Example sentences of "and [pers pn] [be] [vb pp] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | The camel drops ; the guy takes off the sheet and I 'm blinded for about two minutes . |
| 3 | If my chance does n't come sooner it will definitely come later and I 'm prepared for it . |
| 4 | Then I arrive in America , I make Robocop and I 'm grilled for the violence . |
| 5 | I make Total Recall and I 'm grilled for the violence . |
| 6 | I make Basic Instinct … and I 'm grilled for the violence . ’ |
| 7 | I hardly know him , and I 'm spoken for too . ’ |
| 8 | She thought he would say nothing more , then he went on slowly , ‘ Gabriella and I were engaged for only three months . |
| 9 | My brother and I were booked for a 5 day course on Harperig Reservoir , with one instructor and a group of about 10 children . |
| 10 | ‘ As soon as they reported it , Ipuky was informed and I was sent for . ’ |
| 11 | I broke the new FIFA laws and I was punished for it . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | And I was angered for the dynasty |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | ‘ Let them put it on you and you are done for at last — food for the cannons , and the swamp-fever , and the hulks . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Her international trade negotiations are already hindered by Norway 's attitude to whaling and sealing , and she is blamed for poor results . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Halifax have made some great buys and we are set for a successful season . ’ |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | And they 're destined for success if the Chipping Norton Cricket Club audience is any judge . |
| 23 | The St Tiggy Winkles Animal Hospital at Haddenham has taken in three of them this month and they 're stumped for an answer . |
| 24 | Ideologies do not just appear in societies ; their function is to legitimate practices , and they are formulated for this purpose . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | The Indians used the berries to dye feathers and fabrics , and they were prized for their healing properties ( wounds were bathed with the juice ) . |
| 27 | Oh and the fourth thing that happened is the timbers , core samples were taken out of the timbers and they were sent for erm dendrochronology . |
| 28 | They were a step in a different direction from the exotic and theatrical Victorian house , and they were built for a more architecturally educated and independent type of client . |
| 29 | The Royal Navy has great confidence in them and they were chosen for their quality , flexibility and efficiency . |
| 30 | They used fishing rods and hooks , those cunning , black , nocturnal anglers , and they were blamed for the disappearance of booze from liquor cabinets and sugar from pantries . |