Example sentences of "[is] [verb] for the [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Maybe , if the game was against Australia or New Zealand Alan Tait would have been preferred , but Mal Reilly is building for the future and now I have my chance I intend to make the most of it . ’ |
| 2 | It is a basic but rarely articulated feature of the modern economic system that the highest pay is given for the work that is most prestigious and most agreeable . |
| 3 | No location is given for the event and the original tale concerns the defence of the country and the erection of a brass wall around the whole of England . |
| 4 | Nevertheless , Debord 's place within a reified history of ‘ political modernism ’ is assured , more by virtue of what is claimed for the work than by its testing in public — Levin admits that screenings have been rare , especially outside France . |
| 5 | A third Scarlet , Neil Boobyer , is tipped for the centre while Nigel Walker , rated the fastest man in world rugby , could be a shock choice on the left wing after just a handful of Cardiff games . |
| 6 | Rodney Klevan QC is appearing for the prosecution and Gilfoyle is defended by David Turner QC . |
| 7 | This is a real gift to the declining Italian tourist industry , which needs the country 's cultural assets to be made more accessible if it is to compensate for the fact that mass tourism has migrated to cheaper , less developed shores . |
| 8 | It will be seen that the written notes for the B flat tenor give the actual sounds if the tenor clef is substituted for the treble and for the baritone the written notes give the actual notes if imagined to be written in the bass clef ( making allowances in the matter of key signatures ) . |
| 9 | A pioneering agreement between the German government and private industry is to provide for the clean-up and reconstruction of one of eastern Germany 's most polluted industrial sites , centred on the old Mansfeld metal conglomerate , near Halle . |
| 10 | Sperber and Wilson 's Relevance Theory ( 1986 ) is adopted for the discussion and evaluation of two different interpretations of a Robert Frost poem in terms of optimal relevance . |
| 11 | Mentally or instinctively he is looking for the pattern and his antennae are an outward expression of that inward instinct . |
| 12 | His wife is searching for the book because Ward told her he had it . |
| 13 | Answer guide : Each item will be considered separately before an amended statement is produced for the revenue and costs of Abrasive Toothpaste . |
| 14 | Acupuncture is used for the healing and relief of pain such as arthritis , muscle and ligament strains , and some forms of paralysis . |
| 15 | The foreground is usually a relatively coarse aquatint and is printed in umber , a more delicate aquatint is used for the distance and sky and printed in prussian blue . |
| 16 | While some types require a separate battery , most can be powered by the same battery that is used for the receiver and servos . |
| 17 | the elements for the powerboaters this weekend are water and wind … as the British Grand Prix returns after a two year gap … it 's being raced in cardiff and favourite to win is Steve Kerton of Gloucestershire … he 's lying second in the world championship … he 's going for the win but is happy to be back racing in britain |
| 18 | the elements for the powerboaters this weekend are water and wind … as the British Grand Prix returns after a two year gap … it 's being raced in cardiff and favourite to win is Steve Kerton of Gloucestershire … he 's lying second in the world championship … he 's going for the win but is happy to be back racing in britain |
| 19 | Pricing has yet to be decided , but BT is aiming for the look and feel of the service to be the same as for its existing messaging services . |
| 20 | A new exhibition is scheduled for the autumn but Marlborough Graphics have arranged an exhibition of his drawings ( 15 April–2 May ) . |
| 21 | Emburey , returning from a two-and-a-half-year South African ban , is bound for the sub-continent while Salisbury joins the A team in Australia . |
| 22 | The IEHO is calling for the strengthening and extension of existing legislation , a move supported by Mr Mayled , who felt that making the HSC guidelines law was the only way to improve standards across the board . |
| 23 | Pressure impregnation plants are installed and the associated technical support is provided for the pre-treatment and long term protection of timber using Rentokil preservatives . |
| 24 | Registered VAT payers have to present a three-monthly return ( not synchronized between stages ) on which all output tax and input tax is declared for the period and the net tax paid . |
| 25 | One such , ‘ Woman washing her face ’ by Utamaro ( one of only two dozen paintings known by him ) is arresting for the space that is allowed to resonate around the figure unlike the tightly cropped subjects in Ukiyo-e prints . |
| 26 | A total refurbishment is planned for the foyer and front-of=house areas , which will mean adding a new floor level with its own bar , adding a cafe facility , improving wheelchair access , moving and expanding gallery space and refurbishing the studio . |
| 27 | Reputation is destroyed for the individual and his firm . |
| 28 | My husband 's sent for the doctor but he has n't arrived yet to confirm it . ’ |
| 29 | The integrity of highly conserved region 2 is required for the transactivation and repression phenotypes of Vmw175 ( 19,20 ) and an insertion mutation in 140k region 2 inhibits these same functions ( 17 ) suggesting that VZV 140k and HSV-1 Vmw175 regulate gene expression by related mechanisms . |
| 30 | In the event that it is apparent that the case will , in fact , be contested , either because liability is to be denied or because the parties are too far apart in their assessment of the issues in dispute , now is the appropriate time to consider what further evidence is required for the Proof and whether the evidence that is available is adequate and sufficient for its purpose . |