Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] [be] [verb] for [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Racks and Torments ! dost think , Child , that my Limbs were made for leaping of Ditches , and clambring over Stiles ; or that my Parents wisely foreseeing my future Happiness in Country-pleasures , had early instructed me in the rural Accomplishments of drinking fat Ale , playing at Whisk , and smoaking Tobacco with my Husband ; or of spreading of Plaisters , brewing of Diet-drinks , and stilling Rosemary-Water with the good old Gentlewoman , my Mother-in-Law … . |
| 2 | THE BRITISH parliament , the fount of Western democracies , may soon adopt the technology of the radio station phone-in to prevent its members being sued for making defamatory remarks during debates that are broadcast to the nation . |
| 3 | Their silks are used for furnishing and dress fabrics , ties , shawls , scarves and handkerchiefs . |
| 4 | Amersham is paying $61.3m ( £38.3m ) to acquire Medi-Physics , the loss-making radiopharmaceuticals subsidiary of Hoffman-La Roche , to make the UK company the largest player in the £300m world radiopharmaceutical market , whose products are used for imaging organs of the body for diagnostic purposes . |
| 5 | Crowe and Anthea Warburton lay parallel , Anthea pale only by contrast with Lady Rose 's bright darkness , and with the sunburnt red earth colour of Crowe , who had the look of a man bronzed against nature by willpower and decisive planning , a man whose ruddiness was made for peeling crimson but who had constrained his skin to stay on — even the thin shiny tonsure — and go terra-cotta . |
| 6 | However Parliament at Westminster , as the sovereign authority in the UK , must have the final say in what arrangements are made for governing Northern Ireland . " |
| 7 | ‘ You know , I pay less than half what people are charged for staying in a night shelter . |
| 8 | It is possible to win two bouts if your opponent is disqualified for injuring you , but after the second win the referee will withdraw you from further competition for your own safety . |
| 9 | If your evenings are made for relaxing then why not enjoy a drink and chat with friends at the bar , or take a moonlit stroll along the beach , or simply sit back and absorb the atmosphere ? |