Example sentences of "[conj] [noun pl] be [verb] for [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Writing of the work of Chardin , whose most profoundly moving paintings are revelations of how trivial , homely , everyday scenes and objects are transformed for us when we see them through the eyes of a great painter , Proust says , " Chardin has taught us that a pear is as living as a woman , a kitchen crock as beautiful as an emerald . " |
| 2 | Always at the Bidding Prayers mention was made of me and my Christian community at home and prayers were offered for them . |
| 3 | If matters are simplified for him by assuming that he can move only north , south , east or west , and excluding the possibility that he might collapse on the spot , can you visualize the path he would follow ? |
| 4 | It is particularly interesting , however , to discover that a small group of white collar workers at Rolls Royce did not want an intellectually taxing job and provisions were made for them in the final design . |
| 5 | The cavalcade stopped and orders were issued for us to rest in the fields around the church whilst Queen Margaret and her principal attendants went inside . |
| 6 | Meeting Seychelles tourist reps at a Travel Trade Fair clinched it and arrangements were made for us to join a small group of people on an exploratory trip in October 1989 . |
| 7 | Despite the lack of time , he was as good as his word , and we got a phone call from Colin Dobson , second in command of permanent way work , and arrangements were made for us to contact the signalman at Llangollen , since Colin would be away on business . |
| 8 | From the letter Brian had received from the newspaper last November , we knew that his sisters and friends were working for him and we had also heard that Jill , Nick Toksvig and other friends were active on my behalf . |
| 9 | Half of them live at Stantonbury , 437 between two and three miles distant , the remainder three to six miles away , mostly on farms and in villages with relatives or connections , and they would not come to live at Wolverton even if cottages were provided for them . |
| 10 | Our leaders funked that responsibility , and the Kurds and Shiites are paying for it . |
| 11 | It is believed that the epidemic will be smaller than that in Britain , because vets are prepared for it . |
| 12 | The Sheikha joined us and we sat together while arrangements were made for me to leave . |