Example sentences of "[vb pp] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some versions of traps have a capped connector on the side , for connecting an overflow assembly , which can be unscrewed for cleaning . |
| 2 | As is often the case , some last-minute idea blossoms while what had seemed a brilliant solution and been pondered for ages falls quite flat . |
| 3 | She had not travelled for pleasure since she had come home from her long sojourn and she had wiped out of her memory the simple delights of hot sun and cheap wine . |
| 4 | If the worst effects of LMS are to be avoided and its potential benefits realised for teachers and their pupils then teachers must ensure that the decision-making process in their school operates in such a way as to enable their full participation . |
| 5 | However , the Board has been criticized for over-concentration on economic development at the expense of social development ( Carter 1974 ) . |
| 6 | Those who eschewed colour and decoration , like Spurgeon , and built what were really mammoth meeting-houses with a Greek front , were criticized for lack of taste and for concentrating too much on the preacher . |
| 7 | Sociolinguists who present their data using the simple graphs and frequency tables popularized by Labov in his early work have often been criticized for lack of statistical sophistication . |
| 8 | But Osred provides a useful example of a king who could be sharply criticized for character defects in some Northumbrian circles though remembered as a generous patron of an ecclesiastical community in others ( see below , p. 147 ) . |
| 9 | Critics of the organization say it gave away money indiscriminately , whilst its supporters maintain fiercely that all projects were minutely criticized for viability . |
| 10 | Judge McKinnon had been widely criticized for comments made during his hearing of a case of inciting racial hatred . |
| 11 | The study has been criticized for incompleteness of data , but it was a major step forward , and the results obtained were so positive that further research was stimulated . |
| 12 | At the time and ever since , the liberal leadership was criticized for ineptitude , naivety and lack of courage . |
| 13 | Despite a long tradition of education , there is still a lack of qualified teachers : in 1986 almost 400 teaching posts were not filled for lack of trained applicants . |
| 14 | The form my mother filled for glasses |
| 15 | The latter viewed the ‘ green belts ’ around towns as an integral part of urban life , to be conserved for recreation and for meeting local demands for food . |
| 16 | Erm on the on the twenty third or thereabouts on the twenty third of March of this year I myself got stopped for drink driving . |
| 17 | Stopped for petrol I suppose . |
| 18 | I half slept , then woke as we sped by the rest house where we had stopped for juice on that first visit to Al Ain . |
| 19 | We had n't stopped for lunch yet , but decided that food would be a great |
| 20 | We left after breakfast on the Monday and stopped for lunch near Montdidier . |
| 21 | Both of the engines hired previously to the Trust by the DVR Plc are now stopped for boiler work . |
| 22 | Some papers later reported that he had stopped for tea at the Ritz but this unlikely frivolity was angrily and officially denied . |
| 23 | Admiral Lord Nelson is said to have stopped for tea in the local Anchor Hotel on his way to join the British Fleet at Trafalgar . |
| 24 | The catalyst for the rioting was the decision by an all-white jury to acquit four officers of the Los Angeles Police Department ( LAPD ) on charges arising from the beating of Rodney King , a motorist who had been stopped for traffic violations . |
| 25 | Sometimes the Insured will allow plant to run when its condition indicates that it should be stopped for overhaul , relying on the fact that the company will pay for repairs if there is an accident . |
| 26 | The rain had not stopped for days on end . |
| 27 | Erm all those because subjects come under the general umbrella of faith and life , and I think er , moderator , probably the correct thing is to do is to be formal and to begin by er , proposing that these three reports be received for discussion . |
| 28 | Erm , when an application is received for building approval by a District Council , they consult the Fire Authority but there 's no specific obligation on us to give detailed advice . |
| 29 | Typically , he notes a list of payments received for journalism , in the first half of 1896 : Globe — 4 guineas for 4 items ; Speaker — £14.15.0 for 7 items ; and New Age five at 10/6 each . |
| 30 | Other extras were the fees received for circumcisions and for officiating at burials and weddings . |