Example sentences of "for a [noun sg] [verb] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The mandatory sentence for anyone found guilty of murder is life imprisonment which for a child means being detained at Her Majesty 's pleasure in one of four special secure treatment centres in Co Durham , Birmingham , Essex and Leeds . |
| 2 | The teacher 's aid can help , however , by ensuring that equipment that is difficult for a child to handle is available when needed and properly stored when not in use . |
| 3 | ( 2 ) An appeal under this section shall be lodged with the sheriff clerk within 14 days from the date of the decision appealed against or in a case where reasons for a decision have been given under section 18(2) of this Act , within 14 days from the date of receipt of those reasons , which shall be presumed to have been received on the day after the date on which they were posted , except that in the case of reasons posted on a Friday or Saturday , they shall be presumed to have been received on the Monday next following . |
| 4 | Provided that where more than one application for a licence has been made in respect of any premises , the licensing board may hear and consider such applications together . |
| 5 | The section prohibits a further application for a new licence for premises in respect of which an application for a licence has been refused by a licensing board within two years from the date of the refusal unless the board directs otherwise . |
| 6 | This should be read carefully before making an application , and no work should be started until an application for a grant has been approved . |
| 7 | The report clearly looked towards the likelihood of American Forces remaining in Japan after the signing of a peace treaty ; this would be determined according to the international situation when the negotiations for a treaty had been completed . |
| 8 | Requests for a postdoctoral fellow and for a technician have been refused two , and three times , respectively . |
| 9 | In his 1980 study , Porter argues that the first thing for a firm to understand is the structure of the industry or market in which it operates . |
| 10 | Negotiations for a concordat had been going on between Spain and the Vatican for about the same length of time as those between Spain and the United States . |
| 11 | The amount of money received for a service rendered is not dependent upon who you are , but upon the abstract relations within which the service is performed , for example as wage labour . |
| 12 | Looking for a win has been like chasing the holy grail … for Swindon … they 've travelled far and wide … some cynics thought they 'd never find it … |
| 13 | Another obvious thing for a gene to do is to influence the depth of the recursion , the number of successive branchings . |
| 14 | However , that money did n't materialise and the county confirmed this week that the request for a loan has been refused . |
| 15 | I am sure that the hon. Gentleman 's application for a job has been noted in the quarters which matter . |
| 16 | Palestinian and Jordanian pressure for a summit had been mounting since April , and in early May Iraq announced that it would host the meeting . |
| 17 | Furthermore , it is necessary for a merger to have been completed and a dominant position created before Article 86 can be invoked . |
| 18 | Being the sinless character that I am , my quest for a sin has been a long and arduous task ( which started five minutes ago ) . |
| 19 | Shiona had looked into his face with a stab of emotion , and just for a moment had been unable to speak . |
| 20 | Efforts to procure his extradition , which have been going on for five years , and which seemed for a time to have been successful , have now been thwarted , at least for the moment . |
| 21 | Also , coins seem for a time to have been minted in his name in Sigtuna ( on Lake Mälar , near modern Stockholm ) with the title REX SW ( king of Swedes ) , by a moneyer who had earlier struck for Anund Jacob . |
| 22 | One puzzling decision for a critic to make is to decide whether to isolate any one artist as the leading figure of the group . |
| 23 | ( 4 ) ) , and the continuing of the validity of a licence where an application for a renewal has been made but not determined by the licensing board ( subs . |
| 24 | The decision to search for a partner has been taken ‘ in the context of competing investment requirements ’ across the broad sweep of BAe 's business interests . |
| 25 | An invalid issue for a product has been specified . |
| 26 | which is a funny thing for a woman to think is n't it ? |
| 27 | Because of the variety and confusion of possibilities and responsibilities after the compulsory school period the need for a guide has been widely recognised by young people and their families . |
| 28 | The stage for a confrontation had been set when , on May 7 , two subcommittees of the House armed services committee voted radical cuts in the B-2 and SDI programmes . |