Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] [adv prt] [to-vb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | A police helicopter has been called in to search for an armed robber who 's raided five petrol stations in three weeks . |
| 2 | MI6 , Scotland Yard and the FBI had been called in to hunt for the shadowy Surrey-born spy . |
| 3 | A committee has now been set up to lobby for the restoration of the medieval paving and an invitation has been issued to the public to show its support by sponsoring a brick at L10,000 a time ( see The Art Newspaper No. 16 , March 1992 , p. 13 ) . |
| 4 | The boy I know has been brought up to want for nothing , and has been raised a staunch Catholic . |
| 5 | The Christian should remember that Jesus will not desert his modern-day disciples who may be called on to suffer for their faith ( The Calming of the Storm ) . |
| 6 | ( The Abbey 's building and contents insurance must be taken out to qualify for the first time buyer 's discount ) . |
| 7 | Has a whole army to be sent out to search for you whenever you 're needed ? |
| 8 | Sports reporting certainly had its difficulties for the live commentator , who might be held up to ridicule for a lapse of sense or grammar in the heat of the moment . |
| 9 | Marketing chief Peter Sadler was unavailable to comment on the launch plans , but it is thought four agencies have been lined up to pitch for the business . |
| 10 | Willis and four men were whisked off to jail for the night and released on bail . |
| 11 | The area was sealed off , sniffer dogs were called in to search for more explosives and the bags taken to the Metropolitan Police forensic science laboratory for examination . |
| 12 | Searchers were called out to look for the overdue hikers , and spotting their torches in the distance Alistair used his camera flash to attract their attention . |
| 13 | Two trade bodies were set up to press for a system of price fixing : the Associated Booksellers of Great Britain and Ireland in 1895 and the Publishers Association in 1896 . |
| 14 | After the financial troubles of that decade , though , a more businesslike approach was taken so that reserves were kept back to cover for lean years when the weather proved to be unkind . |
| 15 | When I am sitting up there working with the librarian , pupils will come trotting in with little notes from teachers saying " I have been sent in to ask for books on … " and off they will go for that lesson which is what she wanted , so they have achieved it . |
| 16 | ‘ All Bonanza has to do now is stay out of sight until a good tale is dreamed up to account for two of his boys getting mixed up in this thing last night , and a few unimpeachable witnesses to make the tale stick , and we all go back where we started . ’ |
| 17 | Midfielder Willie Falconer is lined up to deputise for Phillips , who was sent off for violent conduct against Southend United . |
| 18 | Mr John Dyer , chairman of the Barlow Clowes Investors ' Group , which was set up to fight for compensation , said : ‘ I really think investors ought to be deeply grateful . |
| 19 | It was no surprise when he was signed up to play for Somerset on a three-year contract after only his first tour of England . |