Example sentences of "[noun sg] be [verb] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The immediate counterattack is simple : Has the building been offered for sale on the open market ? |
| 2 | The usual test applies : Has the freehold building been offered for sale on the open market ? |
| 3 | The main EEC based investment aid is through the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Scheme ( AHDS ) whereby enhanced rates of grant are paid for land in the LFA 's ‘ severely disadvantaged ’ zone . |
| 4 | Patients are examined and naevi are photographed every 3–6 months ; lesions showing disturbing change are excised for histopathology . |
| 5 | In addition , video rate addressing , grey scale , good colour definition and contrast are required for TV applications including HDTV . |
| 6 | The president and the parliament are struggling for power , but both have said that individual savers will be compensated for the ravages of inflation . |
| 7 | After their Oxford performance FireNoise are headed for France spreading their juggling revival internationally . |
| 8 | Almost a year since the end of the Gulf War , more and more of the British men and women who took part are asking for help in straightening out their lives . |
| 9 | Easter , eight o'clock , half-seven my brother and sister are looking for Easter eggs in the house . |
| 10 | Substantial sums of money are raised for charity by show-biz football teams . |
| 11 | Malpas brigade are appealing for MoT failures which would be uneconomical to repair so they can practise their firefighting skills . |
| 12 | Bronwydd Cricket Club are looking for players to join their tour to Paris from July 25–31 where they will play four games . |
| 13 | ‘ The Jockey Club are looking for action and I hope what I devise will be practical and can be implemented . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ The Occupational therapy department are looking for things to put on the wall , whereas for the elderly patients themselves , it is just the process of working that they find enjoyable . |
| 15 | Th the the other thing erm reference that this other manager has not at no occa on no occasion has that car been used for company use . |
| 16 | A large proportion of the posts already announced for relocation are destined for locations targeted by our regional development or urban programme policies and we expect that about 60 per cent . |
| 17 | Some are already working on contingency plans to make sure patients in the North-East are referred for treatment . |
| 18 | The degrees of PhD and MPhil are offered for composition . |
| 19 | Slovenia 's President Milan Kucan told the meeting that in accordance with the results of that referendum Slovenia was already committed to becoming an independent state , a proclamation to that effect being scheduled for June 26 . |
| 20 | By the end of the year the Stockholm Convention had been signed , with the launch of the European Free Trade Association being set for May 1960 . |
| 21 | Demonstration were called for March 9 in Belgrade by opposition groups led by Vuk Draskovic , the chairman of the Serbian Renaissance Movement which opposed Milosevic 's confrontational policies toward non-communist organisations . |
| 22 | The liver appeared normal but access to the portal vein was difficult so the infrarenal inferior vena cava and aorta were prepared for anastomosis . |
| 23 | The definitions contained in this dictionary are voluminous descriptions of the etymology of the words , the dictionary being designed for people with a deep interest in the English language . |
| 24 | ACTRESS BEING RECYCLED FOR CHARITY . |
| 25 | Competitors who converged on the Southlands Centre from all over the North-East were playing for places in the national finals in Reading in August . |
| 26 | The next Saturday , armed with my pocket money , I waited for about an hour before the cheap-jack came to the knives , which after a lot of spiel were offered for sixpence — all I possessed . |
| 27 | Annual referral rates for each practice were standardised for age and sex by the direct method using the total study population as the standard . |
| 28 | Once the right to reject the goods has lapsed , the buyer 's only remedy is to sue for damages for breach of contract . |
| 29 | When the card is full , it is handed in to the station in exchange for a new one ; the old card is kept for reference . |
| 30 | For the script is written for Hilda Ogden , of Coronation Street . |