Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] [noun sg] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some departments offer opportunities for supervised study that need not necessarily be undertaken as study for a degree or other qualification . |
| 2 | The purpose of an audit mark or stamp on clients ' documents is twofold : it provides evidence that the document has been examined for a particular purpose ( which should be clear from the audit file ) ; and it helps to avoid the document 's being re-presented as support for a duplicate entry . |
| 3 | It is usual to follow patients who have been diagnosed and treated for syphilis for a period of two years to make sure that the treatment is effective and that relapse does not occur . |
| 4 | Caught off guard for a few moments , the gap between the two cars widened noticeably , before the cab screeched around a right-hand bend , losing it altogether . |
| 5 | Successful candidates then go on to work on an MSc dissertation , or are recommended for registration for a PhD or MPhil . |
| 6 | ‘ If I read you rightly , ’ said Radulfus , having searched Cadfael 's face , and found it in very grave earnest , ‘ you are saying that the young man was attacked in mistake for a Benedictine brother . ’ |
| 7 | Her voice deepened in intensity for a moment , then became reflective . |
| 8 | Fortunately , the snow was cleared and the airport re-opened in time for a Monday morning flight back to London . |
| 9 | Frozen in shock for a few seconds , she recovered her wits sufficiently to let out an outraged scream , and to catapult into a kneeling position , grabbing the bedspread to cover herself . |
| 10 | Programmes are booked in advance for a particular room at a particular time and are then " broadcast " into that room as prearranged . |
| 11 | A witness in the family proceedings court who refuses to give evidence or produce any document once he gets to court may be committed to prison for a term not exceeding one month or fined up to £1,000 or both ( MCA , s97(4) ) . |
| 12 | Any witness in the family proceedings court , whether attending by summons or otherwise , who refuses to give evidence or produce any document to the court as required may be committed to prison for a term not exceeding one month or fined an amount not exceeding £1,000 , or both ( Magistrates ' Courts Act 1980 , s97(4) ) . |
| 13 | The London company , which the British Technology Group owns , says the Linear Array Processor can be added to Viking for a further £5000 or so . |
| 14 | The Amoco Corporation has just agreed to pay compensation of 2.5 million francs to a syndicate of fishermen , who lost earnings when six boats from the port of Sibiril in northern Brittany were confined to port for a month . |
| 15 | Alongside the Vauxhall car won by Drake for a year , and the £400 team manager 's prize collected by Graham Howell , Royal Berkshire were presented with a magnificent Vauxhall Indoor Trophy and a cheque for £2,500 . |
| 16 | THE £33m management buyout by Fenchurch Insurance Group from GPG has been completed despite pressure for a better price from GPG shareholders including Robert Maxwell . |
| 17 | Grunte nodded , and Amaranth told him of at least one of her ambitions : she wished to be adopted as candidate for a safe seat . |
| 18 | So — regarding whether or not someone chooses among credit types , or between credit and cash — having a bank account may partly be seen as shorthand for a collection of other characteristics to do with income and social background which may be influential in themselves . |
| 19 | This was disputed but the payments were made under protest for a number of years , and finally refused . |
| 20 | The audience rose as one and a shocked intake of breath hung in silence for a second , before they broke into hysterical laughter . |
| 21 | JUST because we have n't been seen in LINK for a while — it does n't mean its been quiet at Crediton ! |
| 22 | ‘ He 'll be transferred to hospital for a whole series of tests and X-rays , and the results will determine the treatment he 's given . |
| 23 | ( 2 ) This section applies to offences — ( a ) for which the sentence is fixed by law ; or ( b ) for which a person of 21 years of age or over ( not previously convicted ) may be sentenced to imprisonment for a term of five years … |
| 24 | James Terry Roach , electrocuted in South Carolina in 1986 , had been sentenced to death for a crime committed when he was 17 years old . |
| 25 | THE last Supreme Court case in which Justice Byron White heard oral argument was an appeal by Dorsey Lee Johnson , a young Texan sentenced to death for a brutal murder . |
| 26 | Random numbers selected by computer for a newspaper competition called " Millionaire of the Month " were held to be protected by copyright in Express Newspapers plc v Liverpool Daily Post & Echo plc [ 1985 ] . |
| 27 | We possess , however , a refined version , in an ode written by Pindar for a victory in the games here at Olympia in 476 , not many years before this pediment was designed . |
| 28 | In the smoke made by sea for a new world |
| 29 | The repairs to the points ' circuits took a little longer and the points were operated by hand for a short time . |
| 30 | When compulsory environmental impact statements are produced for Parliament for a private or hybrid Bill , the promoter obviously has to pay for the environmental impact assessment . |