Example sentences of "[pron] [vb base] be [vb pp] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am , of course , conscious that , as a convert to some important aspects of European integration , I risk being impeached for a lack of consistency ; however , I am always happy to recall the words of Ralph Emerson , who said : ’ A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds , adored by little statemen and philosophers and divines . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ It will be the third time I 've been measured for a blazer — but I missed out on the last two ( matches ) , ’ Lane added . |
| 3 | ‘ I feel I 've been taken for a fool . ’ |
| 4 | I HAVE been treated for a particular medical condition since childhood . |
| 5 | I HAVE been treated for a particular medical condition since childhood . |
| 6 | Because these are so individually made , they 're rather like instruments which have been devised for a specific individual , and so to criticise them for details of design is hardly fair . |
| 7 | ‘ It 's not a pleasant feeling to find out you 've been taken for a ride by someone you trusted . ’ |
| 8 | The in-service kind of erm activity is of course reflected in our , many of our courses , not merely in short courses , but in the fact that we run erm Masters courses , erm M As in Education of several kinds , and students in those courses are mainly teachers who have been released for a whole year to come and do a full-time course . |
| 9 | The modern bureaucracy is a hierarchical organization which is staffed by individuals who have been recruited for a full-time career within such organizations . |
| 10 | So I ask you to be open minded they may seem a little bit off the wall to start with , but everything that we do is done for a purpose to achieve er what we 're wanting to achieve and what I do want to achieve is by the end of tomorrow is to have given you a system . |
| 11 | Of course not , they 've been elected for a period , they serve to the end of that period , whether they 're made redundant or not , so they go on for the four year term . |
| 12 | They 've been engaged for a year , and it was decided the wedding could take place during August , when there is just routine spraying and pruning to be done , well before the vendange itself , when I can not do without him . ’ |
| 13 | They claim they 've been taken for a ride . |
| 14 | These crystals are usually very small , but they have been detected for a range of polymers including polyesters , polyamides , polyethylene , cellulose acetate , and poly ( 4-methyl pentene-1 ) . |
| 15 | These are called reaves and , while they have been known for a long time , their age , extent and probable purpose have only recently been recognised . |
| 16 | But few dogs make better companions than a well trained Shepherd , and they have been used for a wide variety of tasks , aside from their traditional role of protecting flocks of sheep . |