Example sentences of "is [adv] [verb] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the target is eventually sold for a profit , the benefit of the realised reserves can only be transferred to the original purchaser ( by dividend ) if the IHC has adequate distributable resources . |
| 2 | Youngsters love it but the 220-year-old automaton is only operated for a minute , once or twice a day . |
| 3 | The equity method is generally used for a holding of 20-50% of the outstanding voting shares ( that is , shares which have been issued and which are currently held by shareholders ) because it is assumed , on the basis of this level of ownership , that an investor has the ability to exert significant influence in the affairs of the company . |
| 4 | The post-mortems continue but the truth is , that from an operational viewpoint , the 1,500V DC Woodhead line is not missed for a moment . |
| 5 | Despite this , Federated Farmers , the farmers ' lobbying group , is not calling for a return to subsidies . |
| 6 | This is not to press for a reversal of the present position , but to understand that if the work of research students is to be understood in educational terms , then the first step is to accept that the role is a hybrid of research and of higher education . |
| 7 | If you plan to eat in the living room , try to buy as generous a table as possible but one which will look quite in keeping with the room when it is not laid for a meal . |
| 8 | For that reason the acquirer may insist that the trust fund or estate is not distributed for a period , unless the beneficiaries accept liability . |
| 9 | If a property is not specified for a context that property is inherited , for each instance of the context , from the containing context . |
| 10 | If the applicant is not applying for a grant there is no obligation to consult . |
| 11 | In some circumstances , security is not required for a loan — written requirements regarding security are available from your local branch . |
| 12 | The coast and the resort of Morecambe with its seaside attractions and four-mile promenade is easily reached for a day trip . |
| 13 | So the reason I put Jasper Carrott up here is just to think for a moment , here 's somebody who 's obviously a really effective and great communicator . |
| 14 | The reason for this is because the requirements of continuously scanning the screen , as is usually done for a lightpen , would slow the games down too much . |
| 15 | A licence is usually granted for a period of five years . |
| 16 | Rented property is usually taken for a period of a year with an option to renew for the second and third years of the contract ; even six-month lets are rare . |
| 17 | You know Matilda is always looking for a reason to punish you . ’ |
| 18 | Univel is still looking for a replacement for Righter . |
| 19 | David Elsworth is still looking for a jockey for Ghofar . |
| 20 | MORE than 12 months after the closure of the Corporate Wardrobe and the selling off of the entire stock in a giant sale , Branch Banking 's Deputy Managing Director Bob McInnes is still searching for a solution to the uniform issue . |
| 21 | One month after Pamela took her life , her family is still searching for a reason . |
| 22 | Five years later , he is still waiting for a response . |
| 23 | Mr Harper is still waiting for a response from the Department of Health . |
| 24 | The restaurant is still waiting for a visit from Opposition leader John Smith . |
| 25 | His process was superseded long ago but his name is still used for a type of raincoat . |
| 26 | Hilton was certainly conscious of writing for a wide monastic audience , but The Ladder is ostensibly written for a nun , who was enclosed in a convent and bound by traditional monastic disciplines , but who also seemed about to begin a more solitary life . |
| 27 | He is also looking for a supply of three-ply yarn for use on the ribber in jacquard work — again , please help if you can . |
| 28 | Chelmsford , where sitting MP Simon Burns has at least 13,000 too many voters , is also set for a boundary shake-up but creation of a new constituency seems unlikely . |
| 29 | Best British Film went to The Crying Game , which is also nominated for a hatful of Oscars . |
| 30 | The same title is also used for a woman of the same rank . |