Example sentences of "[noun prp] be [vb pp] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Tynedale Fenwicks and the Liddesdale Elliots were involved for a long time in a savage , unyielding feud ; and the Armstrongs , among their many clashes , quarrelled simultaneously with the Scottish Turnbulls and Johnstones and with the English Bells , while the Bells were also feuding with the English Grahams . |
| 2 | On Feb. 14 the EC 's European Parliament again requested and the Commission on Feb. 20 agreed that the ECJ be asked for a new opinion on the agreement . |
| 3 | LIVERPOOL 'S latest recruit Stig Inge Bjornbye is set for a dramatic debut next week after receiving a work permit . |
| 4 | Liverpool 's latest recruit Stig Inge Bjornbye is set for a dramatic debut next week after receiving a work permit . |
| 5 | More specifically , Frith/Moll is appropriated for a partial critique of patriarchal law , sexual exploitation , and aristocratic culture . |
| 6 | Fasting was maintained for a further 2 hours , after which a normal diet was permitted . |
| 7 | In elections held on March 28-30 , President Robert Mugabe was re-elected for a further term , and his ruling ZANU-PF party won 116 of the 120 elective seats in a restructured 150-member House of Assembly . |
| 8 | The row was sparked when Ards full back Tommy Leeman was booked for a late tackle on Linfield 's Lee Doherty . |
| 9 | Although the Guaranteed Capital Bond is designed for a five year term , early encashment is allowed before the end of the fixed term . |
| 10 | The Democratic Labour Party ( DLP ) government of Prime Minister Erskine Sandiford was returned for a second five-year term at a general election on Jan. 22 . |
| 11 | ‘ Faye 's prepared for a big baby , in any case , ’ Belinda said . |
| 12 | That 's the problem … you see , Dieter 's enrolled for a third week and … |
| 13 | Haygarth Jackson was reappointed for a second term as chairman of Publications and Information Board . |
| 14 | Ben Gill was re-elected for a second year as deputy , and Tony Pexton for a second year as vice-president . |
| 15 | David Batty is braced for a bruising reunion with his old Leeds team-mate Eric Cantona today . |
| 16 | On March 20 Lee was re-elected for a further six-year presidential term . |
| 17 | His wife Colette suffered facial injuries and nine-year-old son Jamie was treated for a fractured elbow . |
| 18 | Britain is poised for a strong recovery . |
| 19 | PAUL WARHURST is set for a dramatic return to first-team football tomorrow — less than a fortnight after it almost killed him . |
| 20 | Thirty years ago teacher education in Britain was set for a major expansion . |
| 21 | ‘ So — British and Cosmopolitan was taken for a small fortune — and taken for fools too by the seem of it . |
| 22 | And when Steve McMahon was booked for a harsh foul on Town 's Steve Whitton in the dying seconds , player-manager Reid 's emotions took over . |
| 23 | However when he came to Celebes ( hereafter referred to by its modern name , Sulawesi ) , even Alfred Wallace was lost for a complete explanation of how this large star-shaped island acquired its fascinating and unusual fauna . |
| 24 | ELABORATE last-ditch attempts to save a town from lava flowing from Sicily 's Mount Etna were postponed for a second day yesterday because of poor weather . |
| 25 | Meanwhile , Widnes ace Jonathan Davies is set for a New Year comeback . |
| 26 | EMMA Thompson is set for a glittering Hollywood career as she became Britain 's hottest chance to win an Oscar . |
| 27 | Archbishop Ralph 's eloquent letter to the pope had had no effect ; St Augustine 's was throwing off the restraints that their neighbours had succeeded in imposing on them in the past ; and York was poised for a final victory in the matter of the primacy . |
| 28 | After nearly 50 years of good behaviour , Germany is poised for a bigger international role . |
| 29 | The Wye is used for a whole range of activities including people who just want to walk the banks or go for picnics . |
| 30 | On 20 April 1964 Lonsdale was exchanged for a British businessman , Greville Wynne , who had become involved in espionage and been imprisoned in Russia . |