Example sentences of "[be] [verb] for a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You react like one when you burn the toast , so why should n't you react like one when you are pitching for a new account ? |
| 2 | There were two posts allocated for social workers , but these had not been filled for a long time . |
| 3 | The purpose of an audit mark or stamp on clients ' documents is twofold : it provides evidence that the document has been examined for a particular purpose ( which should be clear from the audit file ) ; and it helps to avoid the document 's being re-presented as support for a duplicate entry . |
| 4 | The main advantage of panels is that they provide feedback over a period of time , which increases the reliability of their responses compared with people who may have been stopped for a brief interview outside their local supermarket , for example . |
| 5 | A LIFEBOAT crew has been honoured for a daring rescue on the Cleveland coast . |
| 6 | The Redcar crew have already been honoured for a daring rescue earlier this year . |
| 7 | The quantities for most of the meals on the following pages are given for a single portion . |
| 8 | She had been intended for a respectable life . |
| 9 | This has been recognized for a long time . |
| 10 | Second , the fall in unemployment adds something to the theory that the economy has in fact been recovering for a good deal longer than generally realised . |
| 11 | You would have been forgiven for a knowing smile then , but now acid rain is no laughing matter . |
| 12 | Should the elective resolution cease to have effect , if the authority has lasted for 5 years or more before the election it expires forthwith : otherwise it has effect as if it had been given for a fixed period of 5 years . |
| 13 | Members heard funding had been given for a fourth ear , nose and throat surgeon . |
| 14 | If you are recalled for a second interview it is worth changing to a different outfit altogether if you can afford it or have something else suitable . |
| 15 | A barricade of flagstones prised up from the floor had been erected for a final stand and the Collector , snatching a moment to look back towards it , was dismayed to see that the other party was already behind it , thus leaving himself and his men exposed on the flank . |
| 16 | standing committees which are formed for a particular purpose on a permanent basis . |
| 17 | Emission standards are designated for a large number of pollutants or combinations of pollutants and may be applied to individual or specific groups of emitters . |
| 18 | It is suggested that the use of general dictionaries may be insufficient to recognise text taken from more esoteric domains or documents that are intended for a specific audience . |
| 19 | This requires firms that are approached for a second opinion to contact the auditor to see if there are any relevant facts that they ought to know . |
| 20 | Moving right up to date , Johnny is now signed to Virgin 's Point Blank label , and his first release — titled ‘ Let Me In ’ — has already been nominated for a Grammy award . |
| 21 | Rule 5 The module version has been nominated for a greater period than the nomination latency set in the configuration file . |
| 22 | THE MAN whose effort and vision was behind the creation of Theatr Clwyd has been nominated for a top award . |
| 23 | Priests inside Malawi are pressing for a new statement from the bishops . |
| 24 | ALMOST four years after the 1985 crash of an airliner in Gander , Newfoundland , in which 248 US servicemen were killed , a group of congressmen are pressing for a new inquiry into the disaster . |
| 25 | It is significant that it is the Africans who are pressing for a partial lifting of the ban and the maligned fur trade has made no move in that direction . |
| 26 | London Ambulance Service workers claimed the system crash last October led to people 's deaths , but yesterday 's document said an examination of 26 cases considered by coroners ' courts showed the LAS had not been blamed for a single death . |
| 27 | Of course , it should be remembered that s3 subjects the terms to which it applies to a test of reasonableness , and where individual terms have been varied for a particular customer ( situation ( a ) ) , or where the terms have been approved by a trade association ( situation ( b ) ) or negotiated between the parties ( situation ( e ) ) they are more likely to satisfy the test of reasonableness . |
| 28 | Will he further confirm that he and his right hon. and hon. Friends in the Scottish Office have been recommended for a Scottish tourism award for their determination to self-destruct in Scotland ? |
| 29 | The homogeneity of the three groups has been reported for a wide variety of preoperative variables including age , sex , type of fluid , allergy , seasonal variation , radiographic determination of the size of the adenoids and postnasal space , and duration of preoperative loss of hearing . |
| 30 | The two British fighters have been tipped for a multi-million pound British showdown since Bruno 's boxing licence was renewed 14 months ago , and the prospect gathered pace last week when Lewis was crowned WBC champion . |