Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] to [noun prp] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | That was not altogether surprising given that , as a KGB officer who had been posted to London for six years , it would be astonishing if he had not . ’ |
| 2 | BTW has n't the Norwich game been moved to Monday for SKY ? |
| 3 | One Saturday evening , when I had been apprenticed to Joe for four years , he and I were sitting in the pub , with some of the villagers , listening to Mr Wopsle . |
| 4 | It seems sometimes as if this theory , used to explain the processes not only of combustion but also calcination , definitely had been handed to Priestley for special keeping as he adhered to it unswervingly all his life . |
| 5 | FM118 's remains are the property of the Nanton Lancaster Society , but have been offered to Bernie for restoration . |
| 6 | But I 've been promised to Craig for years , I ca n't break my word . ’ |
| 7 | Dexel , a cellulose acetate moulding compound , manufactured at the Little Heath , Coventry , plant in the UK , had not been exported to America for three years . |
| 8 | The waste had originally been exported to Belgium for reprocessing , in contravention of both countries ' laws . |
| 9 | Consequently they have been short of riders for their opening British League Division One matches , and for last night 's rained off home meeting with Wolverhampton they were due to use David Norris , who has been sold to Eastbourne for £15,000 , and use the rider replacement facility for Shirra . |
| 10 | The desire to outshine others provoked extravagance , such as that shown by a Marquise who wrote to a friend : ‘ I have been invited to Compiègne for a week so I have sold a mill ! ’ |
| 11 | In 1989 , there were over 1000 long-term unemployed people on the Programme : this figure was planned to rise to 2000 in 1990 and over 3000 in 1991. 10 million have been allocated to JTP for 1990–1 ( HM Treasury , 1990 , Chapter 17 , Paras 44–5 ) . |
| 12 | But as only 100 of these hand-built cars are allocated to Britain for next year , it is unlikely that Panther will have much trouble shifting its stock . |
| 13 | It is of a rock type not common to the immediate area , the nearest appears to be found at Cayton and Cornelian Bays , ten miles distant , and is believed to have been brought to Rudston for religious reasons , since it was there long before the church . |
| 14 | Qualifications not included in this list should be referred to HCIMA for a ruling prior to enrolment of an applicant . |
| 15 | In 1678 , after more than 5 years ' detention on the barren rock , he was tried in Edinburgh and , with 60 other Covenanters , was sentenced to be banished to Virginia for the remainder of his life . |
| 16 | By his order dated 12 May 1992 Waite J. directed that in the interim pending a further hearing in the events that ( 1 ) J. 's medical condition changed so that his life was threatened but was capable of being prolonged by intensive therapeutic measures including artificial ventilation , and ( 2 ) he was at that time in the health authority 's care and ( 3 ) the required drugs and equipment were or could reasonably be made available , the health authority were to cause such measures , including artificial ventilation , to be applied to J. for so long as they were capable of prolonging his life . |
| 17 | It meant I 'd be connected to Charlie for years and years , long after we left school . |
| 18 | The meeting also decided that the international francophone television channel , TV 5 , should from 1992 be broadcast to Africa for one hour a day . |
| 19 | Six finalists will be chosen from the pictures by representatives from Hairflair and Supersoft and all six will be invited to London for the final judging . |
| 20 | Machine assembly will continue at the plant , with ready-made parts supplied by outside contractors , and finished products will be shipped to Holland for distribution to customers . |
| 21 | They will arrange for the bodies of Gail , 41 , and children Sarah , 16 , Adam 14 and Deana , 11 , to be brought to Britain for burial . |
| 22 | Where notification is given at the first stage , but not in accordance with the procedures laid down for the first stage , you shall not be disentitled to SSP for that day for that reason only . |
| 23 | If they proved successful , they would be despatched to Carno for mass production . |
| 24 | It amazes me how so many Liverpool people seem to think that by being born here ( which none of us have any control over ) people who ‘ get on ’ should be obligated to Liverpool for ever more . |
| 25 | The text of the work had to be submitted to Vienna for approval and by 24 August it had still not arrived for Mozart to set ( the wedding was to take place in October ) . |
| 26 | More foodstuffs and clothing will be taken to Brasov for orphanage babies suffering from AIDS . |
| 27 | Under the agreement Risley 's John Prior , Carl Anderson and Ian Croft will be seconded to Initec for between six and 12 months . |
| 28 | If you let me know the outcome of your enquiries we can arrange for the seat to be returned to Snowhill for reinstatement . |
| 29 | If you let me know the outcome of your enquiries we can arrange for the seat to be returned to Snowhill for reinstatement . |
| 30 | Prior to this these engines had to be returned to Rolls-Royce for testing , so we can now save our customers considerable time and money . |