Example sentences of "and be [verb] for [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They want a meeting , they intimate , and are boarding for that purpose now . |
| 2 | Logically they apply to tenants as well as to owner-occupiers and are given for all displacements , whether by compulsory purchase or any action under the Housing Acts . |
| 3 | Councillors are concerned the new development will mean increased traffic and are to ask for some sort of restrictions for lorries . |
| 4 | Many people are taken away hooded and chained and are interrogated for several days before being released . |
| 5 | The invitation stipulated that warm clothing and trainers should be brought along , meet at the Holiday Inn in Portsmouth and be prepared for some fun . |
| 6 | If only he believed in her , could n't they together submerge themselves in the waters of Eden and be renewed for all time ? |
| 7 | We 're so confident of this Plan 's uniqueness that if , within three months or so of your Plan commencing , you should find and be accepted for another policy offering the same cover and benefits on more favourable terms , we guarantee to cancel your Plan and refund any premiums you have paid . |
| 8 | There is reason to think they were also feeling the loss of their carriers that June at the battle of Midway , and were looking for more land bases for aircraft . |
| 9 | For the next hour the fairground gradually filled with people , mainly families with young children or teenagers who had become bored with their tour round the factory and were looking for some excitement . |
| 10 | We did n't expect it to last as long as it has , and were hoping for some relief by the end of the year . |
| 11 | Police now considered the case a murder inquiry and were appealing for any information that would lead to the killer . |
| 12 | There was also " … a considerable quantity of small ore which was got at the beginning of the work and can not be weighed until stamped or broken by an Engine and washed for which purpose they are going to erect one to go be water with all speed and were disstressed for some sycamore wood for the water wheel . " |
| 13 | If the material is not topical and is delayed for some time before being sent out the date should be changed . |
| 14 | Fancy Patterns : This really does cover many stitch types and is intended for those patterns that are most often used for single colour work , where the design relies on texture rather than contrasting colours to form the pattern . |
| 15 | Brenda , from Bridlington , says the £800 compensation offered is ‘ derisory ’ and is to fight for more money . |
| 16 | This leave-in conditioner will protect hair from the heat of the dryer and is recommended for all hair types . |
| 17 | The reserve goalkeeper held on to the place for four months , and was selected for several weeks after Grobbelaar returned to action with the reserves . |
| 18 | The reserve goalkeeper held on to the place for four months , and was selected for several weeks after Grobbelaar returned to action with the reserves . |
| 19 | By 3pm Dez had washed 39 cars , mostly Jaguars , Mercedes , Porsches and even a couple of Rolls Royces , plus a few Ford Escorts and other smaller cars , and was appealing for more cars ! . |
| 20 | The battle was on , and was to continue for another year . |
| 21 | No. 16 was sent there early in 1928 and was gone for some time . |
| 22 | Vera Loomis , the ninety-two-year-old who lived at number 92 and was known for some reason as Got All the Things There Then ? had offered plum wine or home-brewed lager and Susan Doyle , who was reported to watch News at Ten while her husband pleasured her , had suggested lemonade shandy . |
| 23 | I asked to see a breakdown of the price quoted to me and found that I was being charged four times more than the normal retail price for curtain tape and hooks and was quoted for more material than I needed . |
| 24 | Meanwhile the owner the person who lived a small terraced property , whose garden backs onto the fields tried to get the hounds several dozen hounds off these two dogs who were being savaged to death and he had a heart attack in the process , Chairman and was hospitalized for several weeks That Chairman is the effect of the hunt on one of my constituents whose job it is for me to defend the rights that I was elected here to defend the rights of my constituents , not to be harassed in this manner . |