Example sentences of "[pron] [be] [vb pp] for [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It , too , is based on a detailed classification of occupations ( similar , though not identical , to those of the OPCS ) , which are grouped for many purposes into three social classes : |
| 2 | Teenagers should use the road which is intended for all vehicles . |
| 3 | At the moment we 're dealing with a general purpose system , which is designed for all sorts of applications , and one pays for having a thing general purpose by costing more money . |
| 4 | The most interesting item was a Q.V double florin which was sold for many times more than its 20p face value , leading the purchaser to complain ( with a smile ) about being ‘ ripped-off ’ . |
| 5 | If somebody 's saying to you do you want our guarantee — it 's fifty pounds , or it 's a hundred pounds — if you 're spending that sort of money you 'll probably pay out for it and you 'll think you 're covered for all sorts of things that might go wrong . |
| 6 | During the last century they came to be conducted largely by the police and lawyers instructed by them , who were replaced for most purposes by the Crown Prosecution Service in 1986 . |
| 7 | The EESA team consisted of the educational psychologist who originally proposed that the agency should be set up , a supervisor , and eight workers who were selected for such qualities as their apparent ability to empathize with their clients without seeming patronizing , and to deal with difficult situations . |
| 8 | She 's settled for some biscuits and cheese and a yoghurt and a glass of orange juice . ’ |
| 9 | There 'll be no decision on who 's won for several weeks , while the judges tour towns in the 7 other countries taking part . |
| 10 | Joanna was kept in hospital for 10 weeks , during which time she was tested for all kinds of illnesses . |
| 11 | The prototype of the new Fast Afloat Boat 3 ( see pa 90 of this issue ) carried out her first service on 29 May while returning from Salcombe to Weymouth , where she was based for some days for familiarisation trials . |
| 12 | One bitch we bred , Champion Jagen Blue Trigo , did the original job she was bred for many years . |
| 13 | At one station we were stopped for several hours alongside a troop train on which I discovered the Reverend R.H.L. Slater , now enrolled as an army chaplain , who told me the comforting news that my wife and three children had got away from Myitkyina a day or two earlier . |
| 14 | This means they take no risk when they stock it , as they are reimbursed for any copies left unsold at the end of the week . |
| 15 | Under 4* and 5* Maxplan policies , they are covered for all perils . |
| 16 | Unfortunately , the new baronet lived in India and no instructions from him were expected for many months . |
| 17 | It 's late now , and it 'll be quicker than waiting for a cab — and it 's insured for all drivers . |
| 18 | Although it is intended for all ages and abilities , in practice it is limited to Levels 1 , 2 and 3 . |
| 19 | It is intended for all levels of user , however it is assumed that the reader is familiar with LIFESPAN and its operation . |
| 20 | It is intended for all levels of user , however it is assumed that the reader is familiar with LIFESPAN and its operation . |
| 21 | The athlete statues of Polykleitos , later in the century , might well stem from this tradition , and he is claimed for both cities . |
| 22 | The southern Mediterranean region is its home , and it was used for many centuries by the Arabs . |
| 23 | It 's completely restored and it was used for several films — Macbeth and Becket , to name two of them . |
| 24 | In a series of acts dating from 1317 , 1322 and 1328 he was compensated for any losses sustained through the renunciation of that claim . |
| 25 | Because he had actually found the cut wires he was grilled for several days , as were several other suspects , all electricians . |
| 26 | True , he went to rouse Sir Ralph but he was searched for any weapons , he had no key , and even if he had entered the room , favoured son or not , Sir Ralph would scarcely have offered his throat to be cut . ’ |
| 27 | Half wanting to quit , half determined to persevere he was caught for some moments , indecisive and forlorn . |
| 28 | In 1918 , at the invitation of ( Sir ) Ronald Storrs [ q.v. ] , the military governor of Jerusalem , he was seconded for several months to Palestine to advise on the renewal of crafts and light industries destroyed during the war , and worked closely with C. R. Ashbee [ q.v. ] , the governor 's civil adviser and secretary to the Pro-Jerusalem Society . |
| 29 | Coenwulf vigorously crushed the revolt in Kent and captured Eadberht , who was blinded and mutilated and taken in chains into Mercia ( ASC A , F , s.a. 796 ) where he was imprisoned for some years at Winchcombe . |
| 30 | The argument clearly attacks the notion of justified belief as well as that of knowledge in that restricted area , since it maintains that we have no reason in what is observed for any beliefs about the unobserved . |