Example sentences of "[adv] [pron] be [vb pp] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps she was destined for glory . |
| 2 | Come , I 'll spell it out for you — one thing only you were born for , and that 's to live fourteen years and then bring Undry here and hang it from these chains . |
| 3 | Some preventive methods overlap but only one was considered for each congenital abnormality entity . |
| 4 | Only one was admitted for diagnostic dilatation and curettage , which was performed as a day case procedure . |
| 5 | One of them is enclosed in the letters written by the same ship , another bill is sent overland to the factor or party to whom the goods are consigned , the third remaineth with the merchant , for his testimony against the master , if there were any occasion for loose dealing ; but especially it is kept for to serve in case of loss , to recover the value of the goods of the assurors that have undertaken to bear the adventure with you . |
| 6 | Borrowing from the public is more or less finished , perhaps it is finished for our lifetime , but at any rate it has been finished for the last ten years or so ; you may get in a bit one year but you lose it again the next year . |
| 7 | You 'd g had to parade on the Sunday erm for weapon training , and one Sunday we earlier on , we had n't fired a rifle , so it was arranged for us to fire a rifle at a rifle range . |
| 8 | But Lily knew well enough what was wanted for her . |
| 9 | So what 's left for the Nineties ? |
| 10 | ‘ … a fiscal and accounting entity with self-balancing set of accounts recording cash and other financial resources together with all related liabilities and residual equities or balances and changes therein which are segregated for the purpose of carrying on specific activities or attaining certain objectives in accordance with special regulations , restrictions or limitations . ’ |
| 11 | If you do n't realize that soon you 're headed for disaster . |
| 12 | Anyway she was promised for lunch to Sir Ralph Grunte . |
| 13 | Already they are prepared for an electron and nucleus model which would offer the same purposeful interest in salts that they clearly enjoyed in studying molecules . |
| 14 | Moreover , one can not stop inquiring minds from thinking about basic science , whether or not they are paid for it . |
| 15 | For the projected sales and costs ( budget ) in the forthcoming year , which need to be drawn up whether or not they are used for obtaining bank finance , the haulier could use the profit-and-loss budget form recommended by the Small Firms Service of the Department of Trade and Industry ( see below ) . |
| 16 | Meanwhile he was held for seventeen months in prison in Oxford , where a debate was staged in which Cranmer and bishops Latimer and Ridley were pitted against selected scholars from Oxford and Cambridge . |
| 17 | It opened only this month , and already it 's noted for its cuisine and cellar . ’ |
| 18 | This calendar Was just what was needed for astronomical calculations . |
| 19 | With an annual rate of 5,000 unsolicited manuscripts , 90 per cent of which are turned down for publication , the editors are in a good position to choose exactly what is required for ‘ the rose of romance ’ brand-name . |
| 20 | Sometimes they had speculated on how she would develop but not often : mostly she was taken for granted because she had been such a quiet child , sitting dozily in her pram outside the Dog and Duck while the sun went down . |
| 21 | When we got home I was thrashed for making my mother ‘ look a fool ’ . |
| 22 | A POLICEWOMAN claimed yesterday she was ignored for promotion after complaining about sexual harassment by male officers . |
| 23 | UN aid officials said yesterday they were prepared for a battle of wills with rebel Serbs in an attempt to get trucks loaded with emergency supplies through to starving Muslims in eastern Bosnia . |
| 24 | Usually they 're pushed for space as well , you see , that could |
| 25 | There are moments of natural awakening to one 's own beauty , but it is rare that it is really appreciated in the early years of womanhood ; usually it is taken for granted , and only lamented when it is gone . |
| 26 | Yesterday he was banned for 18 months . |
| 27 | We could use them to illustrate your history if ever it is accepted for publication . ’ |
| 28 | Two days later she was arraigned for violating the new law , although her case was overtaken by challenges to the constitutionality of the legislation . |
| 29 | Several months later she was arrested for climbing the scaffolding and smashing a window at the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square . |
| 30 | Traditionally it was used for ptisannes , a very bitter , still wine recommended by physicians as a laxative and diuretic . |