Example sentences of "be [adj] [coord] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the question had been unwelcome and for the first time some of his cockiness seemed to have drained from him . |
| 2 | The Central Committee plenum , which met on 19–20 September 1989 , approved the Platform with minor changes and more generally sought to define the party 's line in an area in which its decisions had been inadequate and for the most part purely reactive . |
| 3 | Economic circumstances have been poor and for the chemical industry they were absolutely diabolical by the middle of the past year . |
| 4 | Yet I must still think it my duty , without reconsidering whether or not it be worthwhile , to continue this plain record of what ( I know ) need not have been plain but for the accident that I am a niggler without impulse , not an imaginative artist . |
| 5 | So he decides to be cautious and for the first few laps , he just sits and waits . |
| 6 | It is possible for the conclusion of an inductive argument to be false and for the premises to be true and yet for no contradiction to be involved . |
| 7 | And should the conditions about availability of , or taking of , food be national or for the local Licensing Justices to attach as appropriate when granting the Children 's Certificate ? |
| 8 | Any change would be gradual and for the time local parties were left with a free choice . |
| 9 | A partnership can , I believe , be temporary and for a fixed purpose . |
| 10 | The successors to the old skins tended to side with the teds , who were pro-British and for the Union Jack , whereas the punks were anti-royalist and happy to stick safety-pins into pictures of the Queen . |
| 11 | Some compare Portia 's characteristics to that of the Queen at the time — Elizabeth I. Women were thought of being inferior and for a woman to have so much power was a very rare situation . |
| 12 | Away from industry , areas stacked up with chemicals , the Isle is raw and for the taking . |
| 13 | Siobhan 's bedroom is empty but for the pink carpet , a bed with a pink bedspread and a chest of drawers rattling vacantly from some obscure , whining wind . |
| 14 | The place is empty but for the bar and three or four slightly-built lads shooting pool without words . |
| 15 | Early on a wet Sunday morning outside Yaroslavl station , in the centre of Moscow , my journey was complete and for the first time in 10 days I was alone . |
| 16 | It was empty but for the Doctor , looking very smug , and the TARDIS . |
| 17 | The car park was empty but for the elderly gentleman 's massive Ford , which was just crunching over the gravel towards the road , an old but impressive bronze Aston Martin which Charlotte supposed must belong to Gus — it sent him up a couple of notches in her regard — and the school bus , still stationary , boiling over with bored boys , and emitting a plaintive chorus of : ‘ Why are we waiting ? ’ |
| 18 | He was standing in his pyjamas in his bedroom , which was empty but for the usual furniture . |
| 19 | There was one there that was empty and for a long long while . |
| 20 | Although ‘ swamping ’ by elderly disabled people was partly responsible for this situation , the lack of motivation is attributable to users ' earlier life experiences : for the majority rehabilitation was inappropriate and for the rest the facilities offered were inadequate . |
| 21 | The droid was motionless but for a cautious antenna trembling at its apex . |
| 22 | Her mood of euphoria was infectious and for the moment anyway Harry knew that he was every bit as happy about this new relationship as the girl in his arms . |
| 23 | His patience was dwindling and for the first time in four years of marriage she could see he was on the point of losing his temper . |
| 24 | Carol 's kitchen was silent but for the hum of the refrigerator . |
| 25 | Dan 's face was scarlet and for a fleeting second Kate felt ashamed of herself . |