Example sentences of "[coord] [vb pp] for [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They may be precipitated locally ( Thompson , 1959 ) or carried for some distance in solution ( Bathurst , 1975 ; Wanless , 1979 ) . |
| 2 | In addition , orders may define circumstances in which the application of the National Curriculum provisions to individual pupils might be modified or lifted for any foundation subject … . |
| 3 | Smoothed or polished slices can also be observed directly under cathodoluminescence ( see Chapter 6 ) ; they may be etched or stained for this purpose . |
| 4 | The Trust is also uniquely empowered , under its Act of Parliament , to declare its properties inalienable , which means that they can not be compulsorily acquired or used for any purpose against the Trust 's wishes without specific parliamentary consent . |
| 5 | Both Central News and ITN World News make full use of authentic material ; no story has been invented or truncated for these videos . |
| 6 | Many are incurable strays which wander off time and time again , many are untrustworthy or dangerously aggressive dogs who may have been thrown out or dumped for this reason . |
| 7 | The Breakthrough to Literacy materials ( published by Longman ) contain a useful piece of equipment which can be used or adapted for any age of pupil . |
| 8 | On current spending education was essentially stabilised in real volume terms for over a decade , and the rates of growth in health and personal social services slowed down or ceased for some periods . |
| 9 | It comes from critics who imagine themselves penning formidable papers which , like those of Gregor Mendel , are hidden away or ignored for many years — and do not fare too well , therefore , in ISI 's listings . |
| 10 | Raising the trapdoor a little more so he could see out , he cautiously pushed out the barrel of the shotgun and checked for any sign of enemy personnel , as best as he could in his limited field of vision . |
| 11 | Educated , like Lilian Lawson , at Donaldson 's School and the Mary Hare Grammar School , Irene qualified as a teacher and taught for some years at the Northern Counties School for the Deaf in Newcastle-upon-Tyne before joining the staff of the BDA in 1981 . |
| 12 | It had been the first definite sign that something was wrong ; though she had been moody and withdrawn for some weeks before , he had thought this a normal reaction to her baby 's death . |
| 13 | ‘ But the one true faith , ’ went on Constance balefully , ‘ have gone and fallen for that codswallop . |
| 14 | Vincente Minnelli , a director of the old school and greatly renowned and respected for such classics as The Band Wagon and An American in Paris , was looking for a touch of modernism to attract a young audience to a rather old-fashioned film called On a Clear Day You Can See Forever . |
| 15 | Exact sizes have to be cut and prepared for each model . |
| 16 | So she learns to give all her stories happy endings and take her troubles to bed with her — after she has cooked , cleaned , washed and ironed and prepared for another day . |
| 17 | He reeled in and prepared for another cast , seeming absorbed by his task . |
| 18 | Old age is not a sudden event : those becoming dependent must have anticipated and prepared for this stage in some characteristic way , even if by denial . |
| 19 | Allowed to choose her hairdresser , Carole Ann Ford plumped for an up-and-coming young stylist she had known and visited for some time named Vidal Sassoon . |
| 20 | We wandered over Clare Bridge , which always looks as if it is about to collapse , and then up to St John 's , where we stood on the old Wren bridge and talked for some time , gazing at the so-called Bridge of Sighs which connects the old and new parts of St John 's . |
| 21 | In due course the information will be processed and used for all kinds of statistical information . |
| 22 | It 's actually a multi-purpose building , located in the centre of town , and used for all sorts of purposes , for all sections of the community . |
| 23 | The horn was taken home to Laigh Corton where it was hollowed out and used for many years as a bolting or drenching tube for giving medicine to animals . |
| 24 | The house was built at the turn of the century as a country home and used for many years as a shooting lodge . |
| 25 | Many temples , caves , burial chambers and ‘ vision pits ’ have been constructed and used for this purpose . |
| 26 | and erm and erm I would really formally ask the board if , if there is any objection to our deliberations being recorded and taken down and used for another purpose . |
| 27 | They proposed the withdrawal of ships carrying nuclear arms from the Mediterranean and called for all countries to abstain from deploying such weapons in the territories of non-nuclear Mediterranean countries . |
| 28 | This motion advocated a revival of nationalist Gaullist traditions to distinguish the RPR electorally from other right-wing parties , and called for more party independence , asserting that in its present state , still demoralized by the defeat of Chirac in the 1988 presidential elections , the RPR was incapable of forming an effective opposition . |
| 29 | D'Aubigny waved aside our letter of introduction and called for more refreshments before joining Angus on the other side of the table . |
| 30 | Mona was loved and tolerated for such ethics by a great many people , the young as well as the not so young . |