Example sentences of "[conj] be [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | But she 's also shy and has thought about quitting acting several times when she 's had a lukewarm review or been rejected for a role . |
| 2 | But this neatly organised hierarchy of the document is misleading ; the listing was made because the archbishops were unsure of their rights after years of maladministration when many of the services had ceased or been exchanged for cash payments . |
| 3 | Had he worked part-time as a traffic clerk or been employed for less than two years by Humberside Heavy Haulage , Peter would not have been entitled to a redundancy payment . |
| 4 | Many of the seafront hotels on the long esplanade have become nursing homes or been demolished for cliff-like apartment blocks with their individual balconies looking out to sea . |
| 5 | One way and another , it appears that the search for a new chief executive for IBM Corp is not going too well as one after another , the most fancied candidates declare that they are non-runners — so long after their names were first widely canvassed in the press that they leave the strong impression that they have considered or been considered for the job , but after having looked into it , decided that they would n't touch it with a bargepole : latest to declare his belated non-candidacy is former Hewlett-Packard Co chief executive John Young , who says he is ‘ definitely not a candidate ’ — ‘ He 's enjoying retirement , ’ said a Hewlett spokeswoman ; all attention is now focussed on the thought-to-be front runners that have n't ruled themselves out — Paul Stern , recently retired chairman and tough manager of Northern Telecom Ltd , who could be planning to repeat his double act at that company with another former IBMer , Edward Lucente , who has also just resigned from Northern Telecom ; the other two whose odds have shortened are George Fisher , chairman and chief executive of Motorola Inc , Morton Myerson , chairman of Perot Systems Corp , and Louis Gerstner , head of RJR Nabisco Co ; industry sources told Reuter that the name of Michael Armstrong keeps coming up within IBM — but he quit only a year ago , and has just taken the top job at Hughes Aircraft Co . |
| 6 | Whether you are in the market for a new car , or are searching for a value-for money second-hand model , you may need to borrow money to help finance the deal . |
| 7 | If you lack this insight or are looking for a new direction , then Baker can help ( see Recommended reading at the end of this chapter ) . |
| 8 | The defendants contend that their contractual right to indemnity costs entitles them to recover or retain all costs actually incurred save only those that are incurred otherwise than bona fide or are incurred for an improper motive . |
| 9 | We 've all seen pictures of Page 3 girls and pornographic images of women showing the female body in a constantly inviting , sexual way just walking into a newsagent 's on a Sunday morning often means you are surrounded by them ) and it is hardly surprising if girls themselves , as well as men , sometimes feel confused ; believing that girls might ‘ want ’ to be raped , or are asking for trouble , if they dress up to go out , or behave independently by going out or walking home alone . |
| 10 | Danby and the other great Gorge masters rarely come to auction or are found for sale in galleries . |
| 11 | Successful candidates then go on to work on an MSc dissertation , or are recommended for registration for a PhD or MPhil . |
| 12 | It 's a matter of having spares for when any of them go lame , or are needed for work on the farm . |
| 13 | A CHURCH has been told to tone down its bells or be prosecuted for noise pollution by Nottingham Council . |
| 14 | They do not have to desire it , apply for it , or be qualified for it . |
| 15 | Without underestimating the possibility that we may still witness some increase of private medical insurance , it would not be realistic to pretend that one can see how an alternative system could now grow up beside , or be substituted for , the channelling of this £1,000 million of the national income through government agencies . |
| 16 | To nine patients out of ten she was the first hospital sister with whom they had been confronted , and the great majority , when they walked , were pushed , or were carried for the first time through the double doors of our main entrance , were very apprehensive and trying to hide the fact . |
| 17 | ( 2 ) It is immaterial whether the appropriation is made with a view to gain , or is made for the thief 's own benefit . |
| 18 | The Act states in s.1(2) : " It is immaterial whether the appropriation is made with a view to gain or is made for the thief 's own benefit . " |
| 19 | In these offences there is no equivalent to s.1(2) of the 1968 Act which states : " [ i ] t is immaterial whether the appropriation is made with a view to gain , or is made for the thief 's own benefit . " |
| 20 | The alternative method is to provide that upon any adjustment of the base figure , the rent payable immediately before the adjustment becomes a fixed amount payable under the terms of the lease ( or is substituted for a fixed amount previously reserved ) . |
| 21 | The pool costs about £10,500 plus VAT installed , or is supplied for £8,800 plus VAT for d-i-y installation . |
| 22 | Or was prepared for . |
| 23 | He would have to be blind not to have noticed that something in Cora-Beth 's manner towards him had changed ; that the looks she sometimes gave him were no longer open and friendly but questioning , as if she expected , or was hoping for , something more . |
| 24 | In the middle of all this there was a small team of British , a number of whom were regulars , who found the task they were being given something they had neither expected , nor been trained for . |
| 25 | Right , okay , erm let's now move on to er these other diagnostics , right , like test for structural change these diagnostic test statistics that are calculated for right , because essentially what they 're doing is that they 're testing the assumptions on which ordinary leased squares is based . |
| 26 | It is , of course , difficult to make any sense of these figures ; in any case , as Nuttall argues , what is important is the kind of results that are obtained for the money spent . |
| 27 | It 's about time we realize they 're not useless and done something about them because there are people that are listening to them and there 's people that are voting for them and while people do that , Tylers will get a foothold because they 've already got quite a big one , they 're a big multi-national company and know what they 're doing . |
| 28 | Finally , the most convincing evidence for residual function in animals comes from studies using very coarse stimuli that are presented for a long time . |
| 29 | They can not therefore meet the needs of cities that are searching for a method to restrain traffic over large areas . |
| 30 | Be very careful about any payments that are asked for in advance or payment of large deposits . |