Example sentences of "for [pron] be [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not for nothing were such power stations described as ‘ brick cathedrals ’ ; Bankside is the finest manifestation of this tradition . |
| 2 | Saints boss Ian Branfoot said : ‘ Our best two displays of the season have been against Chelsea and Sheffield Wednesday this holiday weekend , and all we have to show for them is one point . ’ |
| 3 | There are a number of , sort of a dictionary of useful phrases , I mean you actually used one or two just now , and one of the things that we suggest is that people when they 're not under the pressure of being in the studio , which after all for them is alien territory , that they should actually have one or two of these useful phrases which do cover a , a multitude of embarrassing situations , if you want to put it that away . |
| 4 | But the single most important song for me was Public Image by Public Image Ltd . |
| 5 | ‘ My dear — do n't allow his obsession for everything being first class at the Wilderness get under your skin . |
| 6 | Much of the savings , in the official view , will arise from the new structure 's needs for fewer managers , but even that is less than convincing for there is great scope for an increase in bureaucracy , from the need to dispatch the business deriving from the newly acquired functions to the formation of twice the number of existing education , roads and social work departments . ’ |
| 7 | And you visit them for there was one time we visit them for fourteen day daily but I do n't think they do it now . |
| 8 | The first of these was rather spooky for there was little activity as Mr. Naish , a man in his sixties did all the work , baked the bread , then delivered this in a large wicker basket to his few remaining customers . |
| 9 | . However , after about eighteen month at , as a yard foreman , as I say I was still branch secretary of Portobello branch , and carrying on as usual , er I put in for There were this yard inspectors job wanted at Street Station . |
| 10 | NO , it 's not an epitaph for you-know-who 's dying career . |
| 11 | It was easy to see why Rose found him so attractive ; whether he cared for her was another matter and nothing to do with Melissa or her present mission . |
| 12 | No doubt there are a few places where Stornoway citizens get drunk at Sunday lunchtime , indeed , there are quite a few of them , but their doors are shut to the public ; sin goes private on the Sabbath for it is public morality which counts in Sabbath observance . |
| 13 | We chose it for it 's elegant design . |
| 14 | Erm , if we are asking Mr to look at the long-term viability and the ways of preserving that , those options may be other than option one which was what you moved , and I think it 's rather premature to actually go down a road that says we preserve it in it 's present form with some disposals , when , we are asking for a report for it 's future viability , which may mean complete disposal , or may not , and I think , that , that 's why I 've seconded Mr 's amendment , because it 's right we should wait for that that report to come to property , know the full facts , and then we can make a decision as to which option we want for the County Farms estate . |
| 15 | Education Secretary John Patten gave his seal of approval to the University which not only teaches it 's own staff , but caters for it 's future workforce . |
| 16 | That 's the sort of question to ask Stevie , by the way he says tartaric acid , ask him for it 's proper chemical name . |
| 17 | The Conservative Group do indeed congratulate the Government for it 's far-sighted legislation to make our schools more accountable to the people they serve . |
| 18 | Britain may have to bide it 's time for it 's next tennis hero … |
| 19 | So far London had taken Peter over thirteen years , and all he had to show for it was six box files bulging with notes , newspaper cuttings and botched openings . |
| 20 | The work they had done that morning was trifling and all they had to show for it was rough shelter and little comfort . |
| 21 | Well , it was no great loss : I mean , standing up for yourself is one thing but that female was downright vicious . |
| 22 | Every new insight of God 's love for us is another motive to love others too . |
| 23 | But the central principles for us are individual liberty and personal fulfilment . |