Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] [vb pp] for [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | She 's settled for some biscuits and cheese and a yoghurt and a glass of orange juice . ’ |
| 3 | Joanna was kept in hospital for 10 weeks , during which time she was tested for all kinds of illnesses . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | One bitch we bred , Champion Jagen Blue Trigo , did the original job she was bred for many years . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Under 4* and 5* Maxplan policies , they are covered for all perils . |
| 9 | Unfortunately , the new baronet lived in India and no instructions from him were expected for many months . |
| 10 | It 's late now , and it 'll be quicker than waiting for a cab — and it 's insured for all drivers . |
| 11 | Although it is intended for all ages and abilities , in practice it is limited to Levels 1 , 2 and 3 . |
| 12 | It is intended for all levels of user , however it is assumed that the reader is familiar with LIFESPAN and its operation . |
| 13 | It is intended for all levels of user , however it is assumed that the reader is familiar with LIFESPAN and its operation . |
| 14 | The athlete statues of Polykleitos , later in the century , might well stem from this tradition , and he is claimed for both cities . |
| 15 | The southern Mediterranean region is its home , and it was used for many centuries by the Arabs . |
| 16 | It 's completely restored and it was used for several films — Macbeth and Becket , to name two of them . |
| 17 | In a series of acts dating from 1317 , 1322 and 1328 he was compensated for any losses sustained through the renunciation of that claim . |
| 18 | Because he had actually found the cut wires he was grilled for several days , as were several other suspects , all electricians . |
| 19 | 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 . ’ |
| 20 | Half wanting to quit , half determined to persevere he was caught for some moments , indecisive and forlorn . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |