Example sentences of "be [vb pp] by the [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The plans are examined by the council for compliance with the Building Regulations , and if everything is in order you will receive an Approval Notice in due course , which you can then file away with your deeds . |
| 2 | A civilization that never invented the wheel was automatically precluded from inventing the mechanical clock , but in fact neither the sundial nor the water-clock appear to have been developed by the Maya for measuring the passage of time . |
| 3 | Dorset SSD director Robin Se-Queira , who attended a national conference last week , hopes local authorities will earmark funds out of their community care grant for drug and alcohol care , though no extra funds have been given by the government for this new responsibility . |
| 4 | Forbidden to speak any language but French , Marius and I had been punished by the Corporals for speaking English while dismantling the tents at Canjuers . |
| 5 | The incentive to develop the mechanical clock may well have been fostered by the need for it in medieval monasteries , where punctuality was a virtue that was rigorously insisted on and late arrival at divine service or meals was punished . |
| 6 | A REPORT urging that premature babies should be allowed to die by neglect has been attacked by the society for the Protection of Unborn Children ( SPUC ) . |
| 7 | A REPORT urging that premature babies should be allowed to die by neglect has been attacked by the society for the Protection of Unborn Children ( SPUC ) . |
| 8 | These are organised by the WI for everyone to enjoy . |
| 9 | I am reminded by the recommendation for dealing with bed bugs published in The Vermin Killer in 1680 — ‘ Take gunpowder , brush it well into the bedstead , light it , and keep the smoke in . ’ |
| 10 | A police strike in Caracas was ended on June 10 when 600 troops were sent into police stations which had been occupied by the strikers for two days in protest at low wages and the dismissal of 10 officers . |
| 11 | The place had been occupied by the Americans for ten days or more , but 9th Air Force was flying missions down to the south and Czechoslovakia until the end of the month . |
| 12 | Section 23(1) provides that part II of the 1954 Act applies ‘ to any tenancy where the property comprised in the tenancy is or includes premises which are occupied by the tenant for the purposes of a business carried on by him or for those and other purposes ’ . |
| 13 | Thus the vagabond , the adventurer , the spendthrift , the bohemian are dominated by the desire for new experience , but so are the inventor and scientist ; adventurers with women and the tendency to domesticity are both expressions of the desire for response ; vain ostentation and creative artistic work both are designed to provoke recognition ; avarice and business enterprise are actuated by the desire for security . |
| 14 | Because the weather was raw and foggy she spent most of the intervening hours in a nearby house , which had been commandeered by the army for the use of resident and non-resident FANY drivers . |
| 15 | Gatherum Castle is of immense size and quite new , having been built by the Duke for a quarter of a million pounds . |
| 16 | The influence of party structures had for long been curtailed by the arrangements for selecting chairmen ; arrangements which made it possible for situations to arise where the president , the Congressional party leadership and a majority of the majority party could all be united on a particular issue yet might be thwarted by the whims of an all-powerful committee chairman . |
| 17 | Additional cover may be demanded by LCH from time to time in respect of initial or variation margin , as new contracts are presented by the member for registration , as the market price moves in relation to subsisting open contracts or when something occurs that might affect the member 's performance . |
| 18 | This is the basis of section 3 of the Act which , of course , only applies after an order has been made by the court for the taking of evidence . |
| 19 | Provided that when goods are consigned ‘ carriage forward ’ the Trader shall not be required to pay such charges unless the consignee fails to pay after a reasonable demand has been made by the carrier for payment thereof . |
| 20 | Under the law , there is no truancy if a child has the school 's permission to be absent or if his/her absence from school is occasioned by : sickness of the child ( not of his/her parent ) ; or unavoidable cause affecting the child and generally involving an emergency ; or a day of religious observance ; or ‘ the school … is not within walking distance … and no suitable arrangements have been made by the LEA for ( the child 's ) transport … or for boarding accommodation ’ . |
| 21 | Although bus route numbers had been regulated by the police for a number of years , there were still several separate numbering systems among the tramway undertakings taken over . |
| 22 | Study sessions are organized by the party for both party and non-party members of the administration , and self-criticism is expected when policies change . |
| 23 | The fatal accident inquiry at Ayr had been told by the lawyer for the golf club that the most important way to stop accidental drownings is by education . |
| 24 | Two are for the Queen 's flight- to carry members of the royal family and VIPs — the rest are used by the RAF for training . |
| 25 | Large tracts of the North-East and North Yorkshire are used by the Army for training . |
| 26 | Personification : e.g. The nutrients are used by the tissues for building and repair . |
| 27 | Both sorts of minerals , like vitamins , are needed by the body for a normal healthy metabolism . |
| 28 | Care must be taken to ensure that these assets are included in the sale if they are needed by the purchaser for operating the business . |
| 29 | A fee of two hundred thousand pounds has been agreed by the clubs for the Liverpool born player . |
| 30 | Nonetheless , statistics have been produced by the FPSC for the countries in the European Community and a tentative ‘ league ’ table of one parent families produced . |