Example sentences of "[noun sg] when it be [vb pp] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , if the accused hires a room for gymnastics when it is used for band practice , he is guilty . |
| 2 | Growing up was much harder than was ever said , involving , as it must , both the practised , clinical coldness to which she aspired combined with a proper sense of pity when it was called for and could be expressed with dignity and without embarrassment to the parties concerned . |
| 3 | As to the hon. Gentleman 's other points , he will be the first to accept that straw is very low in sulphur and will reduce acid rain when it is substituted for — or , as the hon. Gentleman would no doubt hope , co-fired with — fossil fuels . |
| 4 | It 's a long time before cloth wholly decays — look how long a bag of cement lasts under water when it 's used for emergency repairs to a sea-wall . |
| 5 | I got in touch with my French and German colleagues who agreed to support a UK proposal to place the matter on the agenda when it was presented for approval at the first meeting . |
| 6 | Again , the relatively popular policy of the privatization of industry fell on stony ground when it was proposed for extension to the electricity supply industry and to water services . |
| 7 | True , you can offer advice when it 's asked for but no-one really wants advice — particularly if it 's 20 years out-of-date . |
| 8 | An awareness of old history encourages caution when it is appropriated for a contemporary cause . |
| 9 | But lending institutions would be well advised to make a recommendation in writing to any surety ( who falls within the ‘ protected ’ class ) to take independent legal advice before signing a security ; this should accompany the security document when it is sent for signature ( a lender should not simply entrust the security to the debtor to obtain the surety 's signature ) . |