Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That is a document which is effectively given for the protection of the Vendor . |
| 2 | The larger falcons are among the birds of prey most favoured for the sport of falconry . |
| 3 | They said the part was not on the Boeing checklist , even though it has been widely blamed for the crash , which killed at least 43 people . |
| 4 | Henry of Lancaster , Earl Thomas 's brother and heir who had successfully petitioned for the restoration of the earldom of Leicester in 1324 , now sought a reversal of the sentence on his brother and the restoration of his other lands and honours . |
| 5 | Terence Place , although highly favoured for the job , had not confessed and might never do so . |
| 6 | It is inconceivable that we could advise our clients in the manner in which Council has advised this institute , A ‘ brown-field ’ site out of London , in say Leeds or Sheffield or York , could attract development grants , rates deferrals and provide jobs and would be better placed for the majority of the membership . |
| 7 | But New Zealand farmers could not be better placed for the day when ( if ) other rich countries lower barriers to food imports and abolish farm subsidies . |
| 8 | Treatment will involve either removing patches of brickwork and inserting new ties , or inserting stainless steel bolts especially developed for the purpose . |
| 9 | Predictably , excessive travel , the fact that county pros are n't better treated for the work they do compared to golfers or tennis players , and the lack of consideration for players in the winter . |
| 10 | I 've only come for the afternoon because Sheila 's off sick . |
| 11 | Chastened and tearful , I tidied the garden shed and resumed spring work resolving to be more efficient and better organised for the future . |
| 12 | It was too small for a Viking longship , not sufficiently decorated for the ship of a king . |
| 13 | Krupp expected and received more consideration than Theodor Boeninger of Duisburg , whom the regional administration merely recommended for the title of Commercial Counsellor ( Kommerzienrat ) because he was wealthy , a capable industrialist , active in public and church life and had supported the government in elections and on both municipal and district councils . |
| 14 | The Italians had brought with them a battalion of tanks , a company of armoured cars and another of motorized machine guns , all designed for the kind of fast-moving warfare that Mussolini wanted to see in Spain and which was inimical to Franco 's preferred modus operandi . |
| 15 | A blank suggests either that the shoe is suitable but not necessarily recommended for the purpose , or that it does not have a feature . |
| 16 | They had more Catholics than Protestants , and so voted for the Republic when Ireland was partitioned . |
| 17 | These have been especially designed for the work and it helps to make every effort to obtain them . |
| 18 | In the Ptolemaic system , retrograde motion was explained by the somewhat ad hoc manoeuvre of adding epicycles especially designed for the purpose . |
| 19 | In light of the recent Food Safety Act , a new CO2 refrigeration system has been especially designed for the inflight catering industry . |
| 20 | The cradle was especially designed for the house . |
| 21 | ( 2 ) The firm must indemnify every partner in respect of payments made and personal liabilities incurred by him ( a ) In the ordinary and proper conduct of the business of the firm ; or , ( b ) In or about anything necessarily done for the preservation of the business or property of the firm . |
| 22 | More surprisingly , Buus and Annibale Padovano , organists at St. Mark 's , composed their ricercari originally for four solo instruments — Buus 's two books in 1547 and 1549 and Annibale 's in 1556 — and Buus 's sole Intabolatura d'Organo ( also 1549 ) contains only four pieces : ornamented transcriptions of four of the other ricercari obviously made for the use of the ‘ molto nobile e vertuoso giovane ’ to whom they are dedicated . |
| 23 | This time round , thinks Aidan Mullaly , a negotiator for TM Energy Consultants , the RECs are better prepared for the negotiating process and are unlikely to panic as some did last year at the threat of a loss of business . |
| 24 | PSYCHOLOGICALLY the Aztecs were probably better prepared for the invasion of Cortes than Irish rugby is for the arrival of the All Blacks . |
| 25 | In some ways , however , Alexander was better prepared for the throne than either of his immediate predecessors . |
| 26 | The only difference now is that people are not surprised and perhaps , therefore , better prepared for the shock . |
| 27 | Local employers and employees , unions and other statutory bodies were involved in this work in an attempt to be better prepared for the crisis . |
| 28 | By marketing the software in this way they will , at least , ensure adequate support , having some 30 local offices round the country , and much of the software would be supplied ready tailored for the user . |
| 29 | You may find that she will need to lean on you a little for several months to speak and act for her in matters she can not give her full attention to , because she will be quite rightly absorbed for the time being in grieving , which is mentally and emotionally very hard work indeed . |
| 30 | In other words , agricultural produce coming into Mallia was not all destined for the temple : some at least was going into private houses , presumably town houses belonging to the owners of estates in the countryside around Mallia . |