Example sentences of "be [verb] in [noun sg] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The plantation director was standing on an upturned crate that had been placed in position for him beneath the light , and despite the early hour he was already wearing his customary pitch helmet , the sleeves of his bush shirt were rolled high on his brown muscular arms and he was bare-legged in shorts , heavy jungle boots and short thick socks . |
| 2 | The nursing home to which her husband has her committed after her eccentricity has become dangerous , and from which she and the other residents are eventually ejected to be cared for by an amorphous ‘ community ’ , might have been lying in wait for her from the day she was born . |
| 3 | ‘ Mrs Shakespeare , ’ said the interviewer , ‘ now that we know what the terrorists are asking in return for your son 's life , has your view of the situation changed ? ’ |
| 4 | The constitution of Convocation might be altered in order for it to be open to those obtaining recognised qualifications other than degrees , or those obtaining approved qualifications moderated by the University . |
| 5 | It was decided that whilst Reginald should go free , the unfortunate Margery should herself be placed in custody for her false appeal . |
| 6 | It would mean accepting that an assault could exist without any of the elements which comprise that term ; no one would , for example , have to be placed in fear for their bodily safety . |
| 7 | The positive heuristic indicates how the hard core is to be supplemented in order for it to be capable of explaining and predicting real phenomena . |
| 8 | James V ordered that the Crown of Scotland be remodelled in time for him to wear it at the coronation of his second Queen , Mary of Guise-Lorraine , at Holyrood Abbey in February 1540 . |
| 9 | This scheme will be used in future for it provides an opportunity for the genuine fan who attends games against less glamorous opposition not to lose out in the real crowd pullers . |
| 10 | She was advised that formal evidence would have to be called in order for her to form an opinion under section 7(5) of the Act of 1976 as to whether the defendant should be remanded in custody or on bail on the same or more stringent conditions , and that accordingly the hearing would in effect be a trial and would require to be heard before at least two justices . |
| 11 | They had to be demanded in principle for everybody . |
| 12 | It is significant that Kerschensteiner insisted on the practical and the theoretical being part of the same syllabus , with the former leading on to an appreciation of the latter : it meant that ‘ civic virtues ’ had to be practised in order for them to become meaningful . |
| 13 | All texts must be read in order for them to ‘ exist ’ ; the corollary of this is that the mode of their existence in the world depends on how they are read . |
| 14 | The property here was to be held in trust for his wife and her first son , Maximilian until he was 24 . |
| 15 | The family had not paid much attention to the terms of the eccentric patriarch 's last wishes , as the stipulation that all his possessions should be held in readiness for his return merely put the houses and their produce at the usual disposal of his family , while removing the problem of his personal presence and authority . |
| 16 | We then came back to London where fortunately no journalists or television crews were lying in wait for us , because the mission had been unofficial . |
| 17 | Six weeks were spent in preparation for my new role . |
| 18 | A few days later I did question Shadwell about the possibility of not being covered in shit for my debut as a professional actor . |
| 19 | Corporal Stephen Paterson had been kept in custody for his own safety , along with senior aircraftsman Douglas Bailey since the fire at RAF Hullavington in Wiltshire earlier this month . |
| 20 | Firstly , Dustin is hidden under a folding bed which he is repairing in readiness for his first sexual experience , and then he is off-camera , talking to his parents , in the one comic-satiric scene that Woody Allen might not have disowned . |
| 21 | it 's raining in time for us to go to school , come on |
| 22 | A young mother says she 's living in fear for her life after a threatening phone call from the man who kidnapped her at gunpoint . |
| 23 | Correspondingly , the break-up of such a relationship frequently causes such severe emotional pain that the old addictive substance or behaviour is sought in desperation for its mood-altering effect . |
| 24 | But I ca n't explain it , it 's as if the devil himself is down there , and there 's this horrible smell that chokes you and at the same time you get the feeling that something evil is lying in wait for you . |
| 25 | We have to inform you that you are the beneficiary of a large sum of money which our client is holding in trust for you . |
| 26 | Until then , the property is held in trust for them . |
| 27 | His testimony later that month implicated Agamemnon Koutsogiorgas , the former Justice Minister and Minister to the Prime Minister [ see p. 36527 ] , whom Mantzouranis claimed had been the recipient of the US$2,000,000 from Koskotas which had been paid in return for his effecting the passage of a law which lifted the Bank of Greece 's control over the Bank of Crete . |
| 28 | Twenty-six year old Paul Ferguson was remanded in custody for his own protection by Aylesbury Magistrates . |
| 29 | Castleford-born Goodway , who won 23 caps for Great Britain , was registered in time for him to play in tomorrow 's big championship opener with St Helens . |
| 30 | ‘ Cyprus ’ is synonymous with — copper ’ , and the island was celebrated in antiquity for its mines . |