Example sentences of "[prep] be [verb] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Three weeks ago another prisoner in Durham , with the same surname , was found hanged in his cell after being mistaken for the alleged killer . |
| 2 | Peake will be on duty at Fratton Park after being cup-tied for the Rumbelows League Cup replay against Peterborough United . |
| 3 | Criticism arrangement and pointed out that William Hay had only been elected the first DUP mayor after being nominated for the fifth time . |
| 4 | But Merson has been added to the squad for tomorrow 's clash at Anfield after being axed for the match at Blackburn in midweek . |
| 5 | He 's supposed to be staying at a children 's home , but he spent last night in police cells after being arrested for the thirtieth time — for breaching bail conditions . |
| 6 | Nevertheless , the opera was finally performed on 29 January 1781 , enjoying a triumphant reception , and Wolfgang had the pleasure of being joined for the occasion by Leopold and Nannerl . |
| 7 | Greg 's medal came in 1990 , when he achieved the distinction of being selected for the British senior world championship eight in the same year . |
| 8 | In brief , what this means is that every individual comprising the population of interest should have an equal chance of being selected for the sample . |
| 9 | Organised team games like soft-ball or squash hold small attraction even if there was the remotest chance of being selected for the team . |
| 10 | So you 're saying , you 're saying it 's a case where erm if the criteria are reasonable in the sense of being required for the what proper operation of market or something like that ? |
| 11 | Instead of being admitted for the night , she 'll be here for just a few hours . |
| 12 | It is the combination of being told for the first time that you have coronary disease with the need for an emergency procedure , for example , an angiogram . |
| 13 | A vast new illegal industry came into being to cater for the continuing thirst of the nation . |
| 14 | The new school came into being to provide for the increasing numbers of Methodist children in Edenderry . |
| 15 | He also tried to prevent the new grammar schools from being reserved for the sons of the gentry . |
| 16 | He played in last summer 's first Test against Pakistan — getting a first ball duck — and was dropped again before being recalled for the final two Tests . |
| 17 | Candidates for an overseas assignment should have had the opportunity to digest all information given to them on the new job , country , life style , compensation package and effects on their careers and families before being interviewed for the post . |
| 18 | The envoy pleaded that there was much to be said for the Duke , to which Gustavus replied that there was much to be said for lice by those who cared for them . |
| 19 | There is something , at least , to be said for the old order : ‘ Educational injustice enabled people to preserve their illusions , inequality of opportunity fostered the myth of human equality . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ There 's a lot to be said for the barn method . |
| 21 | Admittedly there is a lot to be said for the species itself , but it is hard not to fall for I. aquifolium ‘ Bacciflava ’ because the berries are a cheerful shade of yellow . |
| 22 | There 's a lot to be said for the saying ‘ You are what you eat ’ . |
| 23 | There 's a lot to be said for the modern falconry centres — anything that helps people to appreciate birds of prey is a good thing as far as I 'm concerned — although it 's a shame they have to be turned into tourist attractions . |
| 24 | This meant a lot of work with the Treasury solicitor 's office ; but it did mean that the commissioner had to write the report and not us , so there was something to be said for the arrangement . |
| 25 | Eighteenth-century politics have long had an unsavoury reputation , and although in the case of Scotland much of that reputation can be traced to the persuasive , but not strictly accurate , writings of Henry Cockburn and other Whig reformers of the early nineteenth century , it must be conceded at the outset that there is something to be said for the received account . |
| 26 | In instrumental terms there is much to be said for the informal approach . |
| 27 | Staughton J. thought there was ‘ a good deal to be said for the argument of agency ’ . |
| 28 | There is perhaps something to be said for the continued use of the term student from the motives that led the Greeks to call the Furies the Eumenides , " the kindly ones ' , in the hope that the use of a flattering name might induce them to live up to it . |
| 29 | Nevertheless , there may be something to be said for the notion of denunciation . |
| 30 | While there may be much to be said for the views expressed in this passage it seems to me with all respect to Wilson J. that she was stating what she thought the law ought to be rather than what it is . |