Example sentences of "[pers pn] is [verb] [adv] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She may have been more assertive for a while as she found her feet , but she is remembered mainly for the way she consulted staff and her obvious concern to do the best in every situation . |
| 2 | The word ‘ rétroversion ’ can be understood etymologically as ‘ turning back ’ , yet in modern usage it is reserved exclusively for the turning or tipping of organs , especially of the uterus . |
| 3 | By section 5 of the 1987 Act , the liability covered by Part I of the Act extends to : a ) death or personal injury , b ) damage to or destruction of any item of property ( including land ) other than the defective product itself ( there is a lower threshold of £275 before a claim can be made ) provided that the property ; i ) is the type normally intended for private use and consumption , and ii ) it is used mainly for the private use or consumption of the person claiming . |
| 4 | There is , however , the difference that in those cases the control is used to investigate the first instability whereas here it is needed only for the later stages . |
| 5 | Gandhi has no aversion to sex and refers to it as ‘ a fine and noble thing ’ , but he insists that ‘ it is meant only for the act of creation ’ . |
| 6 | This follows ICL 's successful implementation of a departure control system for airline Cathay Pacific ( CI No 1,842 ) , and the work it is carrying out for the on-line departure system planned for the Channel Tunnel passenger rail services ( CI No 2,016 ) . |
| 7 | And if in carrying he is delayed out for the night it will count two works . |
| 8 | Gradually you make your standards ( criteria ) of your child 's approximations to the correct response more and more stringent until , in the end , he is rewarded only for the precise behaviour that is required . |
| 9 | He must , if he is going away for the winter , turn off the water and empty the boiler . |
| 10 | But in Iran he is remembered more for the fact that he destroyed Persepolis by fire . |