Example sentences of "[pron] [vb pp] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Detailed studies of particular artefacts direct attention to the varying complexity involved in manufacturing items , many of them designed for specific functions . |
| 2 | Am I forgiven for last night ? ’ |
| 3 | I had I saved for three years . |
| 4 | Am I covered for partial disability , such as permanently reduced vision ? |
| 5 | President Arpad Göncz , himself imprisoned for six years for joining the 1956 uprising , had refused to sign the bill and referred it to the Constitutional Court , whose unanimous ruling described the law as " vague , ambiguous and unreliable " . |
| 6 | Nothing sold for more than FFr500,000 , and the sale netted FFr6,681,000 ( £681,700 ; $1,193,000 ) , with eighty-three of the 116 lots sold and FFr2,380,000 ( £242,800 ; $425,000 ) worth bought in . |
| 7 | And what arrangements have you made for that ? |
| 8 | What have you got for that ? |
| 9 | On the one hand the rise of polities headed by rulers and functioning by means of hierarchies of administrative , priestly and military officials , in itself called for graded insignia to legitimize the exercise of power . |
| 10 | ‘ Tell me , how long have you worked for this advertising agency which plays such an important part in the British economy ? ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Have you tried for many jobs ? ’ she asked . |
| 12 | Have you legislated for that contingency ? ’ |
| 13 | The Masai were elusive , even when constantly told they had nothing to fear , and consequently the British administration found itself engaged for fifty years in a ceaseless struggle to impose on them some measure of control . |
| 14 | And have you paid for all the rest ? |
| 15 | The public sector itself accounted for some 30 per cent of employment . |
| 16 | Are you qualified for two for , for the concessionary |
| 17 | I did n't choose to live next to a reservoir … what I want from you is an assurance that your company will compensate everyone affected for all the losses they incur because of the reservoir ( everyone cheers ) . |
| 18 | Have we decided for next year ? |
| 19 | Charles was just getting out of his bath and was about to put on again the same clothes he had taken off beforehand , when suddenly , there at the gates were envoys bringing from Aquitaine a crown and all the royal gear , and everything needed for holy rites ! |
| 20 | W would have we got for this one , say ? |
| 21 | His faintly dazed demeanour was perhaps attributable to having fathered Dominic , a monstrous kind of pre-yuppy who , when Lilian demonstrates her unfamiliarity with domestic appliances , lisps : ‘ Daddy , are we insured for any damage she does ? ’ |
| 22 | A spirit level is a must , and it 's a good idea to have one reserved for this job , rather than to use your smaller ‘ indoor ’ level , since it will inevitably get knocked around a bit and gradually become covered in mortar . |
| 23 | Everything changed for both sexes , but it was particularly liberating for women . |
| 24 | Anybody fallen for that one ? |
| 25 | There 's no way you could have kept him hidden for this long , and Moshe-Rabaan would have noticed any excess oxygen usage , so he 's a simularity , right ? ’ |
| 26 | He was requested by Prime Minister James Callaghan to head a commission that looked into the future of the engineering profession in Britain , which kept him occupied for two and a half years . |
| 27 | The injury is likely to keep him sidelined for two months . |
| 28 | ‘ My guess is they came for some of Connie Fraser 's clothes , found the place upside down and me on the floor , then when they reported to Bonanza he told 'em to forget about the clothes . ’ |
| 29 | I 'll have to go earlier to see her because they 'll be maybe getting her changed for that . |
| 30 | One problem which such an approach may pose is that there may be nothing left for special treatment . |