Example sentences of "[pron] is [verb] for [pos pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her eleventh novel , Gwendolen , has just been published and she says that for the first time she is writing for her soul . |
| 2 | She says in her calm , posh voice that this is fine , and continues to stir the curry she is making for their evening meal . |
| 3 | Eubank , who is preparing for his defence against American Ron Essett at Manchester 's G-Mex Centre on April 25 , said : ‘ Two million pounds is my price and I am not open to negotiation . ’ |
| 4 | Unlike most earlier films on the subject , such as the American ‘ Longtime Companions ’ , which were primarily pleas for compassion , a film can now show an AIDS victim who is denounced for his duplicity . |
| 5 | There is one sporting knight in today 's list , John Smith , the chairman of Liverpool Football Club , whose is rewarded for his service as chairman of the Sports Council . |
| 6 | Dutch water , gas and electricity distributor , Energie Delfland NV , Delft , has signed for UK , Cambridge-based Smallworld Systems Ltd 's geographical information system which it is to use for its Atlas project management and distribution system running on Sun Microsystems Inc workstations . |
| 7 | Borrowing from the public is more or less finished , perhaps it is finished for our lifetime , but at any rate it has been finished for the last ten years or so ; you may get in a bit one year but you lose it again the next year . |
| 8 | It is valued for its ability to milk off poor grazing and for its polled factor , which is passed to all first-generation crossbred offspring . |
| 9 | He is banished for his crime , she kills herself , and the Roman monarchy is brought to anend . |
| 10 | In the upper section he is prepared for his beheading and there is a fine Salome ; below , in the vase of the pulpit , the saint preaches and baptizes Christ in the River Jordan . |
| 11 | He is waiting for his friend . |
| 12 | He is remembered for his period as a Labour MP ( 1964–70 ) partly because he introduced dehydrated mashed potatoes into the Commons kitchens . |
| 13 | Everyone is thanked for their attention , their loyalty and their cooperation . |
| 14 | A pound related to genuine market conditions is surely what is required for our balance of payments . |