Example sentences of "be [verb] for the [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the argument should be recognized for the fiction it is . |
| 2 | French farmers should be punished for the way they treated our sheep farmers . |
| 3 | There are many different reasons for being alone and equally different needs to be considered for the people who find themselves in this position . |
| 4 | When I was twelve , and I got baptized , erm a lady gave me a little text and it was from Joshua chapter one and it was verse nine and it says have I not commanded you be strong and courageous do not be terrified , do not be discouraged for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go and that 's a verse that I 've been able to remember and to thank God for on so many different occasions all through my training as a doctor and it 's , all the promises in the bible are absolutely true and you can rely on them because it 's not a book written by men but it 's a book written by God . |
| 5 | Do you know , the cobblestones could n't be seen for the blood which swilled like water ? |
| 6 | Admittedly there is a lot to be said for the species itself , but it is hard not to fall for I. aquifolium ‘ Bacciflava ’ because the berries are a cheerful shade of yellow . |
| 7 | A pleasant , very nearly a respectable , young man , it seemed , which was far more than could be said for the fellow they had put up for Bradford in 1841 , an Irishman of the wilder variety who had served his apprenticeship to the political trade in such select establishments as Northallerton House of Correction and the castle jails of Lancaster and York . |
| 8 | I wish the same could be said for the piano he uses : it is clearly in need of a tune in the first of the Valses-Caprices . |
| 9 | And then they 'd throw you to whatever man happened to be passing for the money you 'd earn for them . ’ |
| 10 | If Shaun is telling the truth , he must be pitied for the situation he has got himself into . |
| 11 | To the extent that such rights and privileges are to be found in the Bill of Rights , in my judgment they will not be infringed for the reasons which I have given . |
| 12 | The Purchaser may still wish to buy the Business but be compensated for the damage which has come to light . |
| 13 | The family are claiming they should be compensated for the income they lost as a result of Tony 's death . |
| 14 | The family are claiming they should be compensated for the income they lost as a result of Tony 's death . |
| 15 | The Ombudsman , Sir Anthony Barrowclough , is telling MPs that the report is being finalised , though an early draft is believed to recommend that not all the investors should be compensated for the losses they suffered when the investment group crashed 18 months ago . |
| 16 | The Green Book recommended that women should be equipped for the tasks which their nature fits them for , and that therefore they should be educated . |
| 17 | After all , the word ‘ engineer ’ used to be used for the person who could drive and maintain a car , in the early days of motoring . |
| 18 | And Littlewoods must be commended for the way it looks after its staff and for the role it has played as a responsible Liverpool employer . |
| 19 | Thorn is a floating voter , but a Labour victory would be better for business , as replacements would be needed for the boxes which Tories wished to keep for old times ' sake . |
| 20 | When deciding where the company should be going for the future it is extremely important that one should not lose sight of the need for synergy since adventuring outside one 's own field contains high added risk which the shareholders will very quickly appreciate . |
| 21 | Nonetheless , if counsel is to be briefed for the hearing he should settle the pleading , and for that matter , the letter before action . |
| 22 | A colour leaflet could be produced for the trail which would be available free of charge to visitors . |
| 23 | For much of the Bloc , then , the solution may be to opt for the devil they know . |
| 24 | Work on knowledge about language should involve discussion of matters such as sexist language ; styles of interaction in social groups ( see below ) ; how hidden messages about social groups ( such as teenagers or older people ) which are conveyed by advertising etc. can be decoded for the values they contain and for the differences between what is said and what is implied . |
| 25 | Whatever else he does , Sandy Lyle will be remembered for the shot he played out of a bunker on the 18th in 1988 -150 yards to the pin . |
| 26 | Do not worry that you are being judgemental — we do not want to be judged for the pride we see in ourselves . |
| 27 | In any field of employment a successful application depends to some degree on the applicant 's being seen to say and do what is expected during the selection process , and to this extent conventional selection methods can always be faulted for the way they may presume that words uttered on a form or in an interview are reliable indicators of future performance . |
| 28 | But as the recession deepened , no backers could be found for the scheme which had already cost over £1 million . |
| 29 | But as the recession deepened , no backers could be found for the scheme which had already cost over £1 million . |
| 30 | Finally , I would observe that the justice in this case is not to be criticised for the decision she reached on the Friday , which was based on advice given her by a legally qualified court clerk , reinforced by the submission of the representative of the Crown Prosecution Service and acquiesced in by the defendant 's solicitor . |