Example sentences of "be [vb pp] for the [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Initially , she had been ostracised in some quarters , and on several occasions when she had arranged a soiree , rival parties had been arranged for the same night . |
| 2 | But he stressed that no formal approach had been made for the former football ground . |
| 3 | Where employees are concerned , a minimum of 2,000 has been used for the same reason . |
| 4 | These institutions are produced for the same purpose as neuroses are by the individual ; they are collective solutions for the problem of defence against unsatisfied wishes . |
| 5 | Interestingly , the dielectric loss appears to match the loss modulus more closely than the loss compliance when data are compared for the same system . |
| 6 | Normally this sole bill of exchange although it can be this first or second bill of exchange if two bills are raised for the same debt . |
| 7 | Inexplicably , two compulsory first-year lectures had been scheduled for the same day and time , and the error had only just been noticed . |
| 8 | Armenia 's nuclear power station was closed in February 1989 because of earthquake fears , while construction of nuclear plants in Krasnodar and the Crimea had been terminated for the same reason , after popular protests and construction of several reactors of the Chernobyl type had also been halted . |
| 9 | Even more important was that the jungle habitat had been protected for the same reason . |
| 10 | ‘ Cricket must now be the only sport in which you can be punished for the same offence twice and , who knows , maybe three times if he appeals ! |
| 11 | ‘ Because 15 per cent of building costs were saved at Urbanbuild by using timber frame instead of brick and block , better quality housing could be built for the same money . ’ |
| 12 | Data were only included when paired airway and caecal measurements could be made for the same animal . |
| 13 | Where it is known that the debtor has more than one residential or business address , personal calls should be made at all addresses ; ( b ) should the creditor fail to effect service , a first class prepaid letter should be written to the debtor referring to the call(s) , the purpose of the same and the failure to meet with the debtor , adding that a further call will be made for the same purpose on the day of 19 at hours at ( place ) . |
| 14 | Alternatively , one of the thematic optional units could be selected for the same purpose . |
| 15 | Radio programmes or ‘ talking book ’ tape recordings can be used for the same purpose . |
| 16 | Following questions in Parliament , the Department of Trade and Industry announced last October that ‘ oversized ’ cuffs and certain linking chains , which could be used for the same purpose as leg irons , had been evading UK export controls , and would be restricted . |
| 17 | On 17 October , Mr Sainsbury announced — ‘ in the light of publicity ’ — that ‘ oversized ’ cuffs and certain linking chains , which could be used for the same purpose as leg irons , had been evading export control . |
| 18 | This mode is carried forward from the 1954 Convention , and it is expressly provided that ‘ if exceptional circumstances so require ’ diplomatic channels may be used for the same purpose . |
| 19 | Sometimes a donkey would be used for the same purpose . |
| 20 | For example , the following terms may all be used for the same object : Eyeglasses , Spectacles , Glasses . |
| 21 | Surface wiping above shoulder height should be avoided for the same reason . |
| 22 | Such courses may be of interest to you as a returner but they are not the same as re-entry programmes , and would not be recognised for the same purpose if you ever had to provide evidence of an updating course to your National Board . |
| 23 | The clearer articulation of the broader conception of legitimate expectation which is evident in recent cases is to be welcomed for the same reason . |
| 24 | , Abraham ( c. 1793–1860 ) , bricklayer and the last man subjected to an ‘ appeal of murder ’ , by which a person acquitted of murder could be tried for the same offence a second time , was born c .1793 , the son of a Castle Bromwich builder . |
| 25 | A tea and dinner will not be paid for the same evening 's work . |
| 26 | Thus the more nearly perfect a market is , the stronger is the tendency for the same price to be paid for the same thing at the same time in all parts of the market : but of course if the market is large , allowance must be made for the expense of delivering the goods to different purchasers ; each of whom must be supposed to pay in addition to the market price a special charge on account of delivery . |
| 27 | The Government conceded defeat on the whole ‘ additionality ’ issue and the Euro money could be released for the former coalfield areas . |
| 28 | Similarly , letters received are filed for the same purpose . |
| 29 | You believe we were attacked for the same reason and probably by the same person . |
| 30 | Outside the Company Office , Charles was given a walking stick and marched up and down the stone courtyard with other officers between the granary in which the platoons were barracked and long low buildings nearby , previously the administrative block and now being used for the same purpose in military terms . |