Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [noun] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Underwater there are hidden dangers for river-life . |
| 2 | If workers are given jobs for life or if their wages are linked to age and seniority does this not make for a much less flexible labour market ? |
| 3 | It must be stressed , however , that , if the potential dysfunctional effects of ROI use are to be avoided , financial controllers must make it very clear throughout the organization exactly how supervisors are using ROI for evaluation and exactly how it is to be used by SBU and divisional managers . |
| 4 | Others are using multimedia for building planning and maintenance ; Andersen Consulting in the US is developing a database which contains video images showing the location of power cables , water pipes and telephone lines . |
| 5 | We advise groups or individuals that are producing work for publication to consult with others engaged in the same activity . |
| 6 | She had been cooking rice for supper . |
| 7 | As indicated in UPDATE 1 , the broad subject areas which have been given priority for development during the 1988–89 session are : |
| 8 | A vacuum is then created because new employers have not been given a chance to develop sufficiently for an orderly takeover and employees have not been given opportunities for retraining . |
| 9 | Subject headings lists are lists of index terms , normally arranged in alphabetical order , which have been given authority for use in an index , catalogue or database for describing subjects . |
| 10 | Our club members had been knitting cushions for charity and at the beginning of question time Georgie asked if she could tell the story of her cushion . |
| 11 | I am slicing bread for tea when Jancey arrives . |
| 12 | Two Bristol detectives who disarmed a violent knifeman are to receive commendations for bravery . |
| 13 | EVERY Christmas , Denmans Electrical , a Midlands-based firm with several branches , has a charity fund raising day and the staff 's efforts are matched pound for pound by the company . |
| 14 | Dzerzhinsky had been made Commissar for Transport in the first place to deal with internal troubles among the railwaymen , many of whom had opposed the Bolsheviks in 1917 and nearly brought Lenin 's government to its knees after the October Revolution . |
| 15 | ‘ As greige weavers , we 're using Tencel for strength and other properties . |
| 16 | You 're fined sixpence for lip . |
| 17 | You 're getting strawberries for supper on Monday . ’ |
| 18 | CHATEAU LAVERGNE MOULIN 1990 ( Asda , £3.35 ) : Really classy , smooth , velvety Bordeaux , the perfect choice if you 're having beef for Christmas . |
| 19 | ‘ Mummy , we 're having mussels for dinner tonight ! |
| 20 | The only other time they 're paid compensation for loss of earnings , is when they 're sick as a result of an injury received on duty , you know Fire Brigade duty . |
| 21 | Prices of gold and other precious metals fell on rumours that Saudi investors are selling gold for sterling ; on the foreign exchanges the pound was fractionally down on yesterday 's close , ending the day at one dollar point nine five seven five , and two deutschmarks point nine six eight five . |
| 22 | After a lengthy campaign they 've been offered compensation for drop in value of their homes . |
| 23 | Having granted permission to go ashore , I 've been promised trout for supper , although he 's never caught anything worth eating yet . |
| 24 | But the charities say plans have not even been drawn up to develop the homes and that housing associations have refused to start work on projects until they are promised funding for running costs . |
| 25 | While one of the original purposes of trusts is believed to have been to avoid forfeiture for treason or escheat on a conviction of felony , the modern trust has been evolved as a useful instrument for protecting the weak and guarding the assets of those susceptible to stupid actions on account of age or facility . |
| 26 | Afterwards he went by way of St Basil 's Terrace , looking as Sophia had done earlier at the newly done up houses with their prettily painted front doors and rather self-conscious window-boxes and bay trees in tubs , when a woman 's voice called out behind him , ‘ Good evening vicar — been getting fish for pussy ? ’ |
| 27 | The Clarke family have been brewing beer for past 140 years . |
| 28 | The shop 's pretty crowded — I spect people are buying stuff for Christmas , so I just stand around watching them . |
| 29 | British followers of Koresh are facing trial for murder . |
| 30 | Organisers of last weekend 's New Age festival in the Forest of Dean are facing prosecution for noise nuisance . |