Example sentences of "be [vb pp] in [noun] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moreover , the fact that the embassy had already been delayed in Dover for a fortnight had cost him 14,000 crowns even before these further disasters . |
| 2 | then showing that some terminology is required to discuss such things : terms are taught in context for a purpose . |
| 3 | A man accused of murder has been remanded in custody for a month by magistrates . |
| 4 | A man 's been remanded in custody for a week charged with the murder of two women found strangled in a car in London . |
| 5 | An Oxford student has been remanded in custody for a week at a London Magistrates Court ; twenty-one year old Ajaiki Akabasharune is jointly charged with a student from Wolverhampton for conspiring with persons unknown to defraud the central clearing banks this August . |
| 6 | Programmes are booked in advance for a particular room at a particular time and are then " broadcast " into that room as prearranged . |
| 7 | JUST because we have n't been seen in LINK for a while — it does n't mean its been quiet at Crediton ! |
| 8 | It is also worth working out a scale of charges which can be used if an author or editor asks to buy equipment which has been used in tests for a book or for a comparative feature . |
| 9 | The Turkish military was reportedly increasingly frustrated by the continuing activity of the PKK , and on Sept. 20 the Foreign Ministry denied reports that a cross-border operation against PKK bases in Iran had been mounted in retaliation for a Sept. 10 attack on a border outpost in which seven Turkish soldiers were killed . |
| 10 | Johnson was highly ranked but had been based in England for a few months under ten years . |
| 11 | Miles are walked in exchange for a feeling of perpetual defeat . |
| 12 | Accordingly you 'll be remanded in custody for a period of seven days . |
| 13 | In how many different orders can four children be arranged in line for a photo if John and Julie refuse to stand next to each other ? |
| 14 | An American-style medical village may be built in Darlington for a foreign healthcare company . |
| 15 | When Robin had newly qualified in law , Herbert strongly recommended Rustenburg as a place to start practising , and offered to allow his name to be used in return for a small interest in the practice , on the grounds that many people would remember it . |
| 16 | They have believed that the whole purpose of the EEC is to build protective barriers which should only be reduced in return for a high price to be paid by ‘ the other side ’ . |
| 17 | Consequently , the answer to question ( 1 ) must be that , as Community law stands at present , it is for the member states to determine , in accordance with the general rules of international law , the conditions which must be fulfilled in order for a vessel to be registered in their registers and granted the right to fly their flag , but , in exercising that power , the member states must comply with the rules of Community law . |
| 18 | ( 1 ) As Community law stands at present , it is for the member states to determine , in accordance with the general rules of international law , the conditions which must be fulfilled in order for a vessel to be registered in their registers and granted the right to fly their flag , but , in exercising that power , the member states must comply with the rules of Community law . |
| 19 | They had had high priority since the fuel crisis of February 1947 , but boilers and site work had in many cases been delayed ( mainly because of steel shortages ) so that 300–400MW of plant completed by the turbo-alternator manufacturers had had to be put in store for a year or more . |
| 20 | The books have been supplied by the library and are left outside the canteen by members of the library where they can be taken in exchange for a small donation . |
| 21 | Francis was a close friend of Jacqueline Hill 's husband , Producer/Director Alvin Rakoff , and had asked to be kept in mind for a part almost from Doctor Who 's beginning . |
| 22 | So if you were on night duty , it was n't much use getting off early and going to bed for a couple of hours and then going to court — you might be engaged in court for a long time . |
| 23 | With characteristically bad judgement , Charles now turned back to the Scots , with whom he made a secret treaty under which the Solemn League and Covenant would be confirmed by King and Parliament , and presbyterianism would be established in England for a limited period . |
| 24 | ‘ following a break in practice from a post requiring a nursing or health visiting qualification of three ( since modified to five ) years or more , a re-entry programme will be required in order for a person to return to practice ’ . |
| 25 | The breed originated from the Jutland Black Pied , which was known a century ago as a hardier but less productive type of the black pied lowland group and had been bred in Denmark for a very long time . |
| 26 | The two men were remanded in custody for a week . |
| 27 | Paul Andrew Weddle , of Southend Road , Gateshead , and the 15-year-old boy were remanded in custody for a week by the town 's magistrates . |
| 28 | The restoration and re-furbishing were completed in time for a great service of re-hallowing on 27th July . |
| 29 | Preparations were set in hand for a major effort on the Left Bank on March 6th , for which a new Army Corps , the VI Reserve , was earmarked ( representing , in terms of manpower , an outlay of rather more than the reserves Falkenhayn had withheld in February ) . |
| 30 | Professor Geoffrey Codd , a microbiologist from Dundee University and expert on blue-green algae said two cadets had been seriously ill and were detained in hospital for a week . |