Example sentences of "[vb pp] for [indef pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rhino penises can fetch as much as $700 on the open market , while powdered horn is prescribed for everything from high blood pressure to fevers , nose bleeds and insomnia . |
| 2 | Look at the fears/wishes that are called up in ‘ Fitcher 's Bird ’ : the fear of being enchanted , of having one 's own will overcome by that of another ; the fear of being punished for one 's curiosity , one 's will-to-know ; the fear of being locked forever in the bloody chamber . |
| 3 | As I see him sitting there now , sheltered under a derelict building 's covered way , one which has been empty for a tedious never-ending era , with an unchangeable lifestyle , erected for nothing but with such a prospect for life , if used properly . |
| 4 | After a concert or disco , if you 've arranged for someone to pick you up and they do n't arrive — speak to the organisers and ask them if you can phone home . |
| 5 | He telephoned the Forensic Science Laboratory and arranged for someone to be sent down . |
| 6 | She showed up in her Rolls in the car park of the supermarket , and , although there was a lot of nodding and smiling and remarks about coincidences , it was pretty clear that her presence had been arranged for someone 's benefit . |
| 7 | Portillo it 's alleged then arranged for someone to , Blow the hell out of Mr Wilson . |
| 8 | Well , I reckon so , so I I 've arranged for someone else to do it now . |
| 9 | If you are interested please contact Margaret or Hilda at the Office — NOW — Overnight accommodation can be arranged for anyone travelling long distance . |
| 10 | Approval is given for something that has been done so the management arrow is somewhat behind the broken arrow . |
| 11 | No prices were given for anything . |
| 12 | No prices given for anything . |
| 13 | Well I ca n't think why a free kick would have been given for anything else . |
| 14 | Tetanus immunity should be checked for anyone with a cut or deep scratch . |
| 15 | A package of booklets for recording asthma attacks linked to a distance learning programme ( accredited for one half day disease management of postgraduate educational allowance ) was developed and piloted . |
| 16 | persecuted for somebody |
| 17 | We 'd been prepared to buy houses with flaws invisible to the naked eye , but now we 'd fallen for one with all its flaws only too obviously visible . |
| 18 | Many inmates in the local prisons spent almost all day locked up , two or three men to a cell intended for one , with no integral sanitation and little to do . |
| 19 | At first I thought this must have been intended for someone else and began grubbing about in the wastepaper basket to find the envelope . |
| 20 | If it is intended for anything other than intensive individual study , then , if you 've got a camera , video is easier to " listen " to . |
| 21 | The Popi is well situated for everything — it 's in the middle of the harbour area of Kos , only a kilometre or so away from the early nightlife and bars and very close to the late night discos . |
| 22 | I want a miracle so much — I 've wished for one so much . |
| 23 | He suspected she could have wished for nothing better than to have him confined to bed and reliant on her care . |
| 24 | The original position seems to presuppose not just a neutral theory of the good , but a liberal , individualistic conception according to which the best that can be wished for someone is the unimpeded pursuit of his own path , provided it does not interfere with the rights of others . |
| 25 | I felt that my life fitted me as ill as a garment designed for somebody else . |
| 26 | because it 's not the way that er it was designed for it , it was designed for something in which men pressed forward |
| 27 | Even if the message is designed for everybody , a warning shot from heaven to warn the whole human race , we 're still special ! |
| 28 | Prisons are overcrowded with two or three inmates to a cell designed for one not uncommon . |
| 29 | The courses are designed for anyone in the voluntary sector who is unsure how the changes will affect them or who simply wants to be better informed . |
| 30 | Now Caradon Twyfords has come up with Avalon — an attractive , stylish , user-friendly bathroom designed for anyone , old or young , disabled or able-bodied . |