Example sentences of "for [v-ing] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thatcher said that the UK was ‘ financially sound ’ , there was a ban on overtime ( voluntary ) on British Rail ; the US was organising sanctions against Poland for daring to be taken over by the military and the Social Science Research Council , to muffled cheers and sobs , got a £1 million cut . |
| 2 | Parish councillors at Robin Hood 's Bay are calling for policing to be stepped up . |
| 3 | The stock exchange 's ostensible reason for stopping the grey market was that investors did not have enough information about the Zeneca issue for trading to be ‘ fair ’ . |
| 4 | Although strictly speaking the company is responsible for the cost of materials immediately the order is placed , the normal procedure is for costing to be delayed until the invoice has been checked and approved for payment . |
| 5 | The conclusion is that we need enthusiasm for living to be healthy and energetic . |
| 6 | There was , for one thing , a strong tendency for writing to be used as a help to memory rather than as an autonomous and independent mode of communication ’ ( ibid. p. 40 ) . |
| 7 | They not only face the dangers of living in a war-torn society , but also risk torture or death for wanting to tell the truth as they see it and for refusing to be a part of the various propaganda machines that are fuelling the present conflict . |
| 8 | A young man was chained to the back of the cart for pretending to be a priest . |
| 9 | Second : give people a reason for wanting to be successful . |
| 10 | One also needs to give people a reason for wanting to be successful . |
| 11 | It is important to identify your personal reasons for wanting to be slimmer and feel healthier . |
| 12 | He was known for wanting to be photographed from every conceivable angle and vigorously applauded when making his inflammatory speeches , and I was looking forward to seeing in the flesh this extraordinary man of whom my parents had brought me up to disapprove . |
| 13 | I went off him a lot when he made out he was really eager to get to Blackburn and ‘ only really wanted to play for one club ’ , but you ca n't really blame him for wanting to be filthy rich . |
| 14 | And it seems everyone has a reason for wanting to be a witch . |
| 15 | Any one of us may also apprehend an individual whom we know to be , or whom we have reasonable grounds for suspecting to be , guilty of such an offence as long as it has been committed . |
| 16 | ( b ) Anyone whom he has reasonable grounds for suspecting to be committing such an offence . |
| 17 | It is clear that the middle kingdom had strategic importance for a king who wished to preserve German unity ; that the Saxon kings had strong practical grounds for wishing to be kings of Lombardy and to hold suzerainty over the kingdom of Burgundy . |
| 18 | In February it publicly reprimanded the insurer for failing to be tough enough with its agents . |
| 19 | A broodmare needs to be roomy , with a good barrel , plenty of length from hip to hock , and sufficient width in the pelvis for foaling to be trouble-free . |
| 20 | However , this is not done where Ord 17 r 11 ( automatic directions ) applies , unless the case had been set down for hearing in the High Court before transfer or a request for a day for hearing to be fixed is made under Ord 17 , r 11(3) ( d ) . |
| 21 | Mr Randall said : ‘ In general terms , we do see room for hacking to be made a criminal offence . ’ |
| 22 | He felt cold to the point of shivering , weak enough for standing to be out of the question . |
| 23 | At the moment , the cheery assumption is that wasteland can be found somewhere within existing cities for housing to be built on . |
| 24 | When initial policy discussions are held it is rare for housing to be represented . |
| 25 | The Fao area was repaired to the extent that it was possible for loading to be resumed at a restored Mina al-Bakr terminal . |
| 26 | And for trying to be a second division Madonna . |
| 27 | And for trying to be a second division Madonna . |
| 28 | The teacher is condemned , not for trying to be strong , but for being unsuccessful in her attempt to reassert authority : |
| 29 | But more significant in the present context is the fact that if an MP wins a reputation for trying to be helpful , more and more people will turn to him for help . |
| 30 | He arranged as quickly as possible for the vault under the House of Lords to be vacated by its tenant and the news that it was available for renting to be passed to the associates of Guy Fawkes . |