Example sentences of "[pron] be [vb pp] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I am doomed for all eternity . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ If I kiss you , will I be prosecuted for sexual harassment when we get back to England ? ’ |
| 3 | I do n't think I 'm constructed for physical labour . |
| 4 | I 'm given up for dead by now , I 'm accepted for dead . |
| 5 | I 'm not sure I 'm qualified for any of them . |
| 6 | The thing is right now I 'm known for this hard , aggressive political coverage and they just keep sending me ; it 's become almost non-stop . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm insured for five thousand , sir . ’ |
| 8 | I was destined for great things — Oxford or Cambridge , a string of letters after my name , a successful academic career , and would no doubt end up being the first woman Prime Minister . |
| 9 | I was kidnapped for ten days . |
| 10 | I was elected for two years running onto the NUS Lesbian and Gay Committee and served for one year on the London Students ' Organization executive committee . |
| 11 | If I find in myself a desire for which no experience in this world can satisfy , the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world . |
| 12 | ‘ I was kept for this job . ’ |
| 13 | If I was charged for all that I get , I know it would cost too much for me to pay . |
| 14 | I was pinched for dangerous driving last month , in a radar trap . |
| 15 | ‘ I was devastated for four months after finishing second to Woosnam last year , but now I realise the value of that defeat . |
| 16 | I was criticised for this at times , but still think I was right to do so as it was in line with association policy . |
| 17 | The options under this index allow the manipulation of ‘ products ’ , packages of software which are intended for internal or external release to a ‘ client ’ . |
| 18 | Moreover , within the Brompton study data , it is particularly difficult to interpret the regression coefficients ( which are adjusted for concurrent weight throughout ) in the youngest age groups . |
| 19 | We er emphasised to him the impact this would have on Oxfordshire 's er spending requirements and er the hope that the er spending that we get , and we get it in two ways ; one is through , called the standard spending grant , that is a general grant that was given to authorities to spend as they wish , and the other is a specific grants which are given for particular purposes , and some of them cover the legislation that I have mentioned , which we are required to spend specifically on the items for which they 're given . |
| 20 | There are other varieties of deposit , which are made for special purposes , e.g. for housing , and which are subject to special conditions . |
| 21 | Ever the traditionalist , AT&T Co chose late Friday to announce that 1,000 jobs are to go at its transmissions systems Merrimack Valley Works plant in North Andover , Massachusetts : 5,000 employees will remain after the big lay-off ; AT&T cited reduced demand and improved plant efficiencies for the cuts , which are planned for late August . |
| 22 | displays the monitored statistics which are recorded for each dyeing . |
| 23 | Consequently , data which are collected for one particular analysis or processing application are unsuitable where they are required elsewhere for a different purpose . |
| 24 | Legislative authority is held by a bicameral Congress made up of a 180-member Chamber of Deputies and a 60-member Senate , both of which are elected for five-year terms , the Senate on a regional basis and the Chamber of Deputies by constituencies under a system of proportional representation . |
| 25 | Legislative authority is vested in a unicameral Parliament , the 46 members of which are elected for four years on the basis of universal adult franchise . |
| 26 | Legislative authority is vested in a unicameral Parliament , the 46 members of which are elected for four years on the basis of universal adult franchise . |
| 27 | In either case , the resulting listings will not be prepared immediately , but can be requested after examining the two further pages which are displayed for this option and provided that no errors have been detected by LIFESPAN . |
| 28 | Although paperwork is boring , it is not difficult to do , but there are other duties where there is a risk of being shown to be incompetent , which are disliked for this reason . |
| 29 | There are also a number of trophies which are held for one year ; the Willis Graham Cup is awarded for the champion berry in the show , judged solely by weight . |
| 30 | The purpose of this research is to explore the characteristics , both organisational and environmental , which are required for successful performance review implementation . |