Example sentences of "'re [vb pp] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I think it would actually need , if it 's going to be taken on board , somebody appointed to look at this , or it be put in somebody 's job brief and I would have thought ideally that it would be placed with the community worker , and I do n't know quite how we 're placed for community workers in East Oxford , but maybe it 's something we could put to that department . |
| 2 | shades they were made in Finland they were the paper pleated ones , er , most of them , no , no not most of them , a lot of them fitted er close up onto the ceiling where they 're intended for centre lights and were held up onto the ceiling with a little spring , erm , they also did some quite nice pleated paper shades , er at a time when you find that most electrical shops were , would have er the old type of erm what is it , imitation silk shades with fringes round them , er fringe at the top and fringe at the bottom and so on sort of thing , when the , when those was sort of old of age everywhere , it was just the same as it 'd been before the war , er it was , you know , quite right really to see these all in different colours , completely plain , but pleated shades but in just one particular colour each shade . |
| 3 | If you 're committed for trial from this court you will be committed to Preston . |
| 4 | Just when we 're strapped for cash , only a load of new clothes can save us from looking dowdy — you would n't be alone in thinking that the whole thing is nothing more than a brilliant wheeze dreamt up by the fashion industry whenever times get tough . |
| 5 | Then there 's the New York guitar from Patrick Eggle , several hundred pounds cheaper but with the same ugly-is-beautiful appeal , or if you 're strapped for cash then the new Starfields look hard to beat . |
| 6 | Usually they 're pushed for space as well , you see , that could |
| 7 | Since our meeting in May is the annual meeting , we 're pushed for time there . |
| 8 | And they 're destined for success if the Chipping Norton Cricket Club audience is any judge . |
| 9 | Now they 're destined for relegation . |
| 10 | ‘ They all have their mileage cut to under under ten thou before they 're offered for sale . |
| 11 | They 're offered for sale at around six pounds … and in cases like these available before they 'd even reached the cinema . |
| 12 | Available in white , green , red , black or mustard , you 're spoilt for choice . |
| 13 | You 're spoilt for choice . |
| 14 | However , now we 're spoilt for choice , it has become clear that Juice is neither the best nor the worst of the genre : less sentimental and powerful than Boyz N The Hood , and far superior to Straight Outta Brooklyn , Juice is still a fair way to spend an hour or two . |
| 15 | There is n't a hotel restaurant , but when it comes to eating out in Stuttgart you 're spoilt for choice . |
| 16 | We 're spoilt for choice here especially when you 're supposed to be on a diet |
| 17 | Oh you 're wired for sound . |
| 18 | If you do n't realize that soon you 're headed for disaster . |
| 19 | While you 're spoiled for choice with activities in Savoy Alps , you 've got a choice of accommodation which is equally splendide . |
| 20 | ‘ I presume you 're dressed for school , ’ she said . |
| 21 | ‘ You 're a blister on the behind , Curtius , ’ Mrs ze Schluderpacheru shouted , ‘ leave him alone or you 're barred for life . ’ |