Example sentences of "[be] [verb] for [det] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both teams 's lack of scoring power always threatened a goalless draw and there was little to suggest the deadlock would be broken for most of the match . |
| 2 | The newcomers often act as easily identifiable scapegoats who can be blamed for many of the deprivations which the contemporary rural population suffers — ; poor amenities , remoteness from the centres of private and public decision-making , and so on . |
| 3 | To nudge Serbia , which can be blamed for much of the recent trouble , towards better conduct , and to discourage any thought of an army coup , the United States earlier this month cut off aid to Yugoslavia . |
| 4 | Experienced travellers will know that the chances of these matters affecting your holiday are small , but at Club 18–30 we believe the the first time traveller should be prepared for some of the differences that may be encountered abroad . |
| 5 | It should be sent ( or preferably taken ) as soon as possible , together with the free death certificate ( Form BD8 ) which you will have been given by the Registrar of Births and Deaths , to the local Social Security Office , and as in most cases there is an entitlement to a National Insurance death grant , application can be made for this at the same time . |
| 6 | ( iv ) Charging Clause — Specific provision should be made for this in the court order as the trustees ( particularly if there are infants ) can not give themselves power to charge in the declaration of trust without authority . |
| 7 | ‘ But we proved against Ipswich that we can be as good as anybody on our day and we will be looking for more of the same tomorrow night . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I do n't want to work for you , I 'm employed very nicely working for myself and the name of Morgan is respected already in town , which is more than can be said for that of the Grenfells . ’ |
| 9 | Like SuperCalc these are n't pictorial in content , but at least the shadowed button look makes them appear as if you should click then with a mouse — which is more than can be said for either of the other two packages . |
| 10 | Though he almost came a cropper on one occasion — United had just squandered a chance to cancel out the first-half lead Ian Baird had given Hearts — his footwork was pretty good , which is more than can be said for those on the pitch itself . |
| 11 | Happily , the Edwardians had considerable good taste , which is more than can be said for some of the awful designs of the late fifties which were in vogue during the transition from more traditional styles . |
| 12 | Over 16 million different colours are possible using eight-bit representation for the three additive primary colours since any value in the range 0–255 inclusive can be selected for any of the three memory banks . |
| 13 | Plenty of times I 'm sure he stayed out only to avoid Mum 's sharp tongue because there was no work to be had for any of the men . |
| 14 | If you wish to investigate other options , then please read Appendix B , in which the requirements of the VMS accounts to be used for each of the LIFESPAN activities are detailed , enabling you to make your own decisions about which new accounts to set up , if any . |
| 15 | Increase in enamel thickness , but the enamel is even thicker than in afropithecins , as measured for the Pasalar sample , with relative enamel thickness of 19.71 ( ref. 47 ) , although it has yet to be measured for any of the African Kenyapithecus ; this character may be diagnostic of node 1A if it can be shown to be ancestral for both pongines and hominines ; |
| 16 | But what they all wanted was to be cared for some of the time and often their tears were statements about that need . |
| 17 | The courts could systematically substitute their choice as to how the discretion ought to be exercised for that of the administrative authority ; they would in other words reassess the matter afresh and decide , for example , whether funds ought to be allocated in one way rather than another . |
| 18 | Proposals are to be announced to allow the security of one property to be exchanged for another against the original mortgage loan without the loss of mortgage interest relief . |
| 19 | ‘ But we wo n't be asking for any of the Conservatives to join us . ’ |
| 20 | Hooper , chosen ahead of David James because of his experience , could not be faulted for either of the Russians ' goals and desperately wants a chance to make the Anfield number one shirt his own . |
| 21 | A cause and a cure can be found for some of the illnesses of old age , and depression often responds to suitable treatment and sympathetic handling . |
| 22 | A different set of users may be specified for each of the types of information transferred by LIFESPAN RDBI . |
| 23 | In addition , derelict land was , until recently , being created faster than it could be reclaimed , Although there are areas of derelict land that should be retained for some of the reasons given by John Gordon , and research sponsored by the Department of the Environment has sought to identify these for appropriate use , there are still far larger areas that , due to the many constraints of the substrates that need to be overcome , are eyesores , health hazards and potential lethal risks to the communities that have to live surrounded by them . |
| 24 | Dates had to be obtained for many of the sites before the historical sequence would become clearer . |
| 25 | GNP per capita can be determined for all of the countries concerned in such a way that meaningful comparisons can be drawn . |
| 26 | Will special instructions be required for most of the staff , in order that the materials can be fully utilised , or will it be the ‘ toy of one or two people ; or will it lie dormant in a cupboard until someone revives interest in it ? |
| 27 | Removable covers can be purchased for most of the lounge suites on offer . |