Example sentences of "of [noun] [vb -s] be [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The same kind of damage has been described for the golden eagle feeding on roe deer ( Ratcliffe & Rowe , 1979 ) : when it penetrates the carcase through the shoulder region , it breaks through the scapula so as to extract the soft internal organs . |
| 2 | A PLAN to build executive-style houses in an upmarket suburb of Middlesbrough has been refused for the second time . |
| 3 | The distinction between public and private spheres of existence has been used for centuries to exclude women from the activities through which larger social processes are effected ; it has made of them goods to be protected , the stakes for which wars are fought by men . |
| 4 | A systemic mode of action has been suggested for calcium but this seems unlikely from the present study since the serum values of calcium and phosphate were similar in the different groups . |
| 5 | More than 100 MPs have already signed a Commons Motion asking the Government to reject proposals to change the present 999 system and a Day of Action has been organised for December 8 by the Union of Communication Workers . |
| 6 | The theory of the new international division of labour has been criticized for its uncompromising condemnation of TNC operations in the Third World , on the grounds that there is not very much that is new about it and that it relies on an empirical base that is far too limited ( see , for example , Cohen , 1987 , ch.7 ; Jenkins , 1984 ; Gordon , 1988 ) . |
| 7 | A wide variety of methods has been developed for the preparation of such samples , which are described as matrix-isolated . |
| 8 | The importance of readability has been upheld for so long that all manner of methods have been devised for its measurement . |
| 9 | In cases where there have been failures to make applications to licensing courts in time for them to be heard at statutory sittings , the Court of Session has been petitioned for directions , in virtue of its nobile officium , to licensing courts to hold special sittings to deal with non-timeous applications . |
| 10 | A similar effect of GR has been observed for the orbit of the binary pair containing the pulsar 1913+16 : the advance of the periastron ( the line joining the stars at their point of nearest approach ) of the pulsar orbit is , at 4° per year , considerably larger than for Mercury 's orbit . |
| 11 | Due to afforestation a gradual stream of workers has been released for re-employment and this will continue . |
| 12 | Having established this knowledge a system of ideas has been formulated for intervening and hence preventing the disease or problem . |
| 13 | A low price — in Japan — of $15,200 has been set for the desktop models , which have a 256-colour thin-film transistor screens , and have a 50% smaller footprint than previous models . |
| 14 | A BANGOR man found in possession of cannabis worth a street value of £40,000 has been jailed for 18 months . |
| 15 | A reward of £7,000 has been offered for any information . |
| 16 | Mr Waddington added : ‘ A formal offer of £5m has been received for Acklam Park . |
| 17 | This very high degree of risk has been maintained for a long time as many studies over the past thirty years have shown . |
| 18 | A former sheriff of Nottingham has been jailed for fraud . |
| 19 | A former Sheriff of Nottingham has been jailed for fraud . |
| 20 | A former Sheriff of Nottingham has been jailed for fraud . |
| 21 | No action has been taken with regard to the fencing adjacent to the caretaker ‘ s house but the figure of £500 has been estimated for the erection of the fence at the play area . |
| 22 | Unfortunately , only diatomic molecules are easy to study in this way , as larger molecules almost invariably fragment on excitation , but a vast amount of information has been obtained for atoms and diatomic molecules . |
| 23 | A yearly rent of £32,000 has been agreed for the 1,250 sq ft of trading space . |
| 24 | The conference theme , ‘ All the Voices ’ , reflects the potential of community radio stations to reinforce the cultural diversity of peoples , and to provide a voice for those whose right to freedom of expression has been denied for centuries . |
| 25 | Our system of construction has been used for many years all over this country , by the sponsoring authorities and others , and erm we do n't have the earthquake requirements , but we do need many high value schools both quickly and on time , and we 've completed something like 2,000 projects similar to this over many years . |
| 26 | The parachutist who crash-landed on a group of schoolchildren has been talking for the first time about what happened . |
| 27 | A similar pattern to that of P.P. has been reported for a child with a large cyst in one hemisphere . |
| 28 | A full diary of engagements has been booked for the months ahead . |
| 29 | The Adult Basic Education Unit at Darlington College of Technology has been funded for the past two years by a grant from the Department of Education and Science . |
| 30 | A KIRKBY man caught with £300 worth of heroin has been jailed for two years . |