Example sentences of "[am/are] [adj] [verb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sometimes the education officer finds himself standing between rival colleges which are each vying for a larger share of the diminishing student market . |
| 2 | ‘ Collectors are very active and are prepared to pay for a painting of a particular breed or artist . ’ |
| 3 | Erm , it should n't , it should be noted that the er land owners are prepared to pay for a fairly expensive footbridge on their land to cure the problem and er I hope that this Council 's initiatives follow through and a twenty five year old problem gets cured . |
| 4 | As the proposed Directive establishes essential standards only , Member States are free to provide for a lower threshold to trigger the compulsory bid ( the UK rule is 30% ) . |
| 5 | The P/E ratio may be interpreted as the price investors are willing to pay for a unit of earnings . |
| 6 | Perhaps I am prepared to wait for a miracle . |
| 7 | They 're all going for a . |
| 8 | These are people who are so obsessed with the first decade of this new century that they 're inclined to forget for a moment the nineteen hundred or so years that went before it . |
| 9 | Two foot square strips are likely to go for a fiver a sod and will be accompanied by certificates of authenticity from manager Mick McCarthy . |
| 10 | But other nations are likely to opt for a change ; as long as four vote against him , Quistgaard must go . |
| 11 | If Mr Kaifu fails to revive the parliamentary bill designed to support the anti-Iraq forces in the Gulf , the Americans are likely to ask for a lot more than the $4 billion Japan has so far promised to contribute towards the growing expenses there . |
| 12 | In addition to the fees of the professional advisers , financiers are likely to ask for a commitment or arrangement fee , based on a percentage of monies advanced . |
| 13 | They are likely to stay for a long time with one organisation , and indeed many organisations seek to bind them to them by offering fringe benefits , particularly in the form of " loyalty bonuses " to encourage them to return at the start of each new banqueting season . |
| 14 | We are all to blame for voting for politicians who are unwilling to work for a solution that would acknowledge the rights and aspirations of both traditions in our community . |
| 15 | I have seen that concrete blocks are cheaper to use for a garden wall ; would you recommend them ? |
| 16 | HILARY GILES of Dunstable and her husband Charles are all set for a super day out at York today , as guests of the Daily Mirror . |
| 17 | My effective leaving date was 15th October , and I am busy looking for a new job ( of which , once again , more if we talk ! ) . |
| 18 | Many women are unable to qualify for a full pension because of periods spent out of the labour force or in part-time work while caring for children or disabled relatives . |
| 19 | Over many years we have together worked towards the day when all the people of South Africa are able to vote for a government of their choice and be in control of their own destiny . |
| 20 | Like Debbie , Fay starts from the premise that the point of doing a degree is to get a job , as we can see in her statement that science students are able to apply for a wider range of jobs than arts graduates . |
| 21 | This has naturally led to a drop in the price receivers are able to get for a failed business , and thus a drop in the surpluses the receiver hands to the liquidator . |
| 22 | GRANDMASTER DRAW : a short drawn game where neither player has made any real effort to fight and both are happy to settle for a draw . |
| 23 | The rules needed for this type of parser are difficult to develop for a large grammar . |
| 24 | If Labour on Thursday becomes the largest single party , would Mr Kinnock as Prime Minister be entitled to ask for a second dissolution ? |
| 25 | Hickman 's early education , apprenticeship , and hospital attendance are unknown save for a surviving fair-copy notebook dated 1816–18 , containing extracts from textbooks and a record of attendance for two weeks at Brookes 's School of Anatomy , London . |