Example sentences of "[modal v] be [verb] [adv prt] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He never intended that his shares should be given up for no payment . |
| 2 | Whoever wrote the lyrics to that should be locked up for an affront to the English language . |
| 3 | Pétain , he recommended , should now be put in command not only of the Left Bank , but of the Right Bank as well ; the ‘ fatigued ’ General Herr should be kept on for a while as Pétain 's adviser , then quietly ‘ limogé ’ . |
| 4 | Still , I should be coming in for a tidy sum of compensation . |
| 5 | My maternal grandmother was living with us at the time , it having been decided that her flat in Highgate should be closed down for the duration of the war , and she circulated between the homes of her son and three daughters so that she could be looked after . |
| 6 | ‘ Given the present and foreseeable state of fishery resources in the Community and the degree to which fishing fleets have so far been restructured , the full-scale liberalisation of the activities of undertakings must be ruled out for the time being … |
| 7 | Well you must be getting on for a hundred , because I believe you were in the Boar War , were n't you ? |
| 8 | However , when music is written for a specific text , the maximum musical climax must be kept back for the decisive point in the words . |
| 9 | If the complaint turns out to be more serious or if agreement can not be reached on a resolution , it must be referred back for a full investigation . |
| 10 | You might be locked up for a long time , or you might be given a fine , which is taken out of your weekly allowance . |
| 11 | She might be go out for a hike later in her slippers . |
| 12 | Forester 's fear was not so much that the room might not have been available , but that if Hennessy had moved out the hotel might be closed down for the off-season altogether . |
| 13 | A small table might be set out for the three bears ' breakfast with three sizes of chair , bowl and so on , together with three sizes of bear for the children to play with . |
| 14 | Should another globe-trotting adventure arise , we know what notebook computer we 'll be taking along for the ride . |
| 15 | ‘ I guess you 'll be getting back for the Soviet visit , now . ’ |
| 16 | If , however , you feel unable to do this , it would still help us if the questionnaire could be filled in for the largest course , and some indication be given of provision in other courses . |
| 17 | It is sobering to reflect that a case could be made out for the judgment that the last extensive exercise of the English poetic sensibility was Wordsworth 's Prelude . ’ |
| 18 | However , it is necessary to consider this in a little more detail , for it might be argued that a rather better case could be made out for the materialist theory than the dismissive remarks of the preceding section seem to suggest , provided certain additional facts are taken into consideration . |
| 19 | Mr Gregory could be looking around for a job at the moment . ’ |
| 20 | And he stressed it was unlikely an ‘ entire pattern of stability ’ could be set up for every operation . |
| 21 | But there 's still a feeling of unease amid police suggestions that someone from the village could be covering up for the killer . |
| 22 | Kharif could be thrown in for the Arpal Chase at Kelso ( 1.40 ) . |
| 23 | Similar ideas for features , visits and events could be thought up for the remaining areas . |
| 24 | PLACE your bets with Bugsy — and you could be jetting off for a week in Las Vegas the gambling capital of the world . |
| 25 | No I know but everyone would think she was called Samantha and she 'd be pissed off for the rest of her life . |
| 26 | UB may be pencilled in for a show in the King 's Hall on January |
| 27 | ‘ Malcolm may be coming in for a couple of days each week , ’ said Rofe . |
| 28 | They could get quite boisterous and reckless , especially during the early days , when they would be shut in for a while . |
| 29 | At a frank meeting with the above , at which this community 's concerns were forcefully put , it was agreed that work would halt during our community festival and that the area would be cleaned up for the festival . |
| 30 | Environmental commissioner Ioannis Paleokrassas announced that a special committee had been set up to carry out impact assessments on the application of regional and structural funds , and that a timetable would be drawn up for the implementation of the " Fifth Action programme for the environment " — a legislative framework for the future . |