Example sentences of "[prep] be [verb] for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In March this year , Bishop Peter Ball resigned after being cautioned for gross indecency and is now retired on a church pension . |
| 2 | Counsel conjured up for us the picture of the accused person , after a gruelling day in court , returning to the cells to be met with the sight of an official of the Serious Fraud Office , armed with a further batch of questions , which he would be forced to answer on pain of being prosecuted for another offence . |
| 3 | Then , instead of being played for visual comedy , as when the stewardess in 2001 walks through a half circle to exit upside down , still carrying her tray unspilt ( done by imperceptibly turning the camera 180° in the opposite direction as she walks in a treadmill ) , it 's a drama with wry comedy overtones as the nervous Curnow is supported by his braver Soviet oppo , Brailovsky ( Elya Baskin ) — a sequence largely performed by the actors themselves on wires . |
| 4 | This saving does not have the character of savings ‘ in general ’ , that of being saved for future consumption , but is saved by capitalists . |
| 5 | Peter Grimes is so famous it runs the risk of being taken for some sort of operatic norm . |
| 6 | Ten years ago , they did n't take seriously the risk of being sued for passive smoking . |
| 7 | I wanted to save you from being damned for all eternity . ’ |
| 8 | He stayed for five years — photographing cars and production lines — before being dismissed for habitual lateness ( he had dallied once too often taking pictures on the way to work ) . |
| 9 | There rich specimen is opened in a nitrogen-filled glove box , photographed again , and the location , weight , and character of each subsample is meticulously documented before being allocated for scientific study . |
| 10 | There are improvements that can be made but that 's to be said for all animal husbandry systems , from pets , to guide dogs for the blind , and every other every other type of system . |
| 11 | There is much to be said for this explanation . |
| 12 | We 're in a mess and nothing is going to pull us out ; I am not a socialist ; I 'm not impressed by your little man in Rome ; I do n't like ultra-nationalists ( I 'm not one of those who 'd follow the general ) ; I think there is something to be said for constitutional monarchy but in France that cause is as dead as mutton ; I have not much faith in the League , nor in democracy as an up-to-date technique of government . |
| 13 | The amount was to be fixed for one year . |
| 14 | To be recognized for some achievement in life lifted Dad immensely ; before Eva he had begun to see himself as a failure and his life as a dismal thing . |
| 15 | It may therefore provide the incentive for the most thorough pre-purchase behaviour , and marketers hoping to supply such products may have to be prepared for extensive enquiry and investigation before they will manage to sell any of them . |
| 16 | ‘ If it 's any comfort , I 've never known all the beds to be full , but we have to be prepared for any eventuality . |
| 17 | And he tells how the SAS photograph the layout of every room in royal residences to be prepared for any kidnap or siege drama . |
| 18 | This means that in an ideal world a new mailing list has to be compiled for each story or piece of information you want to impart to the media . |
| 19 | On Dec. 19 EC research ministers unanimously agreed on the technical standards to be applied for high definition television ( HDTV ) broadcasting within the EC . |
| 20 | The electoral law approved in October [ see pp. 37826-27 ] exceptionally allowed separate 5 per cent hurdles to be applied for this election in the two parts of the country . |
| 21 | P11 — This is a weekly/monthly tax deduction card , one to be maintained for each employee . |
| 22 | You do n't expect players to be warned for excessive aggression at this level , but they were , and the first to be admonished was an old hand at listening to finger pointing lectures . |
| 23 | He could still recall the sense of dread that hung over him for days as he waited to be thrashed for that escapade . |
| 24 | Later it transpired that the INAO ( Institut National des Appellations d'Origine des vins et eaux -de-vie ) would accept this 10% as a stock régulateur , a reserve without appellation to be kept for possible classification should any future shortfall require it . |
| 25 | This wonderfully rich and moist fruit cake may be a little strong for many young children 's tastes , but it is a lovely alternative for an older child , for a special occasion such as Christmas , or when the cake needs to be kept for some time . |
| 26 | It is particularly important for covering fruit cakes and cakes with an uneven surface , as it provides a smooth area for the icing and prevents discoloration of the icing by the cake if it is going to be kept for some time . |
| 27 | It was put on deposit immediately , to be kept for post-war work on the course . |
| 28 | Applications must be processed Assuming that the company requires a range of different skills , the applications must be divided into groups according to their suitability for the different posts Some applicants may appear in more than one group , in which case some account will need to be taken of their preferences Managers involved in the selection process must choose those to be invited for initial interview . |
| 29 | But he told Mr Brown : ‘ You are saying that in some way income-related benefits have to be adjusted for particular price rises that occur . |
| 30 | High-density seating with many rows fixed in face-to-back mode , together with much more standing room , enabled trains which had previously been formed of three old DMU vehicles to be scheduled for two Sprinter vehicles . |