Example sentences of "[prep] be [vb pp] for [art] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did n't want anyone to feel that this diet was a ‘ prison sentence ’ to be endured for a few weeks or months before old habits could be reintroduced . |
| 2 | Without any redress to be made for the same . ’ |
| 3 | Unfortunately , very little is known about Brough , Dorn , Willoughby and Bourton , and defences have yet to be proven for the latter pair . |
| 4 | The courts can order presses to be stopped for the same reasons as they can order assets to be frozen or property to be returned . |
| 5 | ‘ Dr Strangelove ’ was not to be imagined for a few more years but it was n t reassuring to learn that nuclear submarine crews were supplied with pistols with which to shoot any shipmate who showed signs of wanting to fire an unauthorized missile . |
| 6 | Thus the more nearly perfect a market is , the stronger is the tendency for the same price to be paid for the same thing at the same time in all parts of the market : but of course if the market is large , allowance must be made for the expense of delivering the goods to different purchasers ; each of whom must be supposed to pay in addition to the market price a special charge on account of delivery . |
| 7 | The ground was cropped until it was exhausted and had to be left for a few years to recuperate . |
| 8 | A spokesman for the Assembly stated that it was hoped to hold elections by the end of 1992 , but that they might have to be postponed for a few months given the parlous state of the country . |
| 9 | If she needs nursing care , arrangements can sometimes be made for her to be admitted for a few weeks to the local hospital on medical recommendation . |
| 10 | The clearer articulation of the broader conception of legitimate expectation which is evident in recent cases is to be welcomed for the same reason . |
| 11 | It is not unknown for claims to be submitted for the same items more than once . |