Example sentences of "[coord] [pers pn] be [vb pp] for " in BNC.

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1 " O Lord be merciful , or I 'm done for ! "
2 ‘ You 're a blister on the behind , Curtius , ’ Mrs ze Schluderpacheru shouted , ‘ leave him alone or you 're barred for life . ’
3 Once a candidate is recruited , decisions about when he or she is entered for an examination should be taken very carefully and should draw on advice from tutors .
4 The Sawdoctors claim ( or it 's claimed for them ) that they 're the voice of a young , rural Ireland .
5 I get to the border , and I am questioned for hours , endless interrogation , and if I am travelling in a car , they open it up and they search it .
6 The camel drops ; the guy takes off the sheet and I 'm blinded for about two minutes .
7 If my chance does n't come sooner it will definitely come later and I 'm prepared for it .
8 Then I arrive in America , I make Robocop and I 'm grilled for the violence .
9 I make Total Recall and I 'm grilled for the violence .
10 I make Basic Instinct … and I 'm grilled for the violence . ’
11 I hardly know him , and I 'm spoken for too . ’
12 She thought he would say nothing more , then he went on slowly , ‘ Gabriella and I were engaged for only three months .
13 My brother and I were booked for a 5 day course on Harperig Reservoir , with one instructor and a group of about 10 children .
14 ‘ As soon as they reported it , Ipuky was informed and I was sent for . ’
15 I broke the new FIFA laws and I was punished for it .
16 While waiting for the call-up , various opportunities or openings of an official nature came my way , and I was summoned for interview , usually at extremely short notice , in connection with some of them .
17 And I was angered for the dynasty
18 So I was particularly pleased to find at one point , when I 'd indulged in a lengthy photo session , that the rest of the party had gone over the brow and out of sight and I was left for a while with the world to myself .
19 ‘ Let them put it on you and you are done for at last — food for the cannons , and the swamp-fever , and the hulks .
20 Do n't use a varnish finish unless the door is very well protected by a porch and you are prepared for regular and frequent maintenance to keep it looking good .
21 Her international trade negotiations are already hindered by Norway 's attitude to whaling and sealing , and she is blamed for poor results .
22 Despite the tougher trading conditions I am pleased to report that Healthcare has yet again had a profitable year , and we are poised for further expansion of our business in the coming year .
23 Halifax have made some great buys and we are set for a successful season . ’
24 Mornings were frost-blue , breath turned to fog and we were dressed for a cold day in the Himalayas , cocooned in pile clothing and moonboots .
25 It was cloudy enough to require full IFR flight , and we were cleared for the ILS at Vigo , but had to refuse since the VOR/DME there was out of order and there is no additional locator beacon to find the beam .
26 And they 're destined for success if the Chipping Norton Cricket Club audience is any judge .
27 The St Tiggy Winkles Animal Hospital at Haddenham has taken in three of them this month and they 're stumped for an answer .
28 Ideologies do not just appear in societies ; their function is to legitimate practices , and they are formulated for this purpose .
29 An image is given here of maturity and knowledge : the boys ' education is enabling them to identify many of the trees and plants , and they are described for their usefulness ; the boys seem to recognize them as things to be used or admired , and no thought of destruction is introduced .
30 The Indians used the berries to dye feathers and fabrics , and they were prized for their healing properties ( wounds were bathed with the juice ) .
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