Example sentences of "be [verb] for the [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | A number of board members are pressing for the directors ' new suites , now being readied at the top of a spanking new building on Washington 's H Street , to be exempted from the Bank-wide policy of no smoking that begins on July 1st . |
| 2 | But all the same , Sara had not been prepared for the girls ' curiosity about Matthew . |
| 3 | The salesperson 's voice may be competing for the buyers ' attention with the flashing lights and noise of the equipment . |
| 4 | It is a symptom of sociology 's low status as a scientific discipline that so many researchers still seem to be seeking for the philosophers ' stone , or seeking status by attempting to theorize beyond their means . |
| 5 | But what has been said so far , that the flipping and the circumstance including it were required for the wipers ' starting to work , is consistent with the cause existing without that effect . |
| 6 | He is blamed for the Tories ' allegedly disastrous campaign . |
| 7 | Even when allowance is made for the authorities ' claim that many complaints are made for propaganda , this pattern is well-established . |
| 8 | It was made for the Dolls ' House by Hardy Bros Ltd. and presented by Mr W. Hardy , father of today 's Marketing Director , Mr James Hardy , who found this invitation discarded with some rubbish when the factory moved in 1965 . |
| 9 | The camp guards had allowed the baby six months ' life and then , when Elisabeth was selected for the officers ' brothel and her breasts required for purposes other than those of nourishing a Jewish infant , a non-commissioned officer , having polished his boots , drawn up the mess accounts , written an affectionate note to his wife and son and relieved his bladder , took Elisabeth Danziger 's baby from her arms and dashed out its brains against the stone wall outside his office . |
| 10 | Derwentside 's Laura Jackson was selected for the girls ' 14–16 years 100m freestyle but had to withdraw through injury . |
| 11 | At about this time tights were no longer worn on stage : ‘ wet white ’ was used for the Girls ' legs . |
| 12 | It was a moonlight night and from 11pm Ted was waiting for the platelayers ' arrival as their company would liven his long shift . |