Example sentences of "[am/are] [vb pp] for a [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I am prepared for a partition that will not put me to shame before the Arabs ’ they reported him as saying , and he assured me of them , Golda Meir , ‘ that he would not attack the partitioned Jewish State but that he would annex [ Arab ] Palestine . ’ |
| 2 | We 're confident of our high maintenance standards , and guarantee generous repayments if they 're immobilised for a day or more . |
| 3 | Parallel ports are most commonly used for connecting a printer to your machine , serial ports are used for a mouse or a modem . |
| 4 | At the left the movements of a ground-feeding bird , such as a song thrush Turdus philomelos , are shown for a bird that has learned that its food is clumped . |
| 5 | This would include workers employed in tourism for a holiday period , shop assistants who are employed for a Christmas or summer season and construction workers who are employed on a contractual basis . |
| 6 | Aspiration and acquisition are abandoned for a priggishness that basks in its own complacency . |
| 7 | Three points are awarded for a win and one for a draw with Derby , Bristol City and West Ham also in Rovers ' group . |
| 8 | Be prepared for a delay while the operator puts you through to the relevant extension . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | The shares are held for a year and then sold for $27 each . |