Example sentences of "is [verb] for [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He has such great familiarity with the keyboard that when it is hidden for him by a cloth spread over it , he plays on this cloth with the same speed and the same precision . |
| 2 | The spectacle is intended for her too as part of the audience , but she can not become a pair of eyes to view her own humiliation . |
| 3 | It can be very rewarding pressing flowers that have a sentimental significance , whether the finished picture is intended for you or someone else . |
| 4 | ‘ The whole of this club is rooting for him and wishing him well , ’ added the comparatively young Liverpool chairman , who admitted to finding his first year in office ‘ a difficult baptism ’ . |
| 5 | And what we 're trying to do is to give him this family feeling that everybody behind here , the whole team , every single worker is rooting for him and making sure that he has the best . |
| 6 | It is Davie 's contention that this view is quite wrong : there are a great many outstandingly talented British poets , including Charles Tomlinson , C H Sisson , Elaine Feinstein and others ( Davie , as distinguished a poet as any of his subjects , modestly excludes his own work ) who do not answer to this description , and one purpose of Under Briggflats is to claim for them the attention they have often been denied ; in some cases , indeed , to rescue them from scandalous neglect . |
| 7 | ( The pen is weeping for me . ) |
| 8 | Fasting is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you , so that you may guard ( against evil ) Surrah 11 , 183 |
| 9 | Individual deterrence occurs when someone commits a crime , is punished for it , and finds the punishment so unpleasant or frightening that the offence is never repeated for fear of more of the same or worse . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | ‘ Our idea of what belongs to the realm of reality is given for us in the concepts which we use . ’ |
| 12 | That money in the consumer 's pocket : who else is competing for it ? |
| 13 | If the latter were the case depressed share prices would not be a reliable indicator of badly-managed companies and hence the market for control could not have the efficiency-stimulating effect that is claimed for it . |
| 14 | All we can do is wait for it to pass through . |
| 15 | Now it 's a system you go through if you break the law , you know we have an education system which is organised for us by our local community who builds the school , who runs the school , who 's on the governors of those schools . |
| 16 | Until that happy day , the only way to achieve an enjoyable and comfortable life is to work for it . |
| 17 | The Saddlery Courses are designed for people wishing to earn a full time living from making and repairing saddlery or for anyone who just wants to supplement their existing income , as they state ‘ whatever you want from this course , either to earn money or to save money , it is designed for you . ’ |
| 18 | Affordably priced , the Casual Dining collection is designed for you to use for any meal , every day . |
| 19 | Why do n't you ask the name of the governess , and why everybody is looking for her ? ’ |
| 20 | They are husbands , ergo , she is looking for them . |
| 21 | In every prima facae case there are always anomalies if somebody is looking for them . ’ |
| 22 | ’ Famlio is looking for us in other sectors . |
| 23 | ‘ Inspector Lane is looking for you , sir . |
| 24 | Chris is looking for you . |
| 25 | That Ben is looking for you . |
| 26 | It seems that they can be market counterparties even if the firm acts only as their agent and , indeed , even if the firm is acting for them on a discretionary basis . |
| 27 | The summons is returned to you , or whoever is acting for you , by the Sheriff clerk with two dates marked on it . |
| 28 | If a child is aged under 2 then any provision which is made for him/her by the LEA is stated to be special educational provision ; in the case of a child aged 2 or over it is ‘ educational provision which is additional to , or otherwise different from , the educational provision made generally for children of that age in schools maintained by the LEA ’ . |
| 29 | But many Sainsbury 's products will carry nutrition information — even though no special nutrition claim is made for them . |
| 30 | A good hot meal is delivered to their home ( the number of meals per week depending on the staff and resources in each area ) and a modest charge is made for them . |