Example sentences of "a [noun] [be] [vb pp] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A census was ordered for purposes of tax assessment . |
| 2 | Some years ago a humbucker was designed for Gibson that has a base plate which looks like a printed circuit board . |
| 3 | If any cash is transferred from the office to the bank or a cheque is cashed for office use a contra entry is made , which means an entry is made on the debit and credit side of the cash book showing the transfer and c is written in the folio column . |
| 4 | The people standing about had evidently supposed , just as I had ( for , however unwilling , we are all children of our illusion-ridden time ) , that the whole thing was part of a story being filmed for television . |
| 5 | David Scott was not one of the more successful county politicians , and perhaps his attitude is a little too pure for the real world of eighteenth-century politics , but it represents , even if in an exaggerated form , the general political maxim that the politician performs friendly services for his friends without haggling over a bargain , or even implying that an understanding existed which might suggest that a vote was given for services rendered , or as in this case , for services which might be performed at a future date . |
| 6 | Fishing : A permit is required for fishing in the Lunarsee and Alvierbach . |
| 7 | A search was made for camp-stools , and about half a dozen were found . |
| 8 | Consequently a search was made for histamine antagonists which blocked the H2 receptor . |
| 9 | My concern is that when a child is tested for standard sexually transmitted disease , an HIV test is done as a matter of course without informed consent . |
| 10 | Similarly , events arising out of long-standing difficulties would increase risk of depression : where , for instance , a husband left home after years of arguing and discord ; a child was arrested for burglary after a long history of behavioural problems at home and school ; or a substantial fine was incurred after a long period of extreme financial difficulty ( Brown et al. , 1987 ) . |
| 11 | Once a manuscript is accepted for publication , contributors will receive proofs in about 4 weeks . |
| 12 | Many projects start when an idea or a proposal is accepted for realization . |
| 13 | In March 1912 a test was held for probationers . |
| 14 | I do n't think any of us have ever seen it my Lord , erm the erm , the just , the , in this was a case where you will find er that er a reference was made for guidance as to the scope of the broadcasting directive |
| 15 | A Diet was called for March 1198 at Cologne . |
| 16 | But since the data needed to construct such a measure is difficult to elicit and interpret , a more easily verifiable and simpler measure was preferred ; for example a point was assigned for ties of kinship contracted in the neighbourhood . |
| 17 | When a package is submitted for approval using option 1.5.1 , all DCs which are currently ACTIVE through the package are transitioned to state IN APPROVAL . |
| 18 | A meeting was set for mid-April but , just before it , the whole policy was challenged by an adviser to the Government , Professor Alan Walters . |
| 19 | Obvious laminations were only revealed when a saw was used for core splitting . |
| 20 | It is very often assumed , particularly by non-technical persons , that a product is tested for stability and that after a certain time a result is obtained proving stability of the product and/or pack . |
| 21 | You will , however , be doing them a service if you collect your specimens from a field about to be cut for hay , from a hedgerow bordering a field about to be sprayed or a site being cleared for building work . |
| 22 | Where a quotation is submitted for replacement of an item , the cost should be compared against Comp-U-Claim or alternative suppliers to establish whether we can obtain the item more cheaply elsewhere . |
| 23 | Finally , in the latter months of 1945 , as Britain tried to obtain a massive loan from the USA to remain financially solvent , a conference was arranged for January 1946 in Bermuda . |
| 24 | The main menu ( fig 6 ) presents some options additional to starting the text analysis , and figure 7 shows the next screen where a request is made for input specifying the required forms of output and the text file specification . |
| 25 | Sickness benefit is payable for up to twenty-eight weeks if a person is incapacitated for work at the rate of£33.20 a week , together with £20.55 for an adult dependant . |
| 26 | Biopsy specimens from the remaining seven subjects were divided for routine microscopy ( fixation in buffered formalin ) , for silver staining ( fixation in formol saline ) and for histochemistry ( snap frozen in hexane at -80°C ) ; a portion was taken for electron microscopy ( fixation in 2.5% glutaraldehyde in 0.1 M cacodylate buffer containing 2.5 mM CaCl 2 at pH 7.4 , postfixation in 1% osmium tetroxide and processed into araldite by conventional methods ) . |
| 27 | A shed was needed for storage , and Bill really searched hard for one that was visually attractive as well as functional . |
| 28 | Soon , a watchman was provided for Vial 's house and the College land , at nine shillings a week , and labourers were paid £5 8/6d for clearing the bed of the Fleet . |
| 29 | Once a sample is accepted for dating , the first task in the laboratory is to remove any likely sources of carbon contamination , such as carbonates and humic acids from the burial environment . |
| 30 | A sauna is planned for Summer 90 . |