Example sentences of "[noun sg] be [verb] for [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 31 | During each of the stages described above , 15 ml of effluent from the venous catheter was collected for five minutes after the start of infusion . |
| 32 | The next month the group declared a unilateral ceasefire and President 's rule was extended for six months [ see pp. 38101-02 ] . |
| 33 | A RAPIST who was captured after he left bare footprints at the scene of the crime was jailed for 14 years at Bristol Crown Court yesterday . |
| 34 | Mr Hely Hutchinson said that Headline was looking for UK-based acquisitions that offered quality and enhanced shareholder value . |
| 35 | The fighting was caused for three reasons : different sides kept stealing cattle ; everybody was searching for new land ; and according to the Romans the Celts liked fighting . |
| 36 | The Amir , an absolute monarch , appoints the Cabinet and the 30-member Advisory Council ; the latter 's term was extended for four years in April 1990 . |
| 37 | Systemic blood was centrifuged for 10 minutes at 4°C and 460 g and plasma aliquoted using sterile individually wrapped transfer pipettes into sterile cryotubes ( three per blood sample ) ( Nunc 363401 , Intermed , Denmark ) . |
| 38 | The tiled side was used for hanging joints of meat . |
| 39 | And loyalists claim a second inmate was blinded for 48 hours after riot squad prison officers turned high-powered hose on his face . |
| 40 | Accurate drawing was required for some constructions and teachers were asked to supply rulers , protractors and compasses . |
| 41 | Any sort of travel , even by bus , had become very difficult , and a permit was needed for most journeys from one place to another . |
| 42 | Hours of work are set for certain occupations ( e.g. 40 hours a week ) and overtime may or may not be an option . |
| 43 | A mixture of clay and graphite are used for these pencils which produces an extremely soft dense black mark which can be blended further with water . |
| 44 | The 44-member General Council and 45-member Regional Council are elected for six-year terms by universal suffrage . |
| 45 | But since justice is not justice unless even-handed , so that one man gets roughly the same treatment from the courts as another in comparable circumstances , and since the law requires that compensation be awarded for physical injuries , and the only kind of compensation which the courts can award is money , the courts are compelled to make a pragmatic solution . |
| 46 | That hours of work were stated for many trades does not mean that they were always worked to the full . |
| 47 | Quite clearly it was for me to initiate action to ensure that all aircraft of that type were checked for similar fractures at the earliest possible moment , but the responsibility for ordering such an inspection lies with the airworthiness authorities of the States in which the aircraft were registered and not with the accident investigation authorities . |
| 48 | With the wind in their favour Ballymena dominated the first half being encamped for long spells in the Hawick territory . |
| 49 | In addition the manor and the mill were demised for twenty-one-year terms . |
| 50 | On the other hand if the strategies of parental involvement are n't thoroughly and frequently reviewed then the scene is set for all sorts of problems to arise . |
| 51 | The EC is telling farmers to grow less , while the green lobby is campaigning for radical changes in the way farmers run their businesses . |
| 52 | Sir , — Mr Marshall surely misses the point when he suggests ( ACCOUNTANCY , January , p 6 ) that general practitioners will see a major drop in their incomes if auditing is abolished for small companies . |
| 53 | Taking the smithy and forge together , work is found for 288 men and lads . |
| 54 | Marine archaeology is heading for new depths with the second and perhaps most spectacular underwater shipwreck foray by a new unmanned submarine . |
| 55 | More recent studies have recommended that nasal oxygen be used for elderly patients or for patients in general . |
| 56 | When food is plentiful , sufficient insulin is secreted for all organs to satisfy their needs , but when food is scarce , some organs or tissues are starved . |
| 57 | The village show committee is looking for new recruits . |
| 58 | Three sources of attitude change have been identified by researchers : compliance ( new attitude is adopted for ulterior motives ) , identification ( peer group membership requires a change ) and internalization ( the new attitude is accepted as one of a group of attitudes with which the individual can live ) . |
| 59 | Generalising , a thick grip is meant for big hands and a thinner grip for small hands . |
| 60 | A good home is wanted for these remains — nominal exchanges invited . |