Example sentences of "was [vb pp] [prep] be [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | A third round of SII talks was reported to be scheduled for February 1990 following the elections . |
| 2 | The army was reported to be pressing for a role in the new body , despite public sensitivity over any apparent resurrection of the National Intelligence Directorate ( DINA ) of the post-1973 regime . |
| 3 | Banana production , the major activity of the region , which provided 35 per cent of world exports , was expected to be disrupted for between two and six weeks . |
| 4 | The committee was to submit its proposals to a 260-member consultative assembly responsible for drafting by the end of the year the new constitution which was expected to be presented for approval in a national referendum . |
| 5 | A new constitution , embracing the details of the agreement , was expected to be submitted for popular approval in a referendum before the end of the year . |
| 6 | The public-sector borrowing requirement ( PSBR ) remained high , at 9.5 per cent of GNP in 1990 ; 4.5 per cent of the total PSBR was said to be accounted for by the deficits of inefficient public enterprises . |
| 7 | Referring to their work observing a house which was suspected of being used for prostitution , the policemen remarked that it was ‘ a wee tuppence ha'penny job ’ . |
| 8 | He was known for being jailed for his homosexuality , but the show looks at his family life . |
| 9 | Only DEC has adopted it and was rumoured to be lobbying for its continued development within the framework of the consortium . |
| 10 | Nigeria was believed to be pressing for a softening of repayment terms and a reduction of interest rates on its debt , in line with the decline in its income . |
| 11 | I 've just asked Kurt whether the heroin rumours are true — to which he 's laughed , said ‘ No ! ’ and made me feel his arms for any tell-tale scars or holes , though obviously shooting up is n't the only way to take smack and to be honest I 'm not sure I knew what I was meant to be looking for , but still , it 's an impressive gesture at the very least — when Anton walks in with a woman I recognise as Susan Silver , manager of Soundgarden . |
| 12 | A YOUTH who inflicted what a sheriff described yesterday as an appalling gaping face wound on a teenager he slashed was ordered to be detained for 15 months in a young offenders ' institution . |