Example sentences of "be in [noun sg] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | A group of sisters whose objectives and aims and struggles I support quite fully and been in fact fighting for those aims . |
| 2 | Daren Foster , coming to the end of his present contract , and Steve Bastien are in effect competing for one place . |
| 3 | Now unit six is very likely to come up in the exam so when you do this test for Monday you are in effect preparing for the exam . |
| 4 | The security source added : ‘ Customs are checking to see if these men are in fact registered for VAT . ’ |
| 5 | This should be contrasted with the position where the debenture are not qualifying corporate bonds , where the base cost of the shares in Target is rolled into the base cost of the debentures , so that no gain falls into charge unless the debentures are in fact redeemed for more than their ( lowered ) base cost . |
| 6 | My own ferrets are in fact retained for working purposes — but I would have to admit that , yes , they are probably pets too . |
| 7 | Over the past few years , Dr Anthony Hall , an expert in tropical medicine , has compiled a dossier of patients who he claims have entered Britain ‘ pretending to be tourists , students or refugees ’ but who are in reality coming for free medical care . |
| 8 | After receiving my version of the working drawing , Mr. phoned to say that the drawing did not have sufficient detail , and that another Mr. from the Glasgow office would be in touch to ask for a clarified drawing . |
| 9 | They may be in front leading for you . |
| 10 | Althusserians subsequently placed much emphasis upon the ‘ epistemological break ’ , and were in turn castigated for being unable to explain how it occurred . |
| 11 | The provisions as described on p. 38314 , however , were in fact adopted for the ( separate ) emergency mechanism of the Prague-based CSCE committee of senior officials . |
| 12 | The guns were being shipped to Jordan , although their end-user certificates were false and they were in fact destined for Iraq . |
| 13 | Why , when animal teeth were available and were in fact used for necklaces by the simple process of perforating their roots , did men go to the trouble to carve beads from solid ivory ? |
| 14 | The French were in fact asking for 270 billion francs and it was hard to see how the distinction could be made between helping to improve the French position in Europe and the position in Vietnam . |
| 15 | The book raised a storm of controversy , and two of the authors were in fact tried for heresy ( though finally acquitted ) . |
| 16 | Throughout these years the powers of monarchy were in effect exercised for the advantage of ascendant magnate factions who enjoyed supremacy at court and aroused widespread hostility in the country . |
| 17 | Law 's in possession looks for Colin Moore in the middle , hand ball . |
| 18 | The disparity in the results revealed by these and various other surveys is in part accounted for by the use of different definitions of ‘ owner control ’ . |
| 19 | Each generation of workers is in effect paying for its predecessors ' pensions , in the confident hope that the next generation will pay for theirs . |
| 20 | Thus the full-time worker is in fact working for less than 200% of the total time . |
| 21 | Young Mr Nilsen is in fact going for a 14-day trial at Sheff Utd right after Norway 's match tomorrow . |
| 22 | The stranger 's haste was in part accounted for by the spear in his chest . |
| 23 | In this way , because the despot has taken onto himself the attributes of the community , work — which was in fact done for him — appeared as work by him , and he appeared as the creator of wealth for the community . |
| 24 | Although Marsden is the destination on all tickets , the line was in fact extended for passenger use to Whitburn Colliery in 1929 . |
| 25 | It was soon discovered that he was in fact spying for the French . |
| 26 | Blood was cross-matched and was in fact needed for a transfusion prior to surgery because Mr Reynolds was found to be anaemic . |
| 27 | Looking for them was in effect looking for Adam Boteler , who alone had been marked and recognised ; and Adam had orders to remain out of sight in Castell Coch until the second attempt was ready to be launched . |