Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] [prep] [pron] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Very few are so unmusical as to have no music at all within them , and all of us are surrounded by it for much of the time . |
| 2 | This system is still available today but no new work has been attempted on it for 18 months . |
| 3 | The other point on that is that the draft matters for the E I P including matter two D have been known to everyone for some considerable time . |
| 4 | The D O E objection has been known to everyone for some considerable time and their statement is quite explicit in what it says in relation to the matter of one D. |
| 5 | My theories with it , my er great cynical look at it is , they they need a hundred offenders and a hundred non offenders to be referred to them for these tests . |
| 6 | This means that the framework for any activity is itself communicative i.e. that there is something to be communicated to someone for some purpose . |
| 7 | Other jobs and dignities , including the leadership of the House , the chairmanship of the party , the conduct of Central African affairs , the oversight of European negotiations , the first Secretaryship of State , and even the Deputy Premiership , were to be added unto me for varying periods in the years that followed ; and each time Macmillan went abroad-notably during his Eastern tour in 1958 and his African trip in 1960-I was automatically invited to act as head of the government . |
| 8 | Even where such material is not incorporated by reference apparently reference may still be made to it for contextual or confirmatory purposes . |
| 9 | As far as she could see there was nothing at all but mountains and she had a nasty feeling that they would be isolated behind them for some considerable time to come . |
| 10 | The typesetting will be arranged by the agency , after which the advertisement will be faxed to us for final proof reading and confirmation of our approval . |
| 11 | People react in different ways to odours , for example most people would probably describe rural odours or odour from a brewery , perfumery , or fish and chip shop as pleasant , but not all , some would find them unpleasant , pungent even , especially after being subjected to them for any length of time . |
| 12 | Nicholson , at this point , was in the news through the acclaim being bestowed upon him for Easy Rider , and his first taste of stardom was received with some apprehension ; his on-screen connections with marijuana and LSD also attracted a great deal of media coverage ; serious press interviews , with him personally as the focus and centre of attention , were also unfamiliar territory into which he ventured nervously , almost unsure of what he was going to say and how he was going to express his feelings and opinions ; he had plenty , and serious ones at that . |
| 13 | A few receive the justice that has been denied to them for five centuries , but most are still viewed by their governments as third-class citizens , subversive activists and threats to ‘ national security ’ . |
| 14 | Nobody 's heard from him for more than a year . |
| 15 | She 's suffered from it for 30 years . |
| 16 | ‘ And nobody 's slept in them for fifty years or more ! |
| 17 | He 's lived with her for six years but can only describe her job vaguely , as ‘ something in administration ’ . |
| 18 | It 's all a long time ago and I 've been married to him for thirty-nine years . |
| 19 | I said ‘ I have been married to him for 15 years . ’ |
| 20 | I said ‘ I have been married to him for 15 years . ’ |
| 21 | ( 5 ) The turnover rent shall be determined by a qualified accountant ( acting as an expert ) and whose decision shall be final ( except so far as concerns matters of law ) to be appointed by the President for the time being of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales : ( a ) if the tenant fails to supply a certificate in accordance with paragraph 3 above ( in which case the landlord 's costs of the determination and the expert 's fee shall be borne by the tenant ) or ( b ) if there shall be any dispute between the parties as to the calculation of the turnover rent ( in which case the costs of the determination and the expert 's fee shall be borne as the expert directs ) ( 6 ) Until the determination of the turnover rent for any rental year the tenant shall continue to pay rent at the rate payable immediately before the beginning of the rental year in question and upon such determination there shall be due as arrears of rent or as the case may be refunded to the tenant the difference ( if any ) between the rent paid by the tenant for that year and the rent which ought to have been paid by him for that year plus ( if the turnover rent is determined by an expert ) such amount of interest as may be directed by the expert ( 7 ) If the turnover rent for any rental year falls below £ the landlord may by notice in writing served on the tenant not more than one month after the determination of the turnover rent for that year ( time not being of the essence ) require that there be substituted for the basic rent and the turnover rent for that year the amount for which the demised property might reasonably be expected to be let on the open market at the beginning of the year in question for a term equal to the residue of this lease then unexpired and on the same terms as this lease ( save as to rent but on the assumption that the rent may be revised every five years ) there being disregarded the matters set out in section 34 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 ( as amended ) and in default of agreement the said amount shall be determined by an independent surveyor ( acting as an expert not as an arbitrator ) to be appointed by the President for the time being of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors whose decision shall be final and whose fee shall be borne as he directs Example 4:5 Turnover rent for theatre or cinema based on box office receipts1 ( 1 ) In this schedule : ( a ) " box office receipts " means the gross amount of all moneys payable to the tenant or any group company on the sale of tickets for theatrical cinematic or other performances in the demised property or the right to stage productions or hold conferences or other events ( whether public or private ) in the demised property and any moneys payable on the sale of programmes souvenirs or similar items ; ( i ) treating any sale by credit card as having been a sale in consideration of the net amount recoverable by the tenant from the credit card company ( ii ) treating any amount which the tenant is entitled to receive by way of grant gift or sponsorship as part of the box office receipts and ( iii ) deducting any value added tax payable by the tenant to HM Customs and Excise ( b ) " bar receipts " means the gross amount of all moneys payable to the tenant or any group company for the supply of food and drink in the demised property : ( i ) treating any sale by credit card as having been a sale in consideration of the net amount recoverable by the tenant from the credit card company ( ii ) allowing the tenant a reduction of two per cent for wastage ( 2 ) The rent payable by the tenant shall be the aggregate of : ( a ) £ … per annum ( b ) 5 per cent of the first 60 per cent of the box office receipts for any year ( c ) 10 per cent of the remainder of the box office receipts ( d ) 7.5 per cent of the bar receipts payable annually in arrear on 31 December in each year ( 3 ) The tenant shall pay on account of the rent on 1 January 1 April 1 July and 1 October : ( a ) in the first year of the term £ … by four equal instalments ( b ) in the second and every subsequent year of the term payments at the rate of the rent payable for the last preceding year of the term by four equal instalments and as soon as possible after the end of the second and each subsequent year the amounts payable for that year under paragraph 2 above shall be agreed or otherwise determined and all necessary adjustments ( whether by way further payment by the tenant or credit given by the landlord ) shall be made ( 4 ) The tenant shall : ( a ) keep full and accurate books or records of account ( b ) permit the landlord ( or a person nominated by the landlord ) to inspect the books or records of account ( but not more often than once every three months ) and if so required to provide the books or records in a readily legible form ( 5 ) ( a ) at the end of each year of the term either the landlord or the tenant may require an audit of the tenant 's books and records by an independent auditor ( acting as an expert ) to be appointed ( in default of agreement ) by the President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales ( b ) the auditor shall certify the amount of the box office receipts and the bar receipts for the year in question and his certificate shall be binding on the parties ( except in so far as concerns matters of law ) ( c ) the auditor has power to determine how his costs and the costs of any representations to him shall be borne |
| 22 | No regular services had been held in it for many years , although it had been used for funerals and the occasional service , remaining open for visitors and pilgrims to Cell-y-bedd and the shrine . |
| 23 | Nothing was heard of them for fifteen years . |
| 24 | To adhere to the ( 1855 ) treaty that has been made , and which we on our side have kept … you have broken the treaty not we … that engagement was made with us for 20 years … |
| 25 | ‘ Car number one was bought by me for two hundred and seventy-eight pounds and sold for one thousand four hundred and twenty-five . |
| 26 | A young Roman Catholic soldier from the Lancashire Fusiliers was billeted on him for two summer months of 1941 and never forgot the joyful singing which used to accompany Ramsey 's washing and shaving before he went off to the cathedral each morning . |
| 27 | The office of Earl Marshal was to all intents and purposes the heritable property of the Howard family , although it was lost to them for several decades after the attainder of the fourth Duke of Norfolk in 1572 . |