Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] [be] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | A CHURCH has been told to tone down its bells or be prosecuted for noise pollution by Nottingham Council . |
| 2 | Had he worked part-time as a traffic clerk or been employed for less than two years by Humberside Heavy Haulage , Peter would not have been entitled to a redundancy payment . |
| 3 | But she 's also shy and has thought about quitting acting several times when she 's had a lukewarm review or been rejected for a role . |
| 4 | Many of the seafront hotels on the long esplanade have become nursing homes or been demolished for cliff-like apartment blocks with their individual balconies looking out to sea . |
| 5 | I think animals that are used for human entertainment definitely deserve a better deal , for example , large wi wild animals that are used in circuses , we have n't got the right , as people , to say that they 're here for our entertainment . |
| 6 | My bill falls into two parts , one which deals with the need for a full franchise it is sometimes mistakenly believed that we already have a full franchise in this country , but whereas legislation was passed in the past in order to extend the franchise , in recent years we have let matters slip considerably on the methods that are used for registration and no longer can we claim to have that full franchise . |
| 7 | The programme that is devised for them will usually be geared largely towards communication skills and will probably include craft , drama , and life skills which thus serve a dual function . |
| 8 | If we do this often enough , and most of us do , then these ways of being become habitual and eventually the muscle tension that is required for these unnatural positions becomes fixed into our body . |
| 9 | The only expense that is paid for is air transport , when they use aircraft of the Queen 's flight , the Royal Train , and the Royal Yacht Britannia . |
| 10 | Such systems are able to take advantage of the limited constructions that are found for a specific task and the reduced vocabulary size . |
| 11 | A pitched battle followed between the constable and his two protagonists , an engagement that was to last for ten to twelve minutes , an exceptionally long time for an affray . |
| 12 | Cowley never looked anything less than dapper , in his long black greatcoat , bowler hat on head , umbrella carried over left arm , despite the chauffeured car that was waiting for him not more than a hundred yards away . |
| 13 | There was a car waiting , but because of the fog they abandoned the idea of driving down and went to the railway station , caught a train with minutes to spare , picked up the car that was waiting for them the other end , rang the studio from the car phone to let them know where they were , and ran into London Weekend Television . |
| 14 | er , six erm , I 've made a list of all the different words that are used for crap on reports right ? |
| 15 | I have … often been worried that we are imposing more and more on a system of collective ministerial decision-taking that was designed for quite a different era . |
| 16 | The railway line ran between various buildings and a high wooden fence that was used for part of its length for advertisement hoardings . |
| 17 | If the latter were the case depressed share prices would not be a reliable indicator of badly-managed companies and hence the market for control could not have the efficiency-stimulating effect that is claimed for it . |
| 18 | The idea is of some set of things which was required for the occurrence of the effect , which is not to say that the set includes all the things prior to the effect that were required for it . |
| 19 | A mouth that was made for lies — and kissing . ’ |
| 20 | Much more vigorous action than is provided for in the Bill is needed . |
| 21 | To calculate the amount of fabric that is left for the pleats , deduct the pole length from the finished fabric width , and divide the result by the number of spaces . |
| 22 | The wider and more varied the opportunities that are provided for pupils to use language for a real purpose , the greater the success that will follow . |
| 23 | Charles nearly always re-writes the speeches that are prepared for him |
| 24 | Further promoter deletions have not been analysed for the murine NF-L gene to permit a functional comparison to be made of the minimal regulatory sequences that are needed for neuronal-specific expression in human and mouse genes . |
| 25 | In normal subjects , rectal distension at lower volumes induced an initial pressure rise followed by a plateau , but at higher distending volumes ( >60 ml ) two normal subjects showed repetitive rectal contractions that were compensated for by increased external anal sphincter activity ( Fig 7 ) . |
| 26 | The rejoinder by the defendant to this pleading alleged that the notes were given by Samuel Revill and himself as sureties and were given for the securing of part of the father 's debt and for no other consideration or purpose . |
| 27 | The DJs heard six songs and were asked for advice on the first single . |
| 28 | Professor Lacey left of his own accord and was thanked for his valuable contribution . |
| 29 | There was also " … a considerable quantity of small ore which was got at the beginning of the work and can not be weighed until stamped or broken by an Engine and washed for which purpose they are going to erect one to go be water with all speed and were disstressed for some sycamore wood for the water wheel . " |
| 30 | Items designed for travel use will have a dual-voltage switch and are intended for use with the relevant plug adaptor . |