Example sentences of "is [vb pp] [adv prt] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , on Saturday , October 10 , it is pencilled in for a proposed Newcastle to Maryport via Leeds , Skipton and Workington special , returning to Bradford Forster Square . |
| 2 | The conflict is played out for the last time in The Red Shoes ( 1948 ) , where the ballerina played by Moira Shearer initially lives unproblematically for her dancing , until she falls in love with a composer . |
| 3 | A lot is laid on for a pro golfer , but not as much as is for a team player . |
| 4 | ‘ In it , the goal of a federal European state is spelled out for the first time . ’ |
| 5 | A whole pig is served up for the main New Year feast , and bean curd , sausages and special wine are prepared . |
| 6 | Below the cheek the head tapers down and is rounded off for the lower jaw ; the mouth finishes up about 2¼in wide . |
| 7 | a reduction in men 's pensionable age is ruled out for the foreseeable future on grounds of cost … on the other hand , the government believes that raising the pensionable age for women would be unfair to women who have contributed over the years in the expectation of a pension at 60 . |
| 8 | That is to say , if a stress is left on for a long time , wood will gradually run away from the load . |
| 9 | If one suspect confesses and implicates the other , who does not confess , the confessor will go free as a reward for cooperation , while the partner is sent down for the maximum sentence , 10 years . |
| 10 | Thus competition is singled out for the first time as the chosen mechanism for ensuring the public interest . |
| 11 | Criticised for what actually went into it , now the sausage is singled out for the artificial colouring often put in . |
| 12 | ‘ My rent is paid up for the next six months , ’ Caro had assured her airily , ‘ before I knew I was leaving . |