Example sentences of "be [verb] for the [noun prp] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At Carrick the Ruffians will be competing for the Lipton Cup , while the cruisers will be in action for the Cardy Castle Cup . |
| 2 | For experienced marathoners , it could be qualifying for the Boston Marathon . |
| 3 | Three times world champion Ayrton Senna will be driving for the Williams team next season … that 's official … and alongside him on the grid will be Damon Hill … that 's a relief . |
| 4 | An AST spokeswoman claimed Manhattan 's architecture incorporates a processor-independent design that would allow unspecified RISC chips to be substituted for the Intel Corp 50MHz 80486DX microprocessors that will kick off the line . |
| 5 | Early in 1992 TES sales representative , began negotiating with a Malaysian company called Time-Epe and they subsequently secured a $4 million contract for the sale of the FT4 equipment which was to be installed for the Sabah Electricity Board in the town of Tawau [ population 40,000 ] . |
| 6 | The " Union 's general negotiation framework " was to be prepared for the December summit . |
| 7 | A report on " measures to bring about more effective co-ordination and on priorities for action by the Community member states " was to be prepared for the June summit . |
| 8 | It is my intention to keep hon. Members informed of the temporary arrangements that will be made for the UKIAS refugee unit . |
| 9 | That the police should stop law-abiding Kent miners at the Dartford tunnel on the grounds that they were thought to be destined for the Yorkshire coalfield two hundred miles away was remarkable indeed . |
| 10 | Her natural expression removes some of the horror of death and , with her floral tribute , looks more like Little Red Riding Hood asleep under the tree ; the same can not be said for the Hoskins child . |
| 11 | which is more than can be said for the Gloucestershire cricket season … the Cheltenham festival is underway and the only ones feasting on runs at the moment are Derbyshire … |
| 12 | During the night Ham was in fine form , which is more than can be said for the Redstone rocket . |
| 13 | Which is more than can be said for the Osborne creature 's genetic offering ! |
| 14 | Yet even though he got the chance to fight Mr Bush , he would not now be heading for the White House if it had not been for the disaster which hit the President a few days after that TV interview . |
| 15 | Only around 20% of the French paintings and drawings seen in New York will be used for the London exhibition . |
| 16 | In evaluating this expression we first note that the metric connections are linear in h ; hence to a first approximation in h the form ( 7.4 ) or ( 7.5 ) can be used for the Riemann curvature tensor rather than ( 7.3 ) . |
| 17 | Few excuses can be offered for the England batsmen 's failure to pile up runs both here and in the first Test at Calcutta , where they were beaten by eight wickets . |
| 18 | A similar association between property crime and consumption may be demonstrated for the United States , Japan and France . |
| 19 | Oman is placing an order for three patrol craft with French shipbuilders after weeks of waiting in the hope that a buyer might be found for the Tyneside yard . |
| 20 | The concert in Dublin will still go ahead , a date has yet to be fixed for the London event . |
| 21 | DAVID Nicholson 's Banbridge put up a fair performance when running Clever Folly to four lengths at Ascot last month and must be fancied for the Tanners Claret Handicap Chase at Ludlow this afternoon , writes Chris Hawkins . |
| 22 | Please remember to send the direct debit form to this office as soon as possible to allow time for it to be processed for the May instalment . |
| 23 | Back at Wotton-under-Edge in Gloucestershire the Congregational Tabernacle 's Mutual Improvement Society resolved in November 1893 ‘ that the time has now come for an Organ to be obtained for the Tabernacle Services ’ . |
| 24 | After being endlessly reassured that , ‘ it 's not the tractor , it 's how long he stays out that field ploughing , ’ we give up craving a member that could be mistaken for the Eiffel Tower . |
| 25 | Special software may also be required for the PrtSc key to work . |