Example sentences of "[det] be [vb pp] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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31 Sometimes these are commissioned for specific features following an approach from the PRO .
32 These were tailored for different races , the R-1 ( Registered NR2100 ) with an 800hp Wasp Senior and enough fuel for pylon racing and the Thompson Trophy in particular .
33 It bore branch-coloured collar patches of rank ; these were replaced for all officers by subdued khaki patches by an order of April 1941 , to be implemented from October 1941 , but the outbreak of war disrupted this programme , and many photographs show uniforms still bearing coloured patches long after that date .
34 We chucked their livers into a large barrel fastened to the mast ; these were sold for cod-liver oil and the money they fetched was the perquisite of the crew .
35 The author then surveys the current state of the art of zeolite synthesis and transformation , and shows how it is possible to ring the changes among the component atoms of zeolites — the silicon and oxygen parts of the polymeric framework and the counterbalancing metal ions can all be changed for other elements while still preserving the topology that is the characteristic feature of a zeolite .
36 Their opponents , an experienced club side , are all being reported for violent conduct .
37 All were controlled for long periods with endoscopic treatment altough it is possible that obstruction contributed to death in one patient .
38 However , many were referred for compulsory admission where they were subsequently not admitted , or admitted informally .
39 This time many were braced for heavy losses again .
40 In fact aspect ratios of 40 or more are needed for such uniformity to exist .
41 More were needed for this task than were ever recruited to work underground , and many Cornish youths who worked at the tin " stamps " as " buddle boys " never became adult miners .
42 These arguments are given some strength when we realise that the claims being made for English language by Lyons are remarkably similar to those being made for other aspects of English in general , or of English class culture in particular , by other writers .
43 But this is due to an effect known as ‘ side echoes ’ ; a sonar frequency of 10 kHz or less is required for true sediment penetration .
44 ‘ If there is to be talk of a pool of ability , it must be a pool which surpasses the widow 's cruse in the Old Testament , in that when more is taken for higher education in one generation more will tend to be available in the next . ’
45 The former are intended for large areas , the latter for corridors and stairs .
46 But can the same be said for international law ?
47 Among those interior residues , several were selected for site-directed mutagenesis on the basis of side chains that contain functional groups capable of forming hydrogen bonds with ligands .
48 Hong Kong-based Hutchison Whampoa Ltd blames a 5% fall in profits before charges for closure of some telecommunications operations on losses at the UK telecommunications subsidiary , Reuter reports , but the group will still commit another £200m to the UK unit this year , group chairman Li Ka-Shing said : ‘ I 'm not happy with the results , but we 'll still continue our commitment to the UK operation and pump more money into it , ’ he said — ‘ I 'm not sure the worst is over yet in the UK , which ate up all our Hong Kong profits this year ; ’ he said Hutchison will have invested over £500m in the loss-making UK unit , including the £200m that is earmarked for this year , but he refused to say at what point he will say enough is enough — ‘ It 's too early to say ; you can never tell when business will pick up . ’
49 The handbook , however , that is recommended for potential writers , You Can Write a Romance and Get it Published , breezily enjoins its readers to ‘ Remember that these are formula books tried and proved to be successful ’ and proceeds to outline the characterizations and plotting that are expected of the successful romance .
50 This is a period about which little is known for few records survive of those days .
51 That was fixed for 2 August 1991 and it is apparent that all parties were aware that that was the relevant date for the hearing of the motion .
52 Much that was written for architectural order in the mid-18th century resonates as much today , says Charles McKean
53 Figure 1 shows an exemplar excitatory postsynaptic potential ( e.p.s.p. ) that was evoked for 250 trials at 0.1Hz , and whose mean and standard deviation ( s.d. ) showed little change over time ( Fig. 1 b ) .
54 Both are fixed for two years .
55 Both are needed for healthy bones , muscles , and nerves .
56 Although the two forms are almost certainly not interchangeable in JC , having different functions , both are used for past actions and map broadly on to the British English simple past .
57 TOP Northern jockey Kevin Darley and apprentice Jason Weaver incurred the wrath of the stewards at Newcastle yesterday and both were suspended for 10 days ( November 11-20 inclusive ) after being found guilty of causing ‘ intentional interference ’ .
58 Both were suspended for 18 months .
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