Example sentences of "[noun pl] be [vb pp] for [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Writing of the work of Chardin , whose most profoundly moving paintings are revelations of how trivial , homely , everyday scenes and objects are transformed for us when we see them through the eyes of a great painter , Proust says , " Chardin has taught us that a pear is as living as a woman , a kitchen crock as beautiful as an emerald . " |
| 2 | It is believed that the epidemic will be smaller than that in Britain , because vets are prepared for it . |
| 3 | The sons are assembled for him , and he even gets a genetic guarantee of health . |
| 4 | funds are made for it . |
| 5 | Such banquets are portrayed for us on the Bayeux Tapestry , or at least the early stages of them . |
| 6 | Ruth knew , as his eyes met hers , that the words were meant for her . |
| 7 | During this period it is essential that all the staff 's normal duties are covered for them , nothing is more likely to prevent successful training than constant telephone interruptions and the need for the staff to get back to their normal work . |
| 8 | Two lines are shown for you . |
| 9 | If matters are simplified for him by assuming that he can move only north , south , east or west , and excluding the possibility that he might collapse on the spot , can you visualize the path he would follow ? |
| 10 | ‘ A lot of prayers were said for me but for six weeks absolutely nothing happened . |
| 11 | Last night prayers were said for her at Watton Methodist Church where her aunt is a member of the congregation . |
| 12 | All over Orkney during the time the children were away from their homes , prayers were said for them in churches of all denominations and at prayer meetings , and despite the torment they went through , none of the parents ' faiths wavered . |
| 13 | Always at the Bidding Prayers mention was made of me and my Christian community at home and prayers were offered for them . |
| 14 | It 's not beyond the wit of the Tories to move in European people into the country , into this country in certain seats from the right in Europe to make sure those seats are won for them again , and I think it 's an extremely dangerous precedent to allow European voting if you 're not , if you 're just resident within Britain rather than a citizen . |
| 15 | The weapons are made for me on Clabidacia V , the home world of spidery exters with delicate filaments instead of limbs who are among the finest micro-engineers in the SenFed . |
| 16 | Witness could not say how much help in this a girl would need from the men because it varied so much , but she did not think it amounted to much , and no special men workers were employed for it " Lifting is therefore not denied , but its importance is distinctly minimized when a woman is speaking , maximized when a man is . |
| 17 | Beer made from barley , and flat oat-cakes were brought for them . |
| 18 | It will be giving demonstrations of Windows NT and some of the applications being developed for it ; Widows for Workgroups and some new multimedia programs , such as Musical Instruments . |
| 19 | Most Government property is owned by the Ministry of Defence which is bringing back families from Germany and other parts of the world and those properties are needed for them . |
| 20 | Sarah 's brother Mick was the star pupil at his College and great things were predicted for him , and John was now fully recovered and walking without a limp . |
| 21 | Or rather , their memoirs were launched for them at a glib and glitzy party by Heinemann , the publishers . |
| 22 | Their napkins were kept for them in specially designed pigeon-holes to which they homed on entering , before head-ing for their tables . |
| 23 | It is particularly interesting , however , to discover that a small group of white collar workers at Rolls Royce did not want an intellectually taxing job and provisions were made for them in the final design . |
| 24 | In my own family in India , often enough saris are bought for me by my father or mother . |
| 25 | The cavalcade stopped and orders were issued for us to rest in the fields around the church whilst Queen Margaret and her principal attendants went inside . |
| 26 | An extraordinary advertisement simply headed ‘ Journalists ’ — giving scant information on what jobs were on offer and what qualifications were required for them — was placed in the Guardian and black papers such as the Voice . |
| 27 | Both these names were designed for us as being extremely auspicious . |
| 28 | Dyer was eventually censured by a committee of inquiry , but substantial sums were raised for him by public subscription and he was adulated in the press , the House of Commons , and — especially — the House of Lords . |
| 29 | We also sometimes wish that we were given notice about the arrangements being made for us , and were consulted . |
| 30 | Arrangements were made for her to go to a home specialising in care for people who were motivated to look after themselves , and the staff were prepared to cope with the deafness . |