Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] for [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Of course , this does not mean that accommodation problems for the old are solved for all time . |
| 32 | But neither can the scheme continue unless Sri Lankans are squeezed for more money . |
| 33 | This comes even when death has been expected for some time , but is even more dramatic when the death is sudden . |
| 34 | The third had been expected for some time . |
| 35 | When somebody had been convicted of the offence , or no other offences had been committed for some time , the names were removed from the police station notice board — the police needed the space there — and put in a file or destroyed . |
| 36 | Unfortunately the only categories included in the criteria for grants which might be exploited by the arts do not appear to have been designed for this purpose . |
| 37 | However , top management became aware that all of the work-force reductions , although necessary , were not attacking the basic problem : the organization had been designed for another time in history rather than for the competitive world in which it now lived . |
| 38 | He reported a spawning in alkaline tapwater to which a teaspoon of salt had been added for each gallon of water . |
| 39 | In addition , a number of works from the Statens Museum for Kunst , Copenhagen have been added for this showing . |
| 40 | Although paperwork is boring , it is not difficult to do , but there are other duties where there is a risk of being shown to be incompetent , which are disliked for this reason . |
| 41 | If you 've followed the plot so far , you 'll see what I mean about the conglomeration of bits and pieces from different instruments that have been amassed for this guitar . |
| 42 | Some would argue that the real problem lies in the fact that shares had been overvalued for some time , and that prices were likely to fall , and that the above events provided the impetus . |
| 43 | Occasionally official syllabuses contain very detailed advice for teachers and in one case ( Botswana ) , a separate , loose-leaf file has been prepared for each grade , but in many cases it is the teachers ' guide , or even the pupils ' text which provides the real plan from which the teacher works . |
| 44 | In New York , visitors to the Studio Museum have been prepared for this recasting of Lam by a retrospective of his works on paper at the Americas Society , which travels to Barcelona 's Fundacio ‘ La Caixa ’ on 21 January . |
| 45 | I think to do that erm to chairman , to define the Greater York area then to ten miles that would of course require a consistent calculation of the housing need requirement both the local need element and the hundred percent migration element which arises within that ten mile er area , to be consistent with erm the rest of the policy , and of course that calculation erm that consistent calculation er has not been done for that area . |
| 46 | The research has been done for some time and the results have been known for some time , yet still the Government do nothing . |
| 47 | The Court of Appeal decided to undertake a review of the basic principles of the law in this area and as this has not been done for some time we now set out in detail what they held . |
| 48 | Well he must have been transferred for some reason or other . |
| 49 | The implants used to replace the hip are manufactured for this market by a dozen or so companies , many of which are multinationals with their main marketing base in the United States . |
| 50 | Vendors who are selling at a substantial price ( including an element for goodwill ) , which has been agreed between the parties on the basis of certain assumptions made by the purchasers regarding the business , are compensated for any risk that they will be asked to take . |
| 51 | It has been felt for some time that the procedure and forms relating to the granting of legal aid in criminal causes could be improved , and the introduction of legal aid in the District Courts has led to the position being scrutinised and a new procedure and application form introduced . |
| 52 | Essex , after being within one rubber off going down still further , are destined for another season in Group 2 , but Lancashire , dropping only five rubbers , have already started their climb back by winning Group 3a . |
| 53 | In the planning process , plans are prepared for each business unit which are consolidated into divisional plans which in turn are consolidated into the total corporate plan . |
| 54 | A newly constructed police encampment on the outskirts of the city underlines that the authorities are prepared for any eventuality . |
| 55 | The lesson is that you must always keep your defences strong so that you are prepared for any situation . |
| 56 | This problem in combining general relativity and the uncertainty principle had been suspected for some time , but was finally confirmed by detailed calculations in 1972 . |
| 57 | It has been suspected for some time that North Korea has been working on a nuclear device . |
| 58 | No contingency plans had been made for this eventuality . |
| 59 | An appointment has been made for this morning , but there is expected to be a delay before results are known . |
| 60 | Efforts have been made for some time to get this off the ground and a successful public meeting was held at Newtown at the end of April . |