Example sentences of "[conj] [vb pp] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | WHAT a ridiculous idea for parents to be fined or punished for the bad behaviour of their children . |
| 2 | His unusual marriage was either made in heaven or arranged for the publicity . |
| 3 | Before the second day rehearsals the producer has written or arranged for the script and the appropriate announcer for this particular programme . |
| 4 | Obviously there is not a club atmosphere at Harlequins , and in most other sports they would be fined or disciplined for the unfair competition they are setting up in the league , both from the top and bottom sides . |
| 5 | Do n't think I did n't hope that you might be buried in the prison for ever , or hanged for the murder of which you were accused . |
| 6 | Over the weekend of 21/22 September 1985 , for example , 60 protesters were arrested for wire-cutting at Molesworth and a further 55 were arrested or reported for the same action at RAF Sculthorpe . |
| 7 | The Revenue has confirmed that interest credited to the income account will constitute taxable income in the beneficiary 's hands ( either when it is credited in the case of a life tenant , or when it is paid or applied for the benefit of a discretionary beneficiary ) . |
| 8 | A clause along the following lines could be inserted in the trust deed if it is intended that the same be effective for income tax purposes : No part of the capital , capitalised income , or income shall in any circumstances whatsoever be paid or lent to or applied for the benefit of the settlor or any spouse of the settlor for the time being . |
| 9 | ‘ Subject to sections 7 and 8 below , a person who has become a rehabilitated person for the purposes of this Act in respect of a conviction shall be treated for all purposes in law as a person who has not committed or been charged with or prosecuted for or convicted of or sentenced for the offence or offences which were the subject of that conviction ; and , notwithstanding the provisions of any other enactment or rule of law to the contrary , but subject as aforesaid — |
| 10 | It prepared me better than anything I 'd read or seen for the crisp exterior and soft centre of the Big Apple . |
| 11 | If the site chosen is in the opinion of the local authority not suitable for the carrying on of an offensive trade , being for example too near to residential properties then consent may be refused , or granted for a limited period or subject to conditions . |
| 12 | The Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA ) requires that American airlines in Europe and the Middle East x-ray or hand-search all baggage on flights to the United States , whether carried on board or destined for the hold . |
| 13 | " Collection " covers " a collection got together for a temporary purpose " , but not one " made or exhibited for the purpose of effecting sales or other commercial dealings " . |
| 14 | After his death many were given away or sold for a few pounds , and he was largely ignored as a painter until in 1987 six examples of his work were loaned to an exhibition entitled ‘ A Paradise Lost ’ at the Barbican Art Gallery , devoted to the neo-Romantic movement . |
| 15 | Use the colourings straight from the tube or bottle , or diluted for a paler shade . |
| 16 | Not only a trade union , it also offered protection to those released from bonded labour , to the slumdwellers of Raipur , child labourers , farmers , women deserted or abused for the sake of dowry . |
| 17 | The Forest rights of the Crown should be sold to the landowners who owned the soil , or exchanged for an apportionment of land for enclosure and economic development . |
| 18 | The only practical problem encountered ( apart from cases where the proffered acknowledgement form was ignored , and the seller returned his own acknowledgement form or called for a special negotiation ) was that some sellers ' administrative systems required the issue of their own acknowledgement form before an order could be logged . |
| 19 | It is obvious that the aggregate demand for consumption goods must Brow at the same rate as the production of such commodities if equilibrium is to be maintained ; but there is an inherent drive within the capitalist system to reduce the amount of variable capital advanced or employed for the purchase of labour-power as a proportion of the total capital advanced . |
| 20 | In this section we attempt to provide a framework for discussion of a number of special instructions ( or groups of instructions ) , provided in current computers or proposed for the future , which do not naturally fit into these groups . |
| 21 | ‘ shall have effect as if it granted or provided for the grant of a tenancy for a term of 10 years , subject to a right exercisable either by the landlord or the tenant to determine the tenancy , if the war ends before the expiration of that term , by at least one month 's notice in writing given after the end of the war ; … |
| 22 | One lawyer at the French court observed that it had ‘ never been seen or known for the kingdom of France to be subjected to the government of the king of England ’ . |
| 23 | No replacement has yet been sought ; or found for the vacant post of Chief Executive . |
| 24 | However , there are cases ( such as property specially built or adapted for a particular occupier ) where modifications are needed . |
| 25 | using a vehicle constructed or adapted for the delivery or collection of goods or mail to consumers or addressees , as the case may be , whilst engaged in making local rounds of deliveries or collections ; |
| 26 | ‘ Conveyance ’ means any conveyance construed or adapted for the carriage of a person or persons whether by land , water or air , except that it does not include a conveyance constructed or adapted for use only under the control of a person not carried in or on it , and ‘ drive ’ shall be construed accordingly . |
| 27 | A horse is not a " conveyance constructed or adapted for the carriage of a person … " |
| 28 | This kind of committee can either be permanent or appointed for a special purpose . |
| 29 | On at least a morning a week at ‘ family specialist ’ hotels , children are collected , given breakfast and taken on a trip or entertained for a few hours so their parents can enjoy a morning on their own . |
| 30 | A crime may be recorded as cleared by the police for a variety of reasons : where an individual has been charged or summonsed for the offence ( whether or not they are found guilty ! ) ; where an individual admits an offence and receives a formal caution from a senior police officer ; where an individual convicted of an offence asks , before sentence for other offences to be ‘ taken into consideration ’ ( TICs ) ; where forces officially take ‘ no further action ’ and the offence is written off . |