Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun sg] [be] [vb pp] for [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Unless the base stock was kept for many years in the same conditions as those in which estimates were made , problems could have arisen .
2 We provide a substantial amount of aid , and £1 million of our aid money is committed for good government projects .
3 Claims rocketed , and as confirmed at today 's annual meeting a three billion pound loss was incurred for 1990 .
4 AN emergency aid programme was promised for flood-devastated North Wales yesterday as the sun shone on a massive mopping-up operation .
5 A YOUNG handbag snatcher was jailed for five years yesterday as a judge signalled the fight back against street crime .
6 The large engine in the boat gallery was used for this purpose at the Liverpool Lighterage Company Yard in Northwich , Cheshire .
7 A 1.5 p.c. fee is levied for foreign currency withdrawals .
8 The main living room was used for Quaker meetings for many years .
9 Over 44 months 157 patients ( 96 boys ) who had suffered one or more events out of hospital and received mouth to mouth resuscitation were referred for clinical management to our department at the Royal Brompton Hospital .
10 The first European Design Automation Conference is scheduled for 7–10 Spetember at Hamburg 's Congress Center and is expected to attract 5,000 visitors : among those exhibiting are DEC , Harris , Sun , Cadence , Fujitsu and i-Logix .
11 Sixty one patients ( 27 men and 34 women ) ( mean age : 41.8 years ; range : 17–74 years ) with irritable bowel syndrome were treated for one week with one of the following drugs :
12 The monthly medal competition for a silver spoon was fixed for alternate Saturdays and Wednesdays ( half day closing ! ) .
13 The term programming is used for long term changes in the body 's structure , physiology , or metabolism brought about by environmental influences acting at critical stages of early life .
14 Two coats of Weathershield fine Texture Masonry Paint were applied for best effect .
15 A selective recognition layer is required for viable measurements , but as with any directly contacting device , non-specific surface binding can lead to a high background signal .
16 The Care Programme Approach is used for those detained under the Mental Health Act .
17 It is not available in the first year of the policy and in the second year only £250 — about two hours ' worth for a top London matrimonial lawyer -will be met for each party .
18 In another case , a director of an investment company was disqualified for 10 years and his co-director for six years because they had caused the company to continue trading while insolvent , had transferred assets to other companies which subsequently failed , and had been seriously negligent .
19 The child 's arousal classification was noted for each 12th minute value of UOS pressure and a mean value obtained for arousal states A and B. Although arousal states C to E were noted their data were not analysed for this study .
20 THE vigilante businessman who was cleared last week of murdering a suspected car vandal was jailed for 18 months yesterday for an alternative charge of affray .
21 Knowledge of the stock market was limited for most dealers .
22 An equicaloric glucose solution is used for this purpose .
23 THE father of a child genius was jailed for five years yesterday after a bungled insurance fraud .
24 Moreover , even when household income was controlled for marital status , women were still disadvantaged .
25 This degree course is designed for those who wish to work as managers in a small business and also for those who would like to follow a career in government departments or other agencies concerned with enterprise development .
26 A previous negative test result was recorded for 307 of the homosexual men infected with HIV ( table III ) .
27 Liver resection was performed for hepatic metastases ( eight ) , cystic echinococcus ( one ) , and hepatic haemangioma ( one ) .
28 A WINDOW cleaner was jailed for seven years yesterday for raping one of his customers .
29 The first council meeting is planned for early summer , when the first project grants , for up to 18 months , are expected to be made .
30 The Council meeting was called for petty reasons .
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