Example sentences of "is [verb] for [pron] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 The Word was made flesh in Jesus Christ ; God has given himself to be understood in our terms and on our level ; and even in these terms and on that level it is the reality of God that is given for us to understand .
2 All we can do is wait for it to pass through .
3 " It is forbidden for anyone to travel in the guard 's van , " he said .
4 " It is forbidden for anyone to travel on the roof , " the guard said .
5 Affordably priced , the Casual Dining collection is designed for you to use for any meal , every day .
6 It 's quite possible that there are one or two old gentlemen , but when one wants to find a new operative , one really is looking for somebody to come in the trade who will be with the firm , all being well , for a number of years .
7 Perhaps the Frank Slade role is a sign that Pacino is looking for something to stretch him , because he 's also about to embark on another slightly unusual project .
8 My uncle is looking for someone to replace a partner who 's retiring . ’
9 The current NCT representative on the ( wait for it ) West Midlands Regional Health Authority 's Health Promotion Group 's Ante-Natal Care Action Group ( what a mouthful ) is about to retire and is looking for someone to take over .
10 The more that fall into this category , the better local government is prepared for what lies ahead in the Europe of the 1990s .
11 Is not the price which one party is to receive for his undertaking a motive for his entry into the contract with the other party ?
12 First , as we wish to encourage carers and strengthen families — even the extended family — if a person who is caring for someone loses them to a home , the person 's home should not have to go on the market to meet the cost of fees .
13 It is reassuring for someone to know that if they jump at shadows or can not sleep after an accident or a crime , it is part of a natural process and that they will get over it .
14 After all , it is yearning for you to grow .
15 If the client does not want to answer , he need not do so ; and the way is opened for him to raise the subject later if he so chooses .
16 The work with patients who had the delusion of being watched , and who spoke of the watcher as another person in terms like the following : ‘ He is waiting for me to go now ’ , or ‘ He thinks I should do such and such ’ , had first led Freud to suggest that a part of a person 's ego can keep watch over another part .
17 This can actually produce those distressing occasions when , for example , a husband and wife are sitting there looking at each other , the dying one trying very hard to get on and die because they understand everyone is waiting for them to do so , and the survivor trapped with their feelings of guilt about wishing their relative would die , whilst at the same time not being able to leave the person 's side in case they miss the moment .
18 As we turn a corner on to Forsyth Street , a handful of people is waiting for us to arrive .
19 Yet the army too is waiting for someone to die , and the different factions of the party leadership are replicated in its high command .
20 ‘ The people say it 's the Hound of the Baskervilles , which is calling for something to hunt and kill .
21 He can call his bluff and ask to see the quotations ; he can take the initiative by stating that he assumes the buyer is wishing for him to justify his price ; or , if flushed with the confidence of past success , he can say ‘ Then I advise you to accept one of them . ’
22 THE scene is set for what promises to be the best Isle of Man International Cycling Week for many years from June 20–27 .
23 In the backs , Kenny Logan has had a somewhat disappointing season after being capped in Australia last summer , but the stage is set for him to recover lost ground , as it is for his Stirling County colleague , Ian Jardine .
24 In the backs , Kenny Logan has had a somewhat disappointing season after being capped in Australia last summer , but the stage is set for him to recover lost ground , as it is for his Stirling County colleague , Ian Jardine .
25 The European Community is asking for what remains of Yugoslavia to be isolated from world organisations , like the United Nations , as violence continues in Sarajevo in spite of a ceasefire call .
26 All they 're doing is asking for something to eat , but it can be quite painful
27 However , there are a number of attractive and promising schemes under very active development at the moment , but the sea is such a hostile environment — it 's corrosive , force is involved for anything sitting on the surface as they are exposed to the force of the waves which is colossal , and if they are on the sea bed then perhaps there are maintenance problems , and getting the electricity ashore has not yet been solved .
28 The Sun rejects Kinnock 's claim that the tabloids were responsible for Labour 's defeat , despite having said just that three days previously : ‘ It is flattering for him to suggest we have so much power .
29 The longer that the muon sticks to the helium , the less time is left for it to catalyse further fusions .
30 A degree of interaction between themselves and their source is required for them to act in this capacity .
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