Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [noun] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It made a number of recommendations for a more disciplined and concerted pre-trial regime , suggesting that a defendant should be given credit for a guilty plea , particularly where there is saving of public expenditure and time , and that there should be a more vigorous policy on credit for pleas of guilty either by way of reduction of length of custodial sentence or the passing of some alternative to custody . |
| 2 | City will be kicking themselves for allowing Cranfield to get back into the game , but the visitors must be given credit for a spirited second half performance . |
| 3 | So lest any misunderstandings arrive that this is some thin end of some wedge , I should also add that the restriction we 're proposing only applies to national committees , does n't apply to any other office anywhere in the union and to reinforce that point the C E C will be recommending support for a general motion underlining the rights of people who are unemployed or retired to hold office throughout the G M B. |
| 4 | While it is a great temptation to buy just one more fish , you can be creating problems for a future date as the fish grow and the filtration can no longer cope with the waste they are producing . |
| 5 | The eternal pessimist will also be receiving tickets for a future show in Liverpool . |
| 6 | The eternal pessimist will also be receiving tickets for a future show in Liverpool . |