Example sentences of "[noun] be [verb] [adv prt] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | With consumption in Great Britain averaging 114kg ( 250lb ) per head per annum , incidentally the highest consumption figure in Europe , most of the crop is consumed in this country ; some potatoes are exported whilst the remainder are held back for use as a seed to produce the following year 's crop . |
| 2 | ‘ The higher risk prisoners are locked up for longer . |
| 3 | Although the accounts are drawn up for the benefit of the proprietors or shareholders of a business , the primary objective of such accounts could be said to establish the amount of tax due to the Inland Revenue . |
| 4 | These Accounts are drawn up for a period of 52 weeks ended on 27th March 1993 and the comparative figures stated are in respect of a period of 52 weeks ended on 28th March 1992 . |
| 5 | Had the recession been staved off for longer , support for the Scottish Nationalists — now at 31 p.c. in the polls and only seven points behind Labour — might not have been as strong . |
| 6 | A delusion and a vain hope are opened up for us , so we can witness their terrible results . |
| 7 | Nor is government policy in general biased towards increasing competition : it often has the reverse effect because policies are brought in for other reasons than promoting allocative efficiency , as discussed later in the chapter . |
| 8 | Cultivations are carried out for three reasons : to improve the soil crumb structure and so create an ideal seed-bed for the crop ; to uproot and kill weeds ; and to bury turf or crop residues where they will rot down and not compete with the ensuing crop . |
| 9 | as colleagues who are involved will know is just about the only industry in the building materials sector that has n't made some kind of pay offer in this current round it 's very much bringing up the rear and we 're determined to use what industrial strength we have to change the employer 's stance otherwise we 're very concerned that the national negotiation missionary , this will be his death knell since we 'll have to resort to local pay bargaining , so the short answer is E C C er , will be balloted as far as the G M B is concerned union and , er , T & G are balloting in for industrial action to try to change the employers ' position . |
| 10 | The forces of Chaos are driven back for a time and a fragile peace descends on Ulthuan . |
| 11 | More study needs to be made of garden buildings and structures in later Victorian and Edwardian town gardens , which were often laid out on an elaborate scale and contain interesting features that have been entirely forgotten ; these are in danger of destruction as the gardens of suburban houses are divided up for redevelopment . |
| 12 | Instead of loading the program by typing WP , you type in WPT and the fonts are set up for you . |
| 13 | Checks are carried out for retention of information relating to files which are to be offlined , those which have been offlined and those which are to be restored from the offline media . |
| 14 | Hers is perhaps a 30 year plan , a code that will keep her name in neon until her teenage fans are getting on for grandparenthood and Madonna is another has-been . |
| 15 | All the crop management methods are set out for growers in a document compiled by JS with the help of experts from all over the world . |
| 16 | Drivers are lining up for hours in front of petrol stations guarded by sullen , sometimes angry soldiers who keep control by firing their automatic weapons into the air . |
| 17 | Black kids are psyched up for sport anyway . |
| 18 | ‘ The goals are flying in for them , too . |
| 19 | The folding legs are swung out for action and the control valve ( at the end of 12in flexible tubing is screwed onto the gas cartridge . |
| 20 | ENTRIES are pouring in for one of the region 's biggest sponsored cycling events — the Tour de Tendring , which will be held on May 9 . |
| 21 | HELP the Aged 's shops are warming up for winter with a special promotion of woollies , wellies and waterproofs . |
| 22 | But I could not row more grain without causing an even worse grazing crisis from April to July when three acres are laid up for hay . |
| 23 | Thereafter , it is slightly intimidating when subjects are set down for each day 's debate , and we feel a little restricted in moving beyond the sphere of the Ministers on the Front Bench . |
| 24 | The concept of the provings : the way in which the drug pictures are built up for each remedy . |
| 25 | Some electronics and car manufacturers are cutting down on hiring this year , but owners of small factories and restaurants are crying out for workers . |
| 26 | While teachers are underpaid , schools are crying out for repair and children for books , Ministers ' standard answer is to say , ’ You ca n't solve problems by throwing money at them . ’ |
| 27 | TOUGH guys Sylvester Stallone , 46 , and Arnold Schwarzenegger are squaring up for their latest film The Last Action Hero . |
| 28 | Although clear guidelines were set down for teachers on the minimum time commitment and core content of each of the projects , the organisation and management of the projects were at the discretion of the teacher . |
| 29 | And shell-shocked manager Khalid Mahmood admitted after his side were bowled out for 165 and a shattering 198-run defeat : ‘ That was n't batting , it was butchery . |
| 30 | Pott Shrigley had the highest score of the day in the division with 171–9 at Holmes Chapel before the home side were bowled out for 86 . |