Example sentences of "[noun] [be] [verb] [prep] [pron] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bales of material of every type and hue were spread before her for her approval . |
| 2 | ‘ I expect she realizes now that Prince Edward is lost to her for ever ! ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Two reasons : first , because they moved here , the Sardinians , to find pasture when the land they had grazed for centuries was taken from them for development — the Costa Smeralda , etcetera . |
| 4 | Naturally he would assume that Richard was staying with her for the weekend . |
| 5 | To adhere to the ( 1855 ) treaty that has been made , and which we on our side have kept … you have broken the treaty not we … that engagement was made with us for 20 years … |
| 6 | If your employee was employed by you for a continuous period of at least two calendar years into the qualifying week and normally worked 16 hours or more a week , she is eligible for the higher rate of SMP . |
| 7 | Nicholson , at this point , was in the news through the acclaim being bestowed upon him for Easy Rider , and his first taste of stardom was received with some apprehension ; his on-screen connections with marijuana and LSD also attracted a great deal of media coverage ; serious press interviews , with him personally as the focus and centre of attention , were also unfamiliar territory into which he ventured nervously , almost unsure of what he was going to say and how he was going to express his feelings and opinions ; he had plenty , and serious ones at that . |
| 8 | Unusually , no blame is attached to her for the outcome . |
| 9 | And then Ellie was exasperated with herself for even caring . |
| 10 | Never again had he thought the love of woman could touch his heart , not after the pain of knowing Tatiana was lost to him for ever . |
| 11 | You were right to break with him if you decided that you had made a mistake in accepting him , but oh , my dear , your uncle Orrin tells me that he dare not inform your father of the dreadful things Havvie is hinting about you for fear of what he might do to Havvie . |
| 12 | A manuscript of poems was assembled by him for the Professor to view ; the intention being ( and Dudek was very well experienced in this sort of work ) for him to take the matter over and see it through to publication . |
| 13 | ‘ The chief ‘ s been asking for you for some time , Mr Wycliffe . ’ |
| 14 | so when would the first figures be given by you for the purpose of printing , approximately |
| 15 | Signora ! ’ as a ripe fruit or some trinket or other was thrust before her for her inspection . |
| 16 | The station was offered to us for the sum of £20,000 , but when we asked for a private valuation in the hope of securing a loan to purchase the site , the valuer valued the site at only £10,000 . |
| 17 | In that case the railway company had carried the parcels of other persons at a rate less than similar parcels were carried by it for the plaintiff . |
| 18 | Erm Sandy 's staying with her for a few days . |
| 19 | Erm , Sandy 's staying with her for a few days . |
| 20 | If the description of integrated circuits given earlier is now considered , it can be seen that the requirements are met ; there are two or more layers ( usually three ) , one layer is made of a semiconducting material and a pattern is fixed upon it for the purpose of performing an electronic function . |
| 21 | Waggoner eventually concluded that the only way to see a whole tournament is to go to it for the entire week . |
| 22 | So , as our planet moves on its yearly orbit around the sun , the northern hemisphere is angled towards the sun for part of the year , and the southern hemisphere is tilted towards it for the other part . |
| 23 | An arrestable offence is defined as one for which a person may by virtue of any statute be sentenced to imprisonment for at least five years , or an attempt to commit such an offence . |
| 24 | When final plans were put to him for approval , however , he had changed his mind . |
| 25 | Men were to talk of it for many years to come . |
| 26 | After instruction in the regulations of the ‘ prison ’ the volunteers were placed in it for nearly a week , and their reactions and behaviour observed . |
| 27 | No SSR endorsement is required from you for the specified SSR and package . |
| 28 | Attracted by my outcry , the thing was flopping towards me for a closer look . |
| 29 | When pressure was put on them for more radical appointments , invitations were mostly too late to make any significant impact . |
| 30 | Because of this , it went on , the city was bound to him for life and death and was now ready to spring to his assistance with a great display of strength . |