Example sentences of "be [verb] [noun sg] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The " game " is one in which the people on the outside are given responsibility for those on the inside , crossing the circle with their eyes closed . |
| 2 | The Brazilians are producing lapachol for oral administration as part of a drug therapy for cancer , and the authorities have approved it for clinical trials in humans . |
| 3 | It was reported on June 17 that he had been given responsibility for local government , while other responsibilities were redistributed between deputy premiers . |
| 4 | It was a process which had been gathering momentum for some time and has continued since . |
| 5 | Meanwhile , a working party report urging positive action on equal opportunities by the Scottish Law Society has been gathering dust for more than a year . |
| 6 | Second , almost three-quarters of these interviewees had been using heroin for two years or less by the start of the prevalence study period . |
| 7 | However , the healthy eating pattern needs to be a way of life if you are to banish cellulite for good ! |
| 8 | During that time BP has held a small interest in offshore block 8 and has been designated operator for onshore Cabinda Central block , where operations have been suspended for security reasons . |
| 9 | In the shadow of the chimneys which are bringing prosperity for some they eke out whatever living they can . |
| 10 | In closing the hospitals the health authority has been purchasing care for those people that let you care for them in a variety of settings and support . |
| 11 | More and more teenagers are becoming vegetarian for those reasons . |
| 12 | We did if I can give some background we did actually target er twelve thousand , five hundred mailer shots for this meeting this evening I 'm not sure what the people here are representing percentage for that and we also targeted over about a hundred organisations with mailing shots telling people the meetings on this evening . |
| 13 | Since obtaining its identity as No 412 ( Transport ) Squadron at Rockcliffe on 1 Apr 49 , the principal role of the squadron has always been to provide transportation for high level military and government personnel . |
| 14 | The approach is particularly likely to be suitable for patients who are seeking help for social and personal problems , and should therefore be useful for many situations encountered by social workers , general practitioners , and those involved in marital counselling , bereavement counselling , and the care of adolescents . |
| 15 | C E C are seeking reference for four three four and I call Paul . |
| 16 | The Box Office is not only selling tickets for now , they 're getting custom for future events like visiting ballet companies and comedians . |
| 17 | The Malvern Hills have been looked after by the Conservators for around one hundred and ten years.Now they 're asking Parliament for more powers.And it 's that request which has led to controversy . |
| 18 | Right okay so when you 're performing test for structural change , right , if you just erm go through the simple estimation routine as we 've done the way you think . |
| 19 | I mean , you 're taking responsibility for human life all the time . |
| 20 | And you 're making application for temporary authority to operate the licensed |
| 21 | Tenants in a house at Brockworth near Gloucester , who say they 've been paying rent for six months , barracaded themselves in when they heard they were being evicted because their landlord had defaulted on his mortgage . |
| 22 | if you are offered payment for any outside activity undertaken as a result of your employment in the ES or for any invention developed during your employment with the ES ; |
| 23 | ‘ I 've been selling patchwork for some time now , ’ she went on . |
| 24 | Doreen Copas had to be reminded that she had been teaching Medau for all of 25 years by her Herts and Cambs colleagues and class members ; they presented her with a generous gift of garden tokens on the occasion of the Westhampstead Rally . |
| 25 | Six patients are still alive and have been undergoing tratment for 5.5–24 months ( median 15 months ) . |
| 26 | The force was regarded as a necessary guarantee to deter incursions by the Iraqi army into the zone of northern Iraq where coalition troops had from April until July been providing protection for Iraqi Kurds [ see pp. 38127-28 ; 38211 ; 38308 ] . |
| 27 | It had been losing money for 3 years . |
| 28 | Siobhan has been losing weight for two years . |
| 29 | The Channel Ten broadcasting deal shocked the Australian public as the Australian Broadcasting Corporation has been televising rugby for 30 years . |
| 30 | We should be using e-mail for internal communications much more widely than we do at present , in order to reduce the amount of paper we currently distribute , and to send specific messages to individuals and groups . |