Example sentences of "[det] [be] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | So we 're talking about the sixty acre sixty hectares that are allocated for the rest of the Harrogate district and er I should like formal confirmation from Mr Allenby privately already that there is no question of any part of the York , Greater York area allocation being transferred into the rest of the district should it fall through for any purpose . |
| 2 | Three members of a Colombian drugs cartel who used Oxford language schools as a cover have each been jailed for ten years . |
| 3 | Two animal rights campaigners who took part in a series of firebombings have each been jailed for four years . |
| 4 | SIX members of a North-East car theft gang have each been jailed for three years after an 18-month undercover police operation . |
| 5 | Two men who ran Britain 's biggest ecstasy smuggling gang have each been jailed for twenty four years at Maidstone Crown Court . |
| 6 | Piers Ottey , Catherine Somerville and Christopher Baker are all graduates and have each been painting for over 20 years . |
| 7 | In fact , Joseph , Benjamin and Mary were the children of Joseph 's first marriage ( in 1696 to Margaret Bower ) and they had each been provided for upon their marriage . |
| 8 | LIVINGSTON Bulls ' Great Britain internationalist , Iain Maclean , and Cameron King ( Edinburgh Burger Kings ) have each been suspended for four games for their part in the Scottish Cup final fracas at Meadowbank earlier this month , writes Roddy Mackenzie . |
| 9 | Each are accounted for in the same way : budgeted expenditure is compared with actual spending , budgeted income with actual income , and any net under- or over-spending on the vote as a whole is paid over to , or collected from , the Consolidated Fund . |
| 10 | All manuscripts are acknowledged on receipt but fewer than half are sent for review . |
| 11 | In the Western area , half are needed for a quorum ; in other areas it is a third . |
| 12 | Very few are prosecuted for this . |
| 13 | LCDs are built up from segments ; only a few are needed for a calculator display . |
| 14 | Nor will he class them as novelties ( which are exempt from the regulations ) despite the fact few are bought for children . |
| 15 | and some are treasured for their markings — |
| 16 | On a personal level , Stevenson has an interest in buying National Hunt foals and yearlings and selling them on as three or four-year-olds ; some are kept for racing . |
| 17 | Some are manufactured for breeding animals and others for stock . |
| 18 | Thanks very much colleagues , er , that concludes the debate , but the C E C are er , are recommending exceptions of every motion , but in respect of some are asking for a statement to be made so I call Mick to respond . |
| 19 | These are best for children from about four years onwards , although some are designed for younger children . |
| 20 | Some are waiting for God to express an opinion . |
| 21 | Some are waiting for nightshelters to open . |
| 22 | However , not all futures contracts are settled by the delivery of a cash market good ; some are settled for cash . |
| 23 | Some are needed for the efficient action of enzymes ; others form essential parts of hormones . |
| 24 | Some are held for eighteen months … they 've committed no crime but they have to prove themselves innocent |
| 25 | Some are used for public transport . |
| 26 | The importance of these stored finds is that they form a research collection available for study by archaeologists and others , and some are used for travelling and temporary exhibitions , and in teaching collections on loan to schools . |
| 27 | Can any of this be harnessed for therapeutic gain ? |
| 28 | How could this be used for controlling a repetitive loop ? |
| 29 | The accumulated surplus on operating account is shown ; but what could this be used for ? |
| 30 | Such posts as this were intended for the sons of the well-heeled or at least the well-connected . |