Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] [verb] [pron] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The popularity of Taylor 's devotional books , his sufferings for the Church , his piety , engaging manner , and contacts in influential Royalist circles might have been expected to qualify him for high preferment in the restored Church in 1660 . |
| 2 | Betty 's other criticism of the scheme is that she has been told to use it for individualised learning and she does not believe that the children learn properly this way . |
| 3 | Sheep would not safely graze nor would spring lambs nor calves ; the average farmer could hardly be expected to stock them for old times ' sake . |
| 4 | For those nurses relocating from the acute sector to community services , training will be needed to prepare them for new ways of working . |
| 5 | She remembered how she had n't been allowed to hold him for more than a moment before he had to go back behind the bars of his crib . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | They were allowed to see it for one hour , before it was taken back , and none of them has been able to get hold of it since . |
| 8 | Gusev deduced that Volkov was in love with a woman who 'd been sent to entrap him for political purposes , so Gusev deduced . |
| 9 | The compensatory award is intended to reimburse you for financial loss resulting from the unfair dismissal . |
| 10 | Welcome back : Our countryside is disappearing at an alarming rate and urgent action is needed to protect it for future generations . |
| 11 | Xishe 's wife is allowed to see him for 45 minutes twice a year . |
| 12 | Neither ailment had been positively identified when she arrived at the Royal and it was decided to transfer her for further investigation . |
| 13 | Spennymoor impresario John Wray met Angie last summer and was inspired to book her for several tours of the North-East . |
| 14 | And he called it the well he was asked to make one for other blacksmiths . |