Example sentences of "[prep] [be] [vb pp] for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were only caught after being stopped for a burglary they did n't commit . |
| 2 | A POLICEMAN who walked into a hen party in a pub had to fight to keep his clothes on after being mistaken for a stripper . |
| 3 | David , 32 , who is still in hospital after being treated for a kidney infection , telephoned his wife yesterday to tell her he will be in hospital for at least another five days after developing an infection in his thigh . |
| 4 | John Cook , 45 , said after being treated for a cut on the head : ‘ We heard an explosion . |
| 5 | In Inverness , Chris Nicholls was reported to be recovering well in Raigmore Hospital after being stranded for a week without food or water on top of the 3000ft Slioch peak in Wester Ross . |
| 6 | But Merson has been added to the squad for tomorrow 's clash at Anfield after being axed for the match at Blackburn in midweek . |
| 7 | He claimed that after being taken for a walk in the evening the children had gone to their beds while the teachers remained in an annexe . |
| 8 | Alternatively , the practice has grown up that if the law is not clear , then , given that the possibility of being prosecuted for a crime or sued for damages may exist , albeit as a remote possibility in England , it is better always for the doctor to err on the side of caution and follow the most conservative or restrictive view of the law . |
| 9 | Nevertheless , the opera was finally performed on 29 January 1781 , enjoying a triumphant reception , and Wolfgang had the pleasure of being joined for the occasion by Leopold and Nannerl . |
| 10 | A lecturer visiting a student on teaching practice tells of being mistaken for a parent and being kept standing in a cold corridor while behind a closed door the head shouted and screamed at a tearful child . |
| 11 | She was not too pleased at the thought of being mistaken for a reporter from the tabloid press . |
| 12 | As a keen amateur astronomer I take a dim view of being mistaken for a fortune teller ! |
| 13 | In brief , what this means is that every individual comprising the population of interest should have an equal chance of being selected for the sample . |
| 14 | Organised team games like soft-ball or squash hold small attraction even if there was the remotest chance of being selected for the team . |
| 15 | Groups of Palestinians were waiting in the area in the hope of being hired for a day 's casual labour . |
| 16 | Instead of being admitted for the night , she 'll be here for just a few hours . |
| 17 | Was there any means of being recommended for a scholarship in the south ? |
| 18 | Dishwashing etc. machines : Despite being used for a variety of functions , including cleaning crockery , bottles , trays , crates and numerous other items , these machines all operate on the same general principle . |
| 19 | Getting into the thing is like being fitted for a tin wet-suit . |
| 20 | The only control open to the Secretary of State would be to prevent the property from being sold for a period . |
| 21 | Candidates for an overseas assignment should have had the opportunity to digest all information given to them on the new job , country , life style , compensation package and effects on their careers and families before being interviewed for the post . |
| 22 | Usually potential counsellors will need to be in recovery for at least two years before being considered for a training post . |
| 23 | THERE is something to be said for a government creating horrible problems for itself . |
| 24 | I said there 's a lot to be said for a chap that you inside out know his ways and how to cope with them but never ever put yourself at his mercy by marrying him . |
| 25 | Oh he adores her , oh yes he wants her back , and I said , she said , I , you see , I know him , I said there 's a lot to be said for a chap that you know inside , know his ways and know how to cope with them , but I said never ever put yourself at his mercy , I 'm marrying him , and the house will be hers , you see , when there properly divorced it 'll be in her name so if he starts coming the old soldier , she can bung him out . |
| 26 | On the other hand , there is not much to be said for a speciality in women 's media because the field is too broad and general . |
| 27 | There is something to be said for an industry ombudsman , who would certainly command greater respect than the in-house prefects appointed by some proprietors . |
| 28 | There is much to be said for an extension of the mental element in rape to cover this type of case , and it may be that this was the Committee 's intention . |
| 29 | There is much to be said for the inclusion of a procedure for suspending with immediate effect a partner whose conduct has given ground for expulsion ( Clause 19.02 ) when the surrounding circumstances may not immediately indicate whether it would be in the interests of the firm that the power to expel should in fact be exercised . |
| 30 | The envoy pleaded that there was much to be said for the Duke , to which Gustavus replied that there was much to be said for lice by those who cared for them . |