Example sentences of "the [noun sg] be [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The majority are cared for by their own families and friends , often at great emotional cost to themselves . |
| 2 | The club , in Normanby Road , and its stand have been the scene of a series of unexplained fires , the latest being last Friday when the stand was gutted for the second time . |
| 3 | By this means a government can ensure that part of the supply of foreign exchange is surrendered to it at a low price to be used to satisfy the demands of privileged groups , including itself , while the remainder is left for more or less free disposal by the recipient enterprises , either on an official market at a more favourable rate , or on a free or ‘ black ’ market . |
| 4 | The remainder was intended for Bibles , Prayer Books and ‘ … other books of piety ’ , as well as putting one of the most hopeful of poor persons from each school to some trade , calling or honest employment . |
| 5 | Samples ( 1 ml ) were taken for measurement of salivary pH and pCO 2 and the remainder was retinaed for further analysis . |
| 6 | The remainder was paid for partly by the county education authority , partly by my mother 's long stints at the sewing machine . |
| 7 | He remembered , just in time , not to shave — the beard was needed for the Edwardian Ball . |
| 8 | On the contrary , the Prince is created for the subjects . |
| 9 | The Prince was waiting for him on the terrace of the Hotel Continental , sitting by himself and looking bored . |
| 10 | The oldest continuous herd , the Creetown , was founded in 1919 , but the variety was known for at least a century before that , when the feral Ardrossan herd of White Park cattle became extinct in 1820 . |
| 11 | This will ensure that there 's commitment and that the direction is understood for the next year . |
| 12 | It shook me up the way the split was done for the 1990 US Open . |
| 13 | THE fuse is lit for Britain 's radio explosion . |
| 14 | Bedrooms were not heated , and there was no hot water for a quick wash : the geyser was lit for baths only . |
| 15 | No FAA aircraft were lost , output of the refinery was halved for three months , while much of the oil stored in tanks was destroyed . |
| 16 | The trial is set for May . |
| 17 | The award was made for their development of a low cost process for producing Solar Grade Silicon , SoG-Si , and a new technique for growing polycrystalline ingots which can then be used to obtain square wafers for the manufacture of solar cells . |
| 18 | The award was made for the development of the Vortoil hydrocyclone unit for separating oil droplets from water . |
| 19 | The Award was made for a breakthrough which is already improving the diagnosis and monitoring of treatment of major diseases including cancer , AIDS , hepatitis , rubella , and fertility disorders . |
| 20 | The award was given for the Pensions Special report , produced for members of the pension scheme in May 1992 by the pensions department . |
| 21 | In the meantime , the Board is looking for ways to fund the deficit should it continue , but has decided not to charge the deficit as an additional burden upon those residents who are able to pay their own way from their own resources , and not to move from its established principle of offering care to those most in need towards a degenerate policy of offering care only to those who are most able to pay . |
| 22 | Here was the escape clause the board was looking for . |
| 23 | According to the Act , three conditions had to be met if the Board was to pay for the repair and stabilization of the building . |
| 24 | These are particularly useful if the sack is intended for group use , or for young people who are still growing . |
| 25 | However , since he had served nearly a year in prison whilst awaiting trial he was released on completion of the trial , the sentence being reduced for good conduct . |
| 26 | On 14 October 1991 Mr. Butler had been found guilty of contempt of court by breaching the injunction granted on 12 September 1991 and was sentenced to four weeks in prison , the sentence being suspended for six months . |
| 27 | The technique is used for three main reasons . |
| 28 | At first , the technique was used for relatively simple objects , such as pendants and heads , but later it was applied to vases , statuettes and plaques . |
| 29 | The measure was sent for Bush 's signature after the Senate followed suit by 79 votes to 15 on Nov. 22 . |
| 30 | The measure was designed for immediate application and short-term effect , with the handout being retrieved in the following year . |