Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] be [vb pp] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Provision needed to be made for dowager widows , and for younger sons and for daughters , and perhaps for other persons . |
| 2 | Rohmer began to make shushing noises as if Gilbert was a child who needed to be restrained for sleep . |
| 3 | Instructions for the folding part of the handle referred to an earlier model with a spindle ; but the wingnut handles were obviously fixed by a bolt , and released by a few turns when the handle needed to be folded for storage . |
| 4 | In February 1991 Allitt applied to be enrolled for training as a sick children 's nurse at Boston Pilgrim hospital . |
| 5 | Treasurer reported that there was no change and then there suddenly was because Andy demanded to be paid for production expenses . |
| 6 | Achilles tired and veered towards the stands , seeming to some spectators to carry Pretty Polly wide , but once past she appeared to be set for victory . |
| 7 | Large well-run estates confiscated by Paulus could well have passed into imperial hands and continued to be managed for profit , but it depends on whether the Emperor needed capital more than income . |
| 8 | Neither witness wished to be identified for fear of ridicule . |
| 9 | Films had to be delayed for shortage of money , and some cheques bounced . |
| 10 | It was as if he were still competing for Martha : every return to harbour became a race between his ketch and Sam 's ; every catch had to be compared for weight and quality , and every new little luxury Harry purchased for himself or his wife had to be announced that evening in the Russell alehouse as further proof of his superiority . |
| 11 | Mr French had to be treated for shock and cuts in hospital . |
| 12 | He was wearing the leather shoes that had been only for best until they grew too small for his feet and now had to be worn for school . |
| 13 | ‘ When you ask these people ‘ What were the most important factors in your success ? ’ , they all say the main aspects were the importance of teamworking between all contributors , the clear identification of what had to be achieved for success . |
| 14 | Some control had to be introduced for pedestrianisation to work . |
| 15 | Debate in the Supreme Soviet began on Sept. 17 , with a view to taking a final vote on Sept. 21 , but in the event the vote had to be abandoned for lack of a quorum , a number of deputies having apparently boycotted the session deliberately in order to force a postponement . |
| 16 | He did require one condition to be satisfied , all the bottom row of steel stays , 56 in total , had to be removed for examination . |
| 17 | New jeeps had to be modified for desert travel , a vast amount of stores had to be sorted out and the new recruits had to be given at least some elementary training . |
| 18 | Apparently , director 's cuts of both The Terminator and The Abyss are in existence , the latter featuring a different ending and £8 million of special effects that had to be dropped for space . |