Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] for a [noun sg] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | The same method can not be used for a polymer and one must resort to comparative techniques . |
| 2 | Payment can be postponed for a year and it is not clear yet how inflation will be taken into account and whether the price will be paid in roubles or in hard currency . |
| 3 | That situation can only be tolerated for a while and following the Bank 's offer of 3% last June a series of consultation meetings with members overwhelmingly rejected the offer . |
| 4 | It can be masked for a while and often goes quite unrecognized , but there comes a time when it is not possible to disguise it and the reaction becomes an overwhelming one . |
| 5 | Three points are awarded for a win and one for a draw with Derby , Bristol City and West Ham also in Rovers ' group . |
| 6 | Evans sees it as an adaptation of the Egyptian dog-ape , possibly developing from the monkey frescoes in the Knossos Labyrinth ; the monkey was not native to Crete and the animal may have been taken for a monster and so given an impulse to the creation of other monsters . |
| 7 | The family were observed for a day and it was evident how Mary attempted to dominate her sister at all times . |
| 8 | A lecturer visiting a student on teaching practice tells of being mistaken for a parent and being kept standing in a cold corridor while behind a closed door the head shouted and screamed at a tearful child . |
| 9 | Two directors were suspended for a year and the chairman and manager banned from football for good . |
| 10 | The vicar calls for silence for the ‘ Lord Mayor ’ , who makes a short speech declaring he has been elected for a year and a day . |
| 11 | Generally , if security is given for a debt and default is made in repayment of that debt , the secured creditor is entitled to appoint a receiver to safeguard his interest . |
| 12 | The expert 's liability in his primary profession is considered by looking at successful actions against members of the same profession in cases where the duty is owed to one party only : for instance , where a valuation is prepared for a buyer and not both buyer and seller . |
| 13 | Your play is written for a materialist and spiritually bankrupt society — the people of Voltai . |
| 14 | These are supplies of services and standard-rated because something is done for a consideration and it is outside the zero rate and exempt groups , not being an interest in land ( Neville Russell ( 1987 ) 3 BVC 611 at p 615 ; Notice 742B , para 14 ) . |
| 15 | Let us assume , for example , that a budget is agreed for a department and includes depreciation ( or capital charges ) of £12,000 for the year . |
| 16 | The most productive tree in a village or orchard is chosen for a party and pieces of toast are hung in the branches to attract robins which are supposed to be good spirits . |
| 17 | Forty points are required for a champion and four of these green stars must be majors , which means they must have five points or more . |
| 18 | All new phones are guaranteed for a year and , in the unlikely event that they fail , will be replaced free at any NTC nationwide dealership . |
| 19 | The shares are held for a year and then sold for $27 each . |
| 20 | He was pressed for a date and told ‘ before tonight I always thought of you as a child — but you 're not . ’ |
| 21 | Because of his knowledge of languages Blake was recommended for a commission and was sent on to an officers ' training course at HMS King Alfred which in the spring of 1944 he passed and was appointed a sub-lieutenant in the RNVR . |
| 22 | When the injured Ripley left the field Falconer took over and shortly afterwards Pollock was booked for a foul and substitute Mark Proctor replaced Robbie Mustoe . |
| 23 | But just before the break Wilkinson was booked for a foul and Jamie Pollock was shown the yellow card seven minutes into the second half . |
| 24 | The glider pilot was dazzled for a moment and lost sight of the tug . |
| 25 | Nothing was said for a while and then Maidstone straightened himself up . |
| 26 | For example , a short-term foster placement was used for a mother and her four handicapped children while work was undertaken with the father in relation to his plans for himself and his family . |
| 27 | The library was closed for a while and Mr Slipper , the Headmaster and Mr Crangle had a private viewing of the Bookman . |
| 28 | An accountant who bought and sold shares worth £250,000 in various public flotations using false names and addresses was jailed for a year and fined £25,000 yesterday . |
| 29 | A section of the road was shut for a week and motorists were warned to clean their cars and to dispose of the rags in plastic bags . |