Example sentences of "[be] [verb] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sotheby 's then heard from Michael Hebecker , Director of Schlossmuseum Gotha , informing them that , while the auction house had behaved fairly and correctly in offering the picture to the museum first , the permission to sell the Wtewael had been granted in his absence and with neither his knowledge nor consent , and asking them if the picture could be withdrawn for the time being . |
| 2 | The Law society is seeking a ten year term for the contract , with some crucial provisions entrenched so that they can not be altered for the duration of the contract , except with the Society 's agreement . |
| 3 | But the argument should be recognized for the fiction it is . |
| 4 | Some 16 town criers from all over the country , including the world 's loudest , will be competing for the trophy . |
| 5 | As a method it appears not to be favoured for the removal of large concentrations of highly odorous compounds , which is necessary in the animal by-product industry for example . |
| 6 | The airflow over the ailerons often tends to move the stick towards the direction of the spin and they should be centralised for the recovery . |
| 7 | The court may require any property transferred as part of the transaction to be vested in the company , release any security given by the company , require ‘ any person ’ to make payments to the administrator or liquidator in respect of benefits received by him from the company , provide for a guarantor whose obligations have been discharged to be under revived obligations , provide for security to be given for the discharge of obligations imposed by the order and for the priority which such security shall have , and provide for the extent to which persons may be able to prove in the winding up . |
| 8 | If such a settlement is agreed , the matter should be referred to your Underwriters immediately and they will decide what cover can be given for the future . |
| 9 | in the assessment of damages for the breach of any of the Warranties full credit shall be given for the amount by which as at Completion the value of any current assets of the Business was greater or any current liability of the Business was less than the figure at which it was stated or provided for in the Accounts ; |
| 10 | Both the European Directive and the principles of natural justice required that there should be a full inquiry before a recommendation is made , and reasons should be given for the recommendation . |
| 11 | Essentially , of course , a freehold is seen as an appreciating asset the value of which can be realised for the benefit of the firm free from tax ( where the proceeds of sale are reinvested in other firm property ) . |
| 12 | ‘ It 's a crazy state of affairs for a player to be persecuted for the reaction of others to what he has done . ’ |
| 13 | However , morally speaking , the nature of these states can not be seen to be catering for the betterment of the broad masses but the consolidation of a ruling groups power . |
| 14 | That uncomfortable conscience demands that somebody from the very top be indicted for the system as a whole . |
| 15 | A book may have to be examined for the author 's motives in writing it and for the librarian 's motives in buying it ; and though one copy purchased may be regarded as a reflection of user interest in the title the purchase of five may be regarded as instructional support . |
| 16 | Silently praying she would be forgiven for the lie , she gave a small shrug . |
| 17 | The statutory criteria ( in section 1 ) state that a custodial sentence must not be passed unless either ( a ) the current offence is ‘ so serious that only such a sentence can be justified for the offence ’ or ( b ) , in the case of violent or sexual offences only , only a custodial sentence ‘ would be adequate to protect the public from serious harm ’ . |
| 18 | The Court agreed that a non-custodial sentence could not be justified for the offence , and was satisfied that the offence called for a substantial sentence . |
| 19 | In solidarity with his fallen race , though he himself was without any sin , this man called Joshua in the Hebrew and Jesus in the Greek entered the river Jordan to be baptised for the remission of sins . |
| 20 | Gloucester 's redevelopment of the pavilion and other amenities at Bristol , due to be completed for the resumption of cricket in mid-June , secures the club 's relationship with the owners of the ground , the Sun Alliance Insurance Company , which will have its own facilities for its locally based staff on the new premises . |
| 21 | Additionally , if a young trainee achieves a vocational qualification additional funding can be received for the benefit of future trainees . |
| 22 | He has among his own ranks the formidable figure of Michael Hesletine , understood to be lobbing for the head of a super ministry of Environment and Industry , in a slimmed down Cabinet . |
| 23 | Use of the library resource centre means that the children would have immediate access to a much larger collection than can normally be gathered in a series of project or topic boxes , of the kind that were to be gathered for the use of the eight groups in this example . |
| 24 | When the day for her departure arrived nobody could be heard for the weeping and wailing of the girls . |
| 25 | Those candidates who do not possess a prior degree in law will normally be registered for the M.Sc. |
| 26 | A student who does not pass at MSc level the written examinations in April may be registered for the Diploma . |
| 27 | In addition , over 700 students and trainees in these centres are likely to be registered for the Skillstart awards . |
| 28 | The word had now gone out — the ‘ Loony Left ’ was to be bashed for the sake of the Party . |
| 29 | ( Not least is Cold Comfort Farm to be treasured for the fact that an American literary critic took it straight , commenting that some of the characters were overdrawn . ) |
| 30 | If the only problem was that the price of gold , fixed prewar at $35 an ounce , had to be adjusted for the wartime inflation in order to secure an adequate supply , then perhaps doubling the gold price would do the trick . |