Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] [pron] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She guessed Ursula 's diamond-encrusted eternity ring had inflicted the damage and recalled being shown it for the first time nearly ten years ago . |
| 2 | If , however , he believes in the right to a free and independent trade union , let him grant that right to the employees at the Government communications headquarters , who have been denied it for the past eight years . |
| 3 | Just a day after Kevin , 33 , visited his JobCentre , she joked : ‘ People will make sarcastic comments like ‘ She 's done it for the £7 child benefit ’ . |
| 4 | ‘ And after all he 's done it for the most altruistic of reasons-unlike Bill 's quarry . ’ |
| 5 | Christie 's braced themselves for the golf fanatics for their 19 February sale , which featured three paintings by Sir John Lavery , one of them being a vista of the famous Golf Links , North Berwick ( est. $60–80,000 ) , which sold to London dealer Titus Kendall for $110,000 ( £63,200 ) . |
| 6 | In April 1989 a " law on individual rights " was approved which for the first time explicitly recognized the 1948 UN Declaration of Human Rights . |
| 7 | Owen knew from the title that this was a member of the Egyptian Royal Family but which of the Khedive 's numerous progeny it was escaped him for the moment . |
| 8 | The German Commandant had dreamt of a mute Jewish whore and when he was issued one for the duration his cup overflowed . |