Example sentences of "they be [verb] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Foreign Minister Levi told the Knesset ( parliament ) on March 18 : " Those who carried out the murder and those who sent them are destined for a painful punishment .
2 Whilst they are searching for the relevant information , their inventories of unsold goods will start to build up .
3 Now they are searching for the fourth sister Pamela , who walked out at the age of 15 after a row with her father .
4 Only among the over-75s are men more likely to be caring than women ( 10 per cent compared with 6 per cent ) , mainly because of the care they are providing for a disabled spouse ( Evandron , 1990 , pp. 6–7 ) .
5 Another implication of this advice is that teachers need not begin keeping cupboards full of evidence from every pupil over three year periods in case they are selected for a random sample check on teacher assessments .
6 Now they are aiming for a new lease of life and further development .
7 The Class 50 refurbishment programme was completed , although they are destined for a short life , while limited work was also carried out on Class 20s , 26s and 33s to see them through to the arrival of new designs .
8 In Richmond they are poised for a splendid season of festivities
9 The 27 finalists are listed below and at the time of going to press they are poised for the grand final in London .
10 A Land Rover spokesman said : ‘ Our vehicles are not designed to tumble down mountains but they are built for a tough life . ’
11 There may be a general tendency to exaggerate ; couples seem to be more willing to abandon expectations of a third child than they are to opt for a third child after stating an earlier preference for two .
12 Er two points , one comes onto environment for Mr who says that they are seeking for the environmental benefits to the A sixty one and relates something to the percentages .
13 Paul Corrigan suggests that teenagers behave the way they do at the seaside , or at football matches , because they are looking for a memorable experience to balance the boredom of the rest of their lives .
14 Lastly , just as people looking for jobs are advised to ask around and find out about prospects through the grapevine rather than from official sources , employers too , where appropriate , can let it be known that they are looking for a certain sort of employee .
15 If they are looking for the special therapist to ‘ cure ’ them , then , also they will be disappointed .
16 If they are looking for an easy , magical cure — either hypnosis or a special pill — they will be disappointed .
17 Many people underestimate these travellers ; they think they are looking for an easy life .
18 A well-designed communication structure can do much to minimize this by recognizing the fact that words do not have specific meanings until they are defined for a particular purpose .
19 While they might have looked out of place next to the modern heavy metal , they are vying for a lucrative market .
20 As for the Socialists , they have been told so often that they are heading for a total rout that they will actually be relieved if they manage to get the 20 per cent which the last polls were predicting .
21 They have had their problems , but they are going for a fresh start with a new ground , a new clubhouse and a new approach to playing matters .
22 Otherwise , they are lapped for a further period using 8 µm diamond paste if required for Double Polished Thin sections ( DPTs ) ( Fig. 4.3 ) .
23 Where keg milds and bitters are concerned , when fermentation is complete they are conditioned for a short period in tanks under a heavy blanket of carbon dioxide .
24 In the case of keg milds and bitters when fermentation is complete they are conditioned for a short period under gas pressure and are then filtered to remove yeast solids and pasteurised .
25 They become quite unconscious of what they are doing for a few seconds , and yet insist that they want to carry on and learn to fly .
26 Although tests of details are not always necessary , they are needed for an external audit , when evidence of financial values is required and when weaknesses have been exposed during systems evaluation and compliance testing .
27 A great many young doctors do enter research , but few are reaching the stage where they are qualified for the senior jobs .
28 They are used for the final stages when working down a tilth and levelling the surface once the large clods and turf have been broken .
29 After weighing for the heaviest berry — duly recorded in the ledger by the recorder — any prizewinning berry is removed before they are weighed for the heaviest twelve awards and then again selected for the heaviest six .
30 When scientists ask why something happens , they are asking for a general causal account .
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