Example sentences of "they may [be] [vb pp] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | This guide contains information about specific medical conditions which may affect older people in residential and nursing homes and other places where they may be cared for — such as hotels and guest houses . |
| 2 | Once the young are born they may be cared for by both their parents for many days . |
| 3 | You do not have to be getting income support to apply and in exceptional circumstances they may be given for fuel costs . |
| 4 | Prior to maturity they may be exchanged for shares of the subsidiary which , at the option of the bondholder , are either immediately redeemed or immediately exchanged for ordinary shares of the parent . |
| 5 | However , if you attempt to arrest any man or woman here on a charge of vagrancy I will see they are defended in your court — and in any higher court to which they may be sent for trial . |
| 6 | Batches may be produced to order and forwarded direct to the customer , as in the production of subcomponents for another manufacturer , or they may be made for stock . |
| 7 | However , where the amount to which the shareholders will be entitled is small , they may be sold for the benefit of the company or , if no premium exists , allotted to the underwriters . |
| 8 | It is often ‘ security considerations ’ — fears about security and control — which exacerbate the physical conditions of prisoners ; for example , they may be left for 23 hours a day in their cells because they are not trusted to be let out without a high degree of staff-intensive supervision . |
| 9 | Some of the sites under consideration may be of the same date and status , but they may be occupied for part of the year , or for a few years only . |
| 10 | The skins are sold to the rug trade and in future they may be used for making garments . |
| 11 | They may be used for simple emphasis , as in ( 5 ) ( c ) , or to highlight some property , implied by the noun but still in some way surprising as in ( 5 ) ( a ) , or for the sake of a contrast , as in ( 5 ) ( b ) . |
| 12 | Likewise , children with ‘ acquired childhood language disorder ’ may be recognised as having similar kinds of communication difficulties ( irrespective of specific causes ) and , on the basis of this diagnosis , they may be recommended for certain kinds of therapy ( Cantwell and Baker 1987 ) . |
| 13 | Any number and combination of these types may be specified and they may be updated for each offline run . |
| 14 | The mention of several major front-of-camera elements in connection with manipulating the image demonstrates that the two aspects are inseparable in practice , though they may be divided for ease of explanation and clarity of illustration . |
| 15 | They may be modified for specialist tasks such as roof work when they are often fitted with restraint devices or stabilisers . |