Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] down for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With an annual rate of 5,000 unsolicited manuscripts , 90 per cent of which are turned down for publication , the editors are in a good position to choose exactly what is required for ‘ the rose of romance ’ brand-name . |
| 2 | Women , it is widely believed , are turned down for jobs by men who fear that , without warning , they will take time off to have children . |
| 3 | But a duty was a duty , a posting could not be evaded by a Major who had been turned down for promotion to Colonel . |
| 4 | Four in five employees surveyed believed they had been turned down for jobs because they were too old , even though they had the right skills . |
| 5 | Route finding is easy , though four tunnels which originally formed part of the railway line have been closed down for safety reasons . |
| 6 | The plant had been closed down for repairs following an explosion at the St Petersburg nuclear power station , where similar equipment was in use [ see p. 38843 ] . |
| 7 | Any private business which has been set down for consideration at Seven o'clock on an allotted day shall , instead of being considered as provided by Standing Orders , be considered at the conclusion of the proceedings on the Bil on that day , and paragraph ( 1 ) of Standing Order No. 14 ( Exempted business ) shall apply to the private business for a period of three hours from the conclusion of the proceedings on the Bill or , if those proceedings are concluded before Ten o'clock , for a period equal to the time between Seven o'clock and the conclusion of those proceedings . |
| 8 | In 1867 the pet dog ( no name , no breed ) is killed by poison which has been laid down for rats . |
| 9 | Panorama will enable users to keep windows open and processes going off-screen that would otherwise have to be closed down for lack of space . |
| 10 | Instructions for the ploughman " deossum seminari debeat " ( when land is to be laid down for grass ) , to treat in the furrow with his left foot . |
| 11 | There are many derelict and run-down houses and empty spaces where houses have had to be pulled down for safety . |
| 12 | Horses often display these signs when asked to perform a difficult movement , and will be marked down for resistance in a dressage test . |
| 13 | Once the parties had been heard , the master or registrar would have the power either to make an ‘ unless ’ order , that is that the case would be struck out unless particular steps were taken within a particular time , or the case would be set down for trial . |
| 14 | The court record will show the date by which the case is due to be set down for trial . |
| 15 | The master ordered the limitation issue to be set down for trial within 28 days , but it was not set down until ten months later . |
| 16 | Although there is no rule requiring them to do so , many district judges scrutinize the defences in small claims matters to see : ( 1 ) if they are viable and if not to make appropriate directions including a striking-out order and a requirement for a " full and proper " defence to be filed ; ( 2 ) if the matter can immediately be set down for arbitration with appropriate directions ; ( 3 ) if a PTR is necessary or can be dispensed with . |
| 17 | Consequently , he plundered the sanctuaries of Delphi , Epidaurus and Olympia , and gold and silver were collected throughout the Peloponnese to be melted down for coin to pay his armies . |
| 18 | The name of each roundabout will be placed above advance direction signs only when these have to be taken down for maintenance work , so cutting down on costs . |
| 19 | We accept that they will be shut down for improvements , accept the loss of production capacity and profit . |
| 20 | Unfortunately , few activities can be shut down for set periods , most being operational all the year round . |
| 21 | When Menelik founded Addis Ababa in 1889 the countryside had been forested with juniper and wild olive , but these had soon been cut down for firewood and building material , whereupon Menelik announced that he was going to move his capital for the third time . |
| 22 | These have been taken down for conservation and it is hoped to replace them with copies . |
| 23 | As unemployment began to escalate it may also have been true that those who were the first to be made redundant or were turned down for work were those who were least efficient . |
| 24 | Well I mean , they were handed down for generations . |
| 25 | In the UK all Iraqis were from Jan. 19 required to have visas to enter the country , and strict registration procedures were laid down for Iraqis who were in the UK on limited leave ; as of Jan. 29 , out of 101 Iraqis detained since the beginning of the year 42 ( together with seven Palestinians ) were currently in detention awaiting deportation , 21 had left or had been deported and three had been released ; 35 serving members of the Iraqi armed forces were being held in military custody . |
| 26 | Extra appointments could be financed by the court 's customers paying higher charges when cases were set down for trial . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | ( Although the repayment amounts , per month and total , were scaled down for people considering smaller loans , the numbers of months and APRs were identical . ) |
| 29 | The whole apparatus is collapsed down for introduction into and removal from the gall bladder via a 12 French introducer sheath . |
| 30 | As heir to the droit morale and guardian of the Magritte estate , Charly Herscovici explained that ‘ Inheriting this intellectual property makes me responsible for protecting the artist and his work , and ensuring that it is handed down for posterity . |