Example sentences of "be [vb pp] for the [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anyone going beyond silent forms of disaffection had still to be prepared for the worst from the servants and supporters of a regime now in extremis . |
| 2 | Let us hope for the best but be prepared for the worst . |
| 3 | Meanwhile emergency services are warning that this was a very lucky escape and that boat users should always be prepared for the worst . |
| 4 | All this may be done for the best of reasons but it only ensures that children bottle up their feelings as well as their tears , which , as we have seen in previous chapters , can have far-reaching effects . |
| 5 | Days when you are out all day can then be used for the simplest pieces . |
| 6 | At the other , encoders wishing to ensure that their texts can be used for the widest range of applications , will want provide a level of detailed documentation approximating to the kind most often supplied in the form of a manual . |
| 7 | He gave detailed instructions for the procedure to be followed if no suitable dissertations were submitted , concluding : ‘ But if no such dissertations , worthy , in the opinion of the said Examiners , of any such reward as aforesaid should be offered for seven years , then a Medal , to be purchased with the said accumulations , shall be offered for the best dissertation on any Veterinary subject thought worthy by the said Examiners of such reward , but at all times the Foot of the Horse is to be the subject preferred , and next to that the nature , causes and treatment of Glanders , and the diseases of the Eye in horses : And if there should be no successful dissertation at the end of seven years , then the amount of the said accumulations shall be disposed of by the said Governors in such manner as they in their discretion may think proper , so as they are applied for the promotion of Veterinary Science ’ . |
| 8 | Begin the list with the projects that have been waiting to be finished for the longest period of time . |
| 9 | PRIZES will be awarded for the best carnations and bonsai at the Royal Horticultural Society 's show in Greycoat Street , London SW1 , to be held this Tuesday ( 11am-7pm , admission £2.50 ) and Wednesday ( 10am-5pm , admission £1.50 ) . |
| 10 | Notice was to be given to the pupils that prizes would be awarded for the best essay on the eye of the horse , embracing its anatomy and physiology , and also the laws of light applicable to vision , the chemical composition of the humour , and the pathology , treatment and results of the disease known as constitutional ophthalmia . |
| 11 | The sum of £25 will be awarded for the best new captions to the cartoons below , which were first printed in 1881 and 1938 . |
| 12 | Two bottles of J&B will be awarded for the best new captions to the cartoons below , which were first printed in 1881 and 1938 . |
| 13 | THE right-wing opposition alliance appeared last night to have crushed France 's ruling Socialist Party and to be headed for the biggest Conservative victory in France 's history . |
| 14 | This method has been used with success in the study of the coinage of archaic and classical Greece , where , for instance , the evidence of several large hoards has enabled a fairly detailed sequence and chronology to be established for the earliest Greek silver coins , made in the fifty years or so before about 475BC . |