Example sentences of "be [noun sg] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | The Rev Leslie Gready was led from the Friday morning service to the grounds of St Cuthbert 's Church , Darlington , where he has been vicar for the last ten years . |
2 | Colonel John Wilson has given the club immense service , having been President for the last 10 years immediately following 23 years as Match Secretary . |
3 | And they are habitat for the millions of mallard duck , Canada geese , American widgeon and other waterfowl that pause here as they cruise the Atlantic Flyway toward warmer climes each autumn . |
4 | Peter Scudamore has been king for the last seven seasons … but now its Richard Dunwoody 's turn to lead the race … he 's the best they say … the finest horseman … they all want him to win … suddenly the pressure 's on |
5 | Alongside the development of full-time courses there had to be provision for the part-time student and in consequence suitable curricula and syllabuses had to be devised . |
6 | Congress , I think it 's only right to draw to your attention that in item five B USDAW that at the last USDAW Conference there was a motion passed saying that there should be recognition for the independent trade union within USDAW which is ourselves , G M B Apex . |
7 | It is hard to say whether any conclusions may be draw for the British car industry by considering the car industries of other countries . |
8 | Which is what I shall be doing for the next three months . |
9 | It 's just that what we 're going to be doing for the next few weeks means you 're going to have to be very open with me , and Quincx to a degree . |
10 | I mean , i it would be zilch for the Labour Party to try and swap candidates now . |
11 | While Newmarket 's competitive card will examine punters ' emotions , there will be advice for the excitable at Cheltenham racecourse , where the Chest , Heart and Stroke Association will give visitors a ‘ Human MoT Test ’ . |
12 | The steel in Philip Burton — and it had to be steel for the young Jenkins to take instruction — was his scholarship . |
13 | It would then be folly for the political and cultural left to ignore this process because they find it unpleasant . |
14 | The retainer would be consideration for the ever-growing demands on top players and their time spent away from work . |
15 | While this may be socially desirable in the LFA , until the reduction and partial elimination of capital grants in December 1984 , there were fears that pastures and meadows ( hitherto traditionally managed ) , small wetlands and areas of rough grazing on small farms in the UK uplands would be subject for the first time to agricultural intensification . |
16 | After the behaviour yesterday , someone claiming to be spokesman for the Tory group on the environment backed up vocally by these minions , I said to my group today , no more Mr nice guy . |
17 | We explained that we had to do without them for the most part — and be tankful for the older ones and the women . |
18 | The unseemly haste is dictated not merely by the Government 's electoral timetable , but by the fear that if the measure is given proper time for debate there will also be time for the real , but as yet nascent , concerns of Tory Back Benchers and their constituents to grow and mature . |
19 | It may now be time for the different royal colleges to examine the possible use of a standard hospital letter for all specialties to general practitioners . |
20 | Provided the Soviet regime could ensure its short-term survival , there would be time for the German revolution to bring political and material relief to the Soviet federation . |
21 | No idea what time Vern set off for the bus , but it must be time for the next one by now . |
22 | For the Mensheviks this implied that state power must pass to bourgeois parties , and although the proletariat must play a major , even leading role in overturning autocracy , it would be madness for the Social Democrats to take part in government . |
23 | Mr Travers , who drew his figures from public expenditure White Papers , said the sectors that enjoyed the biggest rises were education for the under-fives ( up nearly 90 per cent ) and children with special needs , both favourite Labour targets . |
24 | The wind freshened from astern off Rudha Reidh and we just managed to beat a south westerly gale into Loch Ewe where we were weatherbound for the next two days . |
25 | These observations differ from earlier findings in which scid mice were host for the same TCR -β transgene . |
26 | It 's filled with supersafe play equipment that 's paradise for the bravest of young adventurers ( 12 years and under ) and it stays open every weekend through the winter . |
27 | At last there 's hope for the many hundreds of children whose lives are made a misery by birthmarks . |
28 | The Class runs for an hour and it is playtime for the 24 children . |
29 | There is support for the driving lobby from cyclists and horse-riders . |
30 | I 'm going to tell you a little bit this morning about South East Arts and it 's support for the visual arts in the South East here . |