Example sentences of "[noun prp] be [verb] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Did Benjamin carry secret orders from his uncle that Selkirk and Ruthven were to die for the common good ? |
| 2 | Thus Bowness-on-Windermere is sacrificed for the greater good of the Lake District or Matlock Bath in the cause of the Peak District . |
| 3 | BILL CLINTON has given a chilling warning that Britain 's cosy relationship with the United States is heading for the big freeze when he takes over the White House . |
| 4 | The QRF is changed for the final time , and the boys get to bed . |
| 5 | Jasbir Singh was stopped for the second time in two days driving his blue Ford Escort van . |
| 6 | Brothers Max ( the mechanic ) and Edwin ( the engine tuner ) both raced themselves ( bikes and car rallies respectively ) but quit when it became obvious that Bradl was destined for the big time . |
| 7 | ‘ At the time , young Steven was working for the Inland Revenue near Strangeways Prison . |
| 8 | It became the permanent home of the German race with the exception of 1959 when the race was staged at Avus , and 1970 when Hockenheim was used for the first time . |
| 9 | World Cup no.8 Glenn Ennis will be travelling from Tokyo , where he and massive lock Norm Hadley are working for the Suntory Corporation , while Scott Steward , who won four caps during the World Cup , two on the wing and two at fullback , will fly from the south of France , where he is playing for Dax . |
| 10 | The standard rate of SSP is frozen for the second successive year at £52.50 a week . |
| 11 | Swedish certainties David Platt and Paul Parker return after missing the win over France , while John Barnes is included for the first time this season . |
| 12 | Additionally the GLC was empowered to give the LTE general directions , and the approval of the GLC was required for the general level and structure of fares to be charged by the LTE ( section 11 ) . |
| 13 | As against the classical , the serenely beautiful , Nietzsche was opting for the archaic . |
| 14 | This was achieved when Russia was rewarded for the benevolent neutrality she had maintained while Prussia redrew the map of central Europe : in 1870 she was able to renounce the clauses without risking diplomatic isolation . |
| 15 | St Servatius church in Maastricht was restored for the first time in AD 725 . |
| 16 | Encounters with Donald were documented for the next 6 years , during which time he travelled on a southward odyssey along some 480 km ( 300 miles ) of British coastline , from the Isle of Man to Wales and then to Cornwall , stopping off in small harbours , boat havens and coves along the way to socialise . |
| 17 | In 1851 Hoopers of Eastington were noted for the fine display of their products at the great Exhibition . |
| 18 | A Christmas tree was put up in Moscow 's Red Square for the first time , and on Christmas Eve the bells of St Basil 's Cathedral in Red Square were rung for the first time since 1917 . |
| 19 | This will amount to about a fifth of the £20m Aegon is to pay for the 40 per cent cut in the business . |
| 20 | A N Wilson is settling for the Royal Family . |
| 21 | Lester was producing for the first time , after his experience with A Funny Thing Happened On the Way To the Forum . |
| 22 | The allegations broke on Tuesday as Jackson was preparing for the first of two concerts in Bangkok , the first stop in the Asian swing of his Dangerous world tour . |
| 23 | McKenzie was fighting for the first time since losing his IBF title to Ulster 's Dave McAuley . |
| 24 | This time an overseas crew from South Africa is competing for the first time . |
| 25 | Now it 's bucking the national trend … with crime elsewhere on the increase , Penhill 's changing for the better . |
| 26 | At the summit the United Kingdom was represented for the first time by John Major , who had replaced Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister on Nov. 28 [ see pp. 37839-40 ] . |
| 27 | Also standing are Carrie Hynd for the Green Party while on a lighter note Ben Shotton and Owen Unsworth are campaigning for the Young Church Organist and Macweirdo Spectacular political parties respectively . |
| 28 | Thoughts of acquiring a complete rake of steam-compatible Mk 1s from BR were aired for the first time in 1977 . |
| 29 | Greenpeace is pushing for the four — Hinkley Point A , Sizewell A , Dungeness A and Bradwell — to be shut immediately . |
| 30 | In association with Farley 's , Boots is looking for the bonniest baby up to the age of months , and the Best Girl and Best Boy up to the age of five . |