Example sentences of "[noun pl] [modal v] be [verb] [adv prt] for " in BNC.

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1 In coming to a conclusion on whether these proposals should be called in for his determination , my right hon. Friend will consider the proposals in terms of whether they raise issues of national or regional significance or give rise to substantial controversy .
2 Once a shape has been generated , however , it can be plotted at any position and in any orientation or size so a library of shapes can be built up for repeated use .
3 He added that fell walkers and ramblers may be teaming up for weekend excursions into the great outdoors .
4 However , certain subject areas may be singled out for special treatment in any authority , either for local reasons ( e.g. subject fields relating to local industries ) or simply from a sense of commitment to the public library 's responsibilities in certain areas ( e.g. current affairs , the arts ) .
5 ‘ The stalwarts will be queueing up for their jog round the deck . ’
6 Parallel trade is now so well established that Health Department payments to pharmacists can be clawed back for sales of discounted drugs .
7 ‘ Given the present and foreseeable state of fishery resources in the Community and the degree to which fishing fleets have so far been restructured , the full-scale liberalisation of the activities of undertakings must be ruled out for the time being …
8 To the Manor now , where things may be looking up for Oxford United .
9 In addition , questions may be put down for written answer .
10 Libraries in general have an image of unparticularized worthiness and sobriety , and many young librarians have an admirable messianic zeal about them , a firm belief that what their library has is good for people and that membership lists and issue figures must be pushed up for their own sake .
11 Legislation on " small " privatizations , whereby around 100,000 state-owned shops , restaurants and other small businesses would be put up for auction , had been passed on Oct. 25 , 1990 , after a long official debate on its pace and a spate of strikes by shopworkers fearing redundancy .
12 Individual difficulties would be singled out for special treatment : ‘ When a passage went wrong during practice , she did n't mentally beat herself with a stick and get angry , merely went over it again , maybe more slowly or homed in on the particular difficulty that had tripped her up and worked on that . ’
13 You 'll see , they 'll quarter the soldiers on us , but the king 's officers will be pushing on for London as fast as they can . ’
14 It takes at least two terms even to become familiar with a new job but , after that , few management changes can be put off for more than a year .
15 Thus women with a high probability of developing such problems can be separated out for preventive therapy research programmes , in an effort to decrease the morbidity and mortality these women subsequently suffer .
16 Powerful amplifiers can be turned down for a small hall , but a weak amplifier has no potential for increased volume before it starts distorting the sound .
17 It would be reasonable to suppose that at this latitude the islands would be frozen in for most — if not all — of the year , and so they would , were it not for the Gulf Stream .
18 Bonus payments would be handed out for pushing up voting levels .
19 Instead of being demolished , the unused reactors will be locked up for 35 years .
20 The organisation will consist of executive and advisory boards and ad hoc committees and task forces will be set up for specific projects .
21 Many thousands of bicycles will be lining up for the Argus Cycling Tour … but one entry is particularly unusual … because it 's a tandem .
22 Oral extensions to some exercises can be written out for homework .
23 Controls can be set up for most of these experiments , e.g. plant cress seed on dry blotting paper as well as wet , so that children begin to realise that it really is the water that is responsible for the change .
24 Its fabrication skills will be called on for later iterations of the chip , the 0.5-micron 603 , the 604 and the 300 Specmark-to-500 Specmark 620 , all due to arrive next year .
25 Its fabrication skills will be called on for later iterations of the chip , the 0.5 micron 603 , the 604 and the 300 Specmark-to-500 Specmark 620 , all of which are due to arrive next year .
26 Tory MPs protested the measures may be held up for two years because of delays on the Bill to ratify the Maastricht Treaty .
27 If you are able to find a literary agent who will take on your work , the process of having it looked at by publishers will be speeded up for you .
28 Such group-frequency correlations have been extensively developed for organic compounds , and similar correlations can be drawn up for inorganic species [ 19 ] .
29 When people hover for a tip , it 's excruciating , says Jon , 34 ‘ I do n't see why people working in certain industries should be singled out for special treatment .
30 Freezers and immersion heaters will be switched off for no more than 15 minutes at a time during peak-load periods .
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