Example sentences of "[noun] [be] [vb pp] [verb] [pron] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the Harter Act compromise was seemingly counterintuitive ( how could the carrier be allowed to exempt itself for its own mistakes of navigation and management ) , it became one of the most internationally influential laws ever enacted by the United States Congress . |
| 2 | Welcome back : Our countryside is disappearing at an alarming rate and urgent action is needed to protect it for future generations . |
| 3 | Like PEPS everywhere , this was slow to catch on , especially as dealers were forced to sell it for days at a time without getting paid commission for it , so most did n't bother . |
| 4 | Xishe 's wife is allowed to see him for 45 minutes twice a year . |
| 5 | Sometime around the middle of the week , Dr MacLennan was allowed to see me for a while , after Diggs overruled my father 's refusal to have me medically inspected by anybody else but him . |
| 6 | Epstein concluded that management of stress among the experienced parachutists was not due to their repeated exposure to jumping in the manner of a conditioned response , but was a consequence of an active coping process that on each occasion was used to prepare them for the coming jump . |
| 7 | An obstacle to Buchan 's transfer was that he would lose income from his Sunderland shop , and the deal was delayed for two months while ‘ under-the-counter ’ terms were agreed to compensate him for this loss . |
| 8 | ‘ If your mother was half as beautiful as you , and perhaps half as persuasive , I can understand how your father was tempted to abandon everything for her pleasure , ’ he said throatily . |
| 9 | As a beginner at Level 1 every effort is made to prepare you for your first experience on the board . |
| 10 | The compensatory award is intended to reimburse you for financial loss resulting from the unfair dismissal . |