Example sentences of "of they [be] [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | But neither of them 's fit for ladies like yourselves . |
| 2 | ‘ If she has a large family and some of them are unprovided for , say , for instance , she has unmarried sisters and aunts and nieces , then it is only right , since her husband has married into the family , that he should provide for them , too . ’ |
| 3 | However , women receive lower redundancy payments than men and a larger proportion of them are ineligible for payments altogether . |
| 4 | Men do not share support with child care simply because so few of them are responsible for the care of children , and so on . |
| 5 | But judging by last month 's debate , many of them are hungry for change . |
| 6 | Hamburgers , friend and processed foods , canned drinks , too much caffeine , too much starch — all of them are bad for you . |
| 7 | The pits that have been ‘ saved ’ will be shored up with public subsidy to enable them to compete internationally until some of them are ready for privatisation . |
| 8 | 7.5.1.1 the Premises or the Retained Parts or any part of either of them are damaged or any part of them are damaged or destroyed by any of the [ Insured Risks or Insured Risks except one against which insurance may not ordinarily be arranged with an insurer of repute for properties such as the Premises unless the Landlord has in fact insured against that risk ] so that the Premises or any part of them are unfit for occupation or use and |
| 9 | But none of them is suitable for our market . |
| 10 | Just like tap water , bottled water contains a host of minerals — and too much of some of them is bad for you . |
| 11 | Slung round the waist on a webbing belt with adjustable plastic fixlock buckle , it can be worn on one hip , behind like a bumbag or in front like a sporran , the latter being the only sensible arrangement for paddling but none of them being ideal for making an exit in difficult conditions or swimming in the event of a capsize . |
| 12 | Stirling took on a number of officers and men from the disbanded Special Service Regiment and the rest were distributed elsewhere , as few of them were suitable for SAS training . |
| 13 | At the elementary level of existence , many of them were desperate for basic necessities . |
| 14 | All of them were ready for action after the long period of training , but when they arrived they found that a gale had brewed up . |
| 15 | Bridget too had a similar experience : " The other girls had mixed feelings , some of them were happy for me but some thought I was a slag and a tart and that I did n't know who the father was , and they were bitchy towards me when they passed in the corridors . " |
| 16 | He insisted that he did not believe that any of them was right for him , in spite of the huge money that would be on offer . |
| 17 | ‘ You 're right , Tom , ’ chuckled his aunt , ‘ none of 'em 's ready for buryin' yet . |