Example sentences of "would be [vb pp] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 'd be scarred for life . |
| 2 | GUIL : You 'd be lost for words . |
| 3 | I 'd be set for life if something like that happened . |
| 4 | I 'd be marked for life — One of Those . |
| 5 | The idea was that a wide range of activities would be developed for groups of young people that would allow them to gain a sense of personal involvement and achievement . |
| 6 | The new plans being drawn up by the Countryside Commission and the Forestry Commission for sites near urban areas , mean that half of each site would be planted with mixed forest and the other half would be developed for recreation and farming purposes . |
| 7 | Noorda suggested that while it had yet to be decided , these companies ' shares in Unix Labs would be exchanged for Novell shares . |
| 8 | He prayed that she would be forgiven for being herself and following her nature . |
| 9 | He was allowed bail , but after consulting his lawyers , was convinced that it was highly probable that he would be convicted for sedition and sent to Botany Bay . |
| 10 | Her screams would be heard for miles around . |
| 11 | Part of this would be earmarked for incentives to promote combined heat and power ( CHP ) energy and other sources . |
| 12 | Under the new legislation , water levels would be monitored and a charge would be levied for water used for industry and agriculture . |
| 13 | Everything would be done for party interests — and nothing for the nation . |
| 14 | Furthermore , it can be seen that feature lists would be duplicated for words such as ’ dance ’ , ’ ball ’ , ’ party ’ , etc. , which is grossly inefficient , and would result in very complex feature lists for each word in the lexicon . |
| 15 | According to Radio France Internationale on July 21 , of the 123 seats in the People 's Assembly " one-third would be reserved for northerners " . |
| 16 | Bevan resuscitated the suggestion in his report of July 1808 to the committee of the Grand Union , and two months later notice was given that an Act of Parliament would be sought for powers to build a canal southwards from Foxton . |
| 17 | announced that the appeal would be dismissed for reasons to be given at a later date . |
| 18 | At the conclusion of the argument Lord Donaldson of Lymington M.R. announced that the appeal would be dismissed for reasons to be given later . |
| 19 | At the conclusion of argument Lord Donaldson of Lymington M.R. announced that the appeal in M. v. P. would be dismissed for reasons to be given later . |
| 20 | Then he would be gone for days . |
| 21 | Employees ' representatives counter that many that accepted early retirement offers would never have done so without the promise that medical expenses would be covered for life . |
| 22 | Publication of these results had raised an expectation that the two associations which showed the most promise would be accepted for registration . |
| 23 | This new national body would start work at the beginning of 1982 with a two-tier structure , and a similar body would be constituted for Wales . |
| 24 | If you physically vacate your home and let it for profit — perhaps because you have decided to live permanently with a friend — under tax law , the property would be treated as an investment and subject to certain exemptions would be assessed for CGT when it was sold . |
| 25 | Power stations would be charged for emissions on a graded scale according to their contribution to acid rain and incentives in the form of lower prices would also be applied to cars with catalytic converters and unleaded petrol . |
| 26 | He also announced that as of July 24 the armed forces had begun an operation intended to last several days in which searches would be made for explosives and propaganda material in various districts around the capital . |
| 27 | Barracking , one of Chapman 's pet hates , was particularly active at reserve matches , and he declared that a close watch would be made for offenders . |
| 28 | Society members who are at present on our own list would be asked for permission to allow their names to go forward enabling us to take part and benefit . |
| 29 | Multilateral institutions would be asked for debt reductions equivalent to those agreed by the private banks . |
| 30 | The airdrops would be intended for Muslims , Serbs and Croats living in inaccessible areas of Bosnia , Mr Clinton said . |