fully occupied in unpacking arrangements and other matters . ’ |
| 8 | The post would be appropriate for someone with a background in the private or public sectors . |
| 9 | Living amongst the Indonesians , where the pursuit of wisdom virtually amounts to a national pastime , the elements of Earth , Air , Fire , Water and Ether became real for me in a way they had never been in the writings of the Gnostics or the Pythagoreans . |
| 10 | It is all too easy for someone in a position of influence to think they are there simply by virtue of their own ability . |
| 11 | If we did n't know that terrible things like war had happened , or why they had happened , it would be so easy for us as a country to continue with the same policies that had led to these mistakes in the past . |
| 12 | It was a gentle pull up Lovely Seat to the cairn , but again the June winds of our English summer were too cold for anything but a brief look over to Shunner and south to Dodd Fell and the distinct hump of Ingleborough before taking a compass bearing and walking off towards Hardraw . |
| 13 | Yesterday it all came good for them with a thrilling five shot ( 78-73 ) victory over Old Bleach in the final at Jordanstown , a result that finally takes away the sour taste following their defeat by Bangor in last year 's final . |
| 14 | Yes , yeah , yeah it 's like er breakfast cereals are good for you in a way that they 've got all the vitamins in for kids ai n't they ? |
| 15 | ‘ They 'd be terrible for anyone as a mother and father . ’ |
| 16 | Why people think it 's noisy for us on a double main road , but it ai n't really . |
| 17 | For someone on a low income , weekly credit payments of £5 might be a heavy burden — though virtually imperceptible for someone on a high income . |
| 18 | But I know it 's important to look good on stage so all my stage clothes are custom-made for me by a man called Franco Carretti . |
| 19 | For example , a Phantom may only be able to stay airborne for something like an hour and three-quarters , two hours using it 's own fuel but with a tanker there we can keep them topped virtually well , obviously until we run out of fuel and for much , much longer . |
| 20 | He made things difficult for her in a way he had n't done with me . |
| 21 | With very few exceptions , judges are required to be selected from amongst practising barristers and it is difficult for anyone without a private income to survive the first years of practice . |
| 22 | I , I , maybe before we start that , on the point of reductions , and I 'll ask both er , George and , and er , Jean and Mike to , to speak for the different political groups , as part of the P A G , erm , when we did go through this process , I , I mean it was very difficult for us as a P A G. |
| 23 | There is still a great deal of study necessary for anything like a full history . |
| 24 | Solid food is not necessary for anyone with an acute fever and will usually be rejected anyway . |
| 25 | I am so intrigued I forget about Crilly , who is ready for me with an unwrinkled surface of silver , the smack neatly concentrated into a lump . |
| 26 | " If you can find someone who needs to send cargo to the Aru Islands , " the Keraing announced , " then we can get the boat and a crew ready for you in a month , which is the last possible time for heading eastwards ! " |
| 27 | As the situation within the institution worsens , staff develop their own ethos , practices and policies to make life easier and more bearable for themselves in an unpleasant and disheartening situation . |