Example sentences of "[being] [vb pp] [adv prt] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Parliament passed the bill and thereafter a creditor no longer had the power to detain a debtor already in prison at his pleasure , since the man could at once petition the Court for Relief of Insolvent Debtors for his discharge on the terms of his whole property , present and future , being given up for distribution among his creditors — and not only in London but to Commissioners who made circuits to hear such petitions in country districts . |
| 2 | Highway engineers ' schemes for increasing the size of junctions often result in the stone being broken up for hardcore or being tossed unceremoniously aside . |
| 3 | And it 's being pencilled in for the weekend after Wigan are due to defend their world sevens title in Sydney on February 5-7 . |
| 4 | The examination committee records in London show that the majority of students were examined after nine or 18 months ' instruction , and even then they stood a chance of being referred back for a further period of study . |
| 5 | When you have travelled half across the world , with the background of the man you are going to meet gradually being filled in for you , a picture of him inevitably forms in the mind . |
| 6 | It was around this time that he went to collect his Mercedes from a car showroom and found himself being gathered in for the Lord . |
| 7 | The new bus is expected to be launched later this year on Intel Corp Pentium-based machines and is being developed by for the subcommittee by National Semiconductor Corp . |
| 8 | Banners , pamphlets and boxes being carried in for the start of fresher 's fair . |
| 9 | A review of the significance of natural contamination to planning and development in Great Britain is being carried out for the DOE with the aim of outlining in broad terms the relevance of the physical and chemical restraints on planning and development imposed by natural contamination . |
| 10 | A survey of the groundwater resources on Jersey is being carried out for the States of Jersey . |
| 11 | Formalin fixed wax embedded sections ( 4 cm ) of the colonic tissues were dewaxed in xylene , rehydrated in alcohol and spirit ( 95% alcohol ) , each step being carried out for five minutes at room temperature , then washed in cold water . |
| 12 | Tests are being carried out for the bacteria that causes legionnaires disease after humidifying equipment failed … |
| 13 | The massive £45-million building was planned when property prices in London seemed set to rise forever , but the scheme was still dependent on the top five floors being let out for an annual £6 million . |
| 14 | ‘ When I think of that marvellous treasure being hawked around for sale … |
| 15 | I was woken up in the night sometimes , the spare bed in my room being made up for someone they 'd met down the Club , the other lodger 's room already occupied . |
| 16 | They 're making so much noise I think we could be in danger of being moved on for creating a public disturbance . ’ |
| 17 | Sara waited , on guard against the charm which she felt was being turned on for her . |
| 18 | More than two negative reasons for accepting a job can take a heavy toll on your resources of enthusiasm , particularly if you had the added disappointment of being turned down for the post you 'd really hoped for at the time . |
| 19 | Hotel rooms will be smaller than their US equivalents , the park itself is on a smaller scale and , although plans are already being drawn up for Phase Two , incorporating a European MGM Studio theme park , the initial range of attractions wo n't rival Disney World in Florida . |
| 20 | NAMES are being drawn up for the Co Antrim team to take part in May 's Coca-Cola Under 18 Championship . |
| 21 | The government was anxious to maintain its hold on the energy industry while a national energy plan was being drawn up for 1992 and with a post-1992 liberalization of the power supply market in mind . |
| 22 | A full analysis has shown us the way forward and detailed programmes of personal development are being drawn up for everyone in Chemicals Manufacturing . |
| 23 | Plans are being drawn up for a new production line that will provide additional capacity of 60,000 tubes per day at the factory currently making 317,000 tubes per day . |
| 24 | The gaol was at its busiest during the 1840s , when labourers on the Buckingham railway line were continually being hauled in for petty crime and drunkeness ; a spell in one of the cells was guaranteed to sober them up . |
| 25 | Now that Rune had taken charge of the whole operation , bringing in ‘ back-up ’ troops , her own futile efforts were being shown up for the amateur plan they were ! |
| 26 | His clothes clung to his tall , slender frame , though they were slightly mussed after being slept in for a week . |
| 27 | And Labour has friends in the advertising industry who will try to spot advertising space being bought up for fake corporate campaigns by pro-Tory companies for May or June . |
| 28 | ‘ Draw them under shadow ’ may mean no more than ‘ pull them out of the hall and into the dark ’ , but it implies also ‘ going we know not where ’ , dying and being handed over for ever to the powers of evil . |
| 29 | The argument for secrecy has rested on claims that it is unreasonable to reveal landowners ' financial affairs , but such discretion seems unjust when large amounts of public money are being handed out for the benefit of these landowners , and when the financial data central to the justification of schemes need not involve revelation of every last penny of landowners ' private accounts . |
| 30 | PLAYFUL : Safari park macaques like these are being sold off for breeding or research — and then destroyed . |