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

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1 I am doomed for all eternity . ’
2 ‘ If I kiss you , will I be prosecuted for sexual harassment when we get back to England ? ’
3 I do n't think I 'm constructed for physical labour .
4 I was destined for great things — Oxford or Cambridge , a string of letters after my name , a successful academic career , and would no doubt end up being the first woman Prime Minister .
5 I was kidnapped for ten days .
6 I was elected for two years running onto the NUS Lesbian and Gay Committee and served for one year on the London Students ' Organization executive committee .
7 If I find in myself a desire for which no experience in this world can satisfy , the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world .
8 I was kept for this job . ’
9 I was devastated for four months after finishing second to Woosnam last year , but now I realise the value of that defeat .
10 Suppose , for example , you are employed for three years , of which the first is to be spent abroad and the other two in Great Britain .
11 If you are working in a very technical field you should do your homework before the interview so that you are prepared for detailed questions about equipment and techniques you may have to deal with .
12 The lesson is that you must always keep your defences strong so that you are prepared for any situation .
13 So that is why , being a good boy scouts , and girl guides that you are you are gon na put things in the car so that you 're , you are prepared for wet weather , or cold weather erm , such as an old blanket or something to sit on er , because we like you to sit upon a bank as far away from the traffic as possible
14 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 .
15 You 're destined for big things obviously .
16 I 've thought guaran two machines you 're guaranteed for four years then , cos they did n't write the serial number down , so if I got two machines and it goes faulty I just send it back and say this machine 's faulty , they do n't know how many I 've got
17 And he admits : ‘ It is not normal for the Spanish people to leave the place where you were born for long spells .
18 She 's volunteered for nursing duties .
19 She 's settled for some biscuits and cheese and a yoghurt and a glass of orange juice . ’
20 Her international trade negotiations are already hindered by Norway 's attitude to whaling and sealing , and she is blamed for poor results .
21 She is milked for 10 months of the year and pregnant for nine months .
22 She was treated for 1 month with valproate 2 g daily ( 40 mg/kg ) , then nausea , vomiting , and abdominal pain occurred .
23 Joanna was kept in hospital for 10 weeks , during which time she was tested for all kinds of illnesses .
24 Sheila alleged that she was dazed for three days following the attack , suffering a black eye and a cut on her forehead .
25 She was jailed for six months yesterday after a judge told her she had caused chaos and fear to boost her restaurant 's profits .
26 She was sent for psychiatric treatment in March after a court martial found her guilty of the manslaughter of riding instructress Marika Sparfeld at the military base in August last year .
27 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 .
28 She had a curious feeling that greater good fortune would yet be hers , that she was destined for high places .
29 She was prepared for mild stomach upsets , sunburn and the occasional blister .
30 Instead she was confined for twenty hours a day on a ward for the criminally insane , most of them doped and many of them bruised from the warders ' heavy handling .
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