Example sentences of "[be] [verb] for a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The uncertainty was fuelled further when Larne boss Gary Irwin admitted that he thought the goal had been disallowed for a foul on goalkeeper Graeme McConnell . |
| 2 | The forecasts are given for a height of 10m or 33ft above ground . |
| 3 | The opposition , a diverse and mostly respectable group of people who have been clamouring for a bit of say in the new Kuwait , did not get even a token position . |
| 4 | Times may be hard in those places , but note how few people are clamouring for a return to the let's-stay-poor-together socialism of the past . |
| 5 | Only six weeks after making their solemn covenant-pledge with God the people are clamouring for a replica of the old gods of Egypt . |
| 6 | From Lovell 's Marxist perspective the feminist debates outlined above are misdirected for a variety of reasons . |
| 7 | We are struggling for a terminal at which trains can come in from all parts of the country , at which there can be an interchange for the continent and at which people can move on relatively quickly . |
| 8 | The printers " picnic that had been arranged for a Saturday at the beginning of August 1914 had to be cancelled because of the outbreak of war . |
| 9 | The long term view that is required for mineral exploitation means that planning permissions have generally been given for a working with a long life commonly not less than fifteen years , and , on occasion , up to sixty years . |
| 10 | The form of T k has been given for a variety of cosmological models in refs 19 , 28 . |
| 11 | An encouraging development is that the opportunity has been given for a submission to be made in early autumn on behalf of the preserved railway movement to the House of Commons Select Committee which will be dealing with the Government 's privatisation proposals . |
| 12 | Free kick has been given for a foul on Oldfield . |
| 13 | Invariably the cases studied had been referred for a variety of concerns and worries about the children but there was no unequivocal evidence that the children were abused according to any definition . |
| 14 | Such regions are designated for a period of five years and are specifically defined to be those areas ( NUTS Level II ) where per capita GDP in PPSs is less than 75 per cent of the Community average . |
| 15 | I am , at present I am applying for a job on the |
| 16 | I 've been lurking for a couple of months now and I had a couple thoughts : |
| 17 | Nineteenth century ephemera , including table games , playing cards , a hieroglyphic card ( one where small pictures are substituted for a number of letters or syllables ) and ( centre ) a ‘ zoetrope ’ or ‘ wheel of life ’ , an early motion-picture toy . |
| 18 | Pilots have complained that airlines force them to work long hours , new jets are being grounded or sent back to the manufacturers for modification , and the government has been attacked for a series of embarrassing lapses at major airports . |
| 19 | If you are applying for a loan with your own bank , this may not be necessary . |
| 20 | Environmentalists are pressing for a ban on logging in ancient forests throughout Europe . |
| 21 | Labour group leader Coun Dave Jackson , supported by Coun Alf Rose and Coun Paul Witter , are pressing for a report on the possibility of the 25-acre site being incorporated into adjacent Eastham Country Park . |
| 22 | The Football Supporters Association , who are pressing for a rethink on the Taylor Report , have received a letter from the Premier League 's chairman , Sir John Quinton , expressing his opposition to all-seat stadiums . |
| 23 | One wonders whether an England bowler would have been picked for a tour after a start like that . |
| 24 | OMON troops had been blamed for a series of attacks on over 20 Baltic border posts over the previous few months . |
| 25 | The recession … and no Desert Orchid … have been blamed for a drop in attendances at this year 's Cheltenham 's racing festival . |
| 26 | In Brighton , where the system has been installed for a number of years , one in four homes is on the cablephone network . |
| 27 | A similar pattern to that of P.P. has been reported for a child with a large cyst in one hemisphere . |
| 28 | A man has been reported for a number of alleged motoring offences following the incident . |
| 29 | A man has been reported for a number of alleged motoring offences following the incident . |
| 30 | Citizens ' Action and other environmental groups have been pressing for a broadening of the reporting requirements , so as to give a more accurate of pollution levels . |