Example sentences of "[am/are] [vb pp] for a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The forecasts are given for a height of 10m or 33ft above ground . |
| 2 | From Lovell 's Marxist perspective the feminist debates outlined above are misdirected for a variety of reasons . |
| 3 | Such regions are designated for a period of five years and are specifically defined to be those areas ( NUTS Level II ) where per capita GDP in PPSs is less than 75 per cent of the Community average . |
| 4 | Nineteenth century ephemera , including table games , playing cards , a hieroglyphic card ( one where small pictures are substituted for a number of letters or syllables ) and ( centre ) a ‘ zoetrope ’ or ‘ wheel of life ’ , an early motion-picture toy . |
| 5 | Sanding can be done yourself as long as you wear a medical mask ( from chemists or drug stores ) and are prepared for a lot of noise . |
| 6 | More often , however , hyperdocuments are prepared for a number of different readers , possibly distributed over different sites , and working in different hardware/software environments . |
| 7 | Since most theses are lent for a period of one month , it could be that most borrowers are able to digest the contents of theses within this period , but , due to the widespread availability of photocopiers , it is suspected that the regulations on thesis copying are frequently broken . |
| 8 | Arrangements are made for a person to ‘ sit in ’ in the older person 's home . |
| 9 | Although ‘ mixed ’ marriages between people of different races or cultures are made for a variety of reasons , conscious and unconscious , some are necessitated by the need to have constant reassurance of difference : for example , a skin of another colour . |
| 10 | You 're summoned for a number of offences the first of which is that on the twenty first of June nineteen eighty eight you , on the public road namely Acrington Road Worley , used a mechanically propelled vehicle when there was no excise licence in force . |
| 11 | Different foams are sold for a variety of plants and uses . |
| 12 | They are used for a bit of horticulture and , increasingly , for a bit of ’ horseyculture ’ — and the horses do not half make a mess on the ground ! |
| 13 | Banks are used for a variety of frauds as well as money-laundering . |
| 14 | Door-to-door sales methods are used for a variety of products , from vacuum cleaners and household goods to cosmetics or double glazing . |
| 15 | During the afternoon the school buildings are used for a variety of adult education and community purposes and teachers undertake further community work outside them . |
| 16 | The hallmarks seem to be conditions which are not drafted with any particular parties or transaction in mind , that are used for a series of contracts , and in respect of which the person who puts them forward does not expect much , if any , negotiation to take place . |
| 17 | Intergovernmental grants are used for a number of efficiency and/or equity purposes . |
| 18 | Stabling and grazing are offered for a fee at Manor Farm House for people wishing to bring their own horses . |
| 19 | Volunteers are needed for a range of work from running the library to organising functions and events . |
| 20 | However , where goods are exchanged for a combination of money and other goods , the contract is one of sale of goods . |
| 21 | What remains of the 42 AS buildings are employed for a variety of uses , including a company making boats and the compounds provide open storage for governmental vehicles . |
| 22 | Keegan rested new signings Barry Venison , Paul Bracewell and John Beresford and striker David Kelly but all are set for a place in Saturday 's line-up . |
| 23 | They are introduced for a variety of reasons but often the aim is the laudable one of protecting the public against physical harm or deception . |
| 24 | The whole exercise may be held up while consultants are asked for a view on a particular market , technological advance or commercial strengths , and with that new input the whole cycle will start again . |
| 25 | All coarse fishermen return the fish to the water almost immediately , unless they are involved in competition , when the fish are retained for a matter of hours in specially designed nets . |
| 26 | The vendor or his agent may request that tenders are submitted for a parcel of land ; the estate agent will give wide publicity to the site and circularise prospective purchasers . |
| 27 | Micro-level investment equations are estimated for a number of three and four-digit industries . |
| 28 | The People 's Chamber consists of 400 deputies , who are elected for a term of four years by the people in a free , general , equal , direct and secret election . " |
| 29 | Babies are conceived for a variety of reasons apart from basic urges — some over a wayward partner who shows signs of straying from the fold ; in competition with a sister who has recently conceived or in determination to produce the first grandchild . |
| 30 | Therefore we have not felt able to include a recommendation that financial support be given for a Kirknewton to Balerno service . |