Example sentences of "it [vb mod] be [vb pp] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It should be seen for what it was , and especially by those who feel like regretting its erasure , and alleging that its replacement has made an environment which may be even worse — of tower blocks filled with heroin and despair . |
| 2 | However , the charge is often returned by environmentalists who note how much farmers pride themselves on being ‘ stewards ’ of the English countryside for the benefit of future generations and for the nation at large , but then deny the right of anyone else to have a say in how it should be maintained for them . |
| 3 | Lucy sent Silas a side glance as she said , ‘ When I first arrived you said it might be arranged for me to see a kiwi , but I 'll quite understand … ’ |
| 4 | Thirty years apart in age , they embraced with that warmth of affection which pious women sometimes allow themselves towards each other , knowing that it will be mistaken for nothing else . |
| 5 | In the early stages of a book I always write out two things : one , the plot , that is , the murder and how it happened and perhaps how eventually it will be seen for what it is ; two , the story ( which to make what I mean even clear to myself I generally label " The Storyline " ) , that is , in very rough outline what happens first and what happens next and next and next . |
| 6 | I tell you this : if anyone says to this mountain , ‘ Be lifted from your place and hurled into the sea , ’ and has no inward doubts , but believes that what he says is happening , it will be done for him ’ ( Mark 11:23 ) . |
| 7 | It is hoped that the last has been heard of the practice ( see contributory cause ( a ) ) and that for the future it will be abandoned for what we now know to be more prudent and wiser measures . |
| 8 | It 'll be used for the bail , it 'll be used for the mitigation , and it will be used for your assessment . |
| 9 | West mercia police are taking this car onto the streets to show how easy it can be for thieves , but also how difficult it can be made for them . |
| 10 | This arrangement is so flexible it can be used for anything from tennis to Holiday on Ice to huge international congresses and exhibitions . |