Example sentences of "[prep] [be] [vb pp] for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Peake will be on duty at Fratton Park after being cup-tied for the Rumbelows League Cup replay against Peterborough United . |
| 2 | But Merson has been added to the squad for tomorrow 's clash at Anfield after being axed for the match at Blackburn in midweek . |
| 3 | Nevertheless , the opera was finally performed on 29 January 1781 , enjoying a triumphant reception , and Wolfgang had the pleasure of being joined for the occasion by Leopold and Nannerl . |
| 4 | In brief , what this means is that every individual comprising the population of interest should have an equal chance of being selected for the sample . |
| 5 | Organised team games like soft-ball or squash hold small attraction even if there was the remotest chance of being selected for the team . |
| 6 | Instead of being admitted for the night , she 'll be here for just a few hours . |
| 7 | He also tried to prevent the new grammar schools from being reserved for the sons of the gentry . |
| 8 | Candidates for an overseas assignment should have had the opportunity to digest all information given to them on the new job , country , life style , compensation package and effects on their careers and families before being interviewed for the post . |
| 9 | While there may be much to be said for the views expressed in this passage it seems to me with all respect to Wilson J. that she was stating what she thought the law ought to be rather than what it is . |
| 10 | There is much to be said for the inclusion of a procedure for suspending with immediate effect a partner whose conduct has given ground for expulsion ( Clause 19.02 ) when the surrounding circumstances may not immediately indicate whether it would be in the interests of the firm that the power to expel should in fact be exercised . |
| 11 | The envoy pleaded that there was much to be said for the Duke , to which Gustavus replied that there was much to be said for lice by those who cared for them . |
| 12 | Admittedly there is a lot to be said for the species itself , but it is hard not to fall for I. aquifolium ‘ Bacciflava ’ because the berries are a cheerful shade of yellow . |
| 13 | With respect , there is much to be said for the minority view expressed by Lord Pearce which is based upon certainty in transactions and would not expose the parties to shifts in scientific knowledge right up to the time of trial . |
| 14 | Nevertheless , there may be something to be said for the notion of denunciation . |
| 15 | There was at least this to be said for the mainline Catholic and Protestant positions . |
| 16 | ‘ There 's a lot to be said for the barn method . |
| 17 | From the point of view of policy , therefore , there is much to be said for the view that no independent tort is committed when all that is threatened , in the two-party situation , is a breach of contract , though there is not very much authority for such a proposition . |
| 18 | The peculiarity of the electoral system was shown again , for the Conservatives had kept the majority of votes-8.66 million against the Labour 8.36 ; and there was something to be said for the view that a drift of mainly middle-class population southward , and the absence of an up-to-date register of the already enfranchised voters , had benefited Labour in the tally of actual seats . |
| 19 | There 's a lot to be said for the saying ‘ You are what you eat ’ . |
| 20 | If there is something to be said for the project , it 's that Waggoner has been doing his homework . |
| 21 | This meant a lot of work with the Treasury solicitor 's office ; but it did mean that the commissioner had to write the report and not us , so there was something to be said for the arrangement . |
| 22 | I mean , th there is something to be said for the manner towards you is n't there ? |
| 23 | Staughton J. thought there was ‘ a good deal to be said for the argument of agency ’ . |
| 24 | There is in theory a good deal to be said for the submission of Professor Birks in his Introduction to the Law of Restitution ( 1985 ) , p. 295 , that a payer should be able to recover payments demanded ultra vires by a public authority on the sole ground that retention of such payment would infringe the principle of ‘ no taxation without Parliament ’ enshrined in the Bill of Rights . |
| 25 | The concert in Dublin will still go ahead , a date has yet to be fixed for the London event . |
| 26 | A time was to be fixed for the expedition in the month of November , and by leaving in the evening on the ebb tide we could expect to reach the shores of Wight with the full morning flood . |
| 27 | The " Union 's general negotiation framework " was to be prepared for the December summit . |
| 28 | A report on " measures to bring about more effective co-ordination and on priorities for action by the Community member states " was to be prepared for the June summit . |
| 29 | ( 3 ) That the necessary paginated bundles of documents are to be prepared for the hearing . |
| 30 | The waiting area had been full and in all twenty eight staff and outpatients had to be treated for the effects of gas . |