Example sentences of "be [verb] [noun sg] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It must be stressed , however , that , if the potential dysfunctional effects of ROI use are to be avoided , financial controllers must make it very clear throughout the organization exactly how supervisors are using ROI for evaluation and exactly how it is to be used by SBU and divisional managers . |
| 2 | We advise groups or individuals that are producing work for publication to consult with others engaged in the same activity . |
| 3 | She had been cooking rice for supper . |
| 4 | As indicated in UPDATE 1 , the broad subject areas which have been given priority for development during the 1988–89 session are : |
| 5 | Subject headings lists are lists of index terms , normally arranged in alphabetical order , which have been given authority for use in an index , catalogue or database for describing subjects . |
| 6 | I am slicing bread for tea when Jancey arrives . |
| 7 | EVERY Christmas , Denmans Electrical , a Midlands-based firm with several branches , has a charity fund raising day and the staff 's efforts are matched pound for pound by the company . |
| 8 | Dzerzhinsky had been made Commissar for Transport in the first place to deal with internal troubles among the railwaymen , many of whom had opposed the Bolsheviks in 1917 and nearly brought Lenin 's government to its knees after the October Revolution . |
| 9 | CHATEAU LAVERGNE MOULIN 1990 ( Asda , £3.35 ) : Really classy , smooth , velvety Bordeaux , the perfect choice if you 're having beef for Christmas . |
| 10 | The only other time they 're paid compensation for loss of earnings , is when they 're sick as a result of an injury received on duty , you know Fire Brigade duty . |
| 11 | Prices of gold and other precious metals fell on rumours that Saudi investors are selling gold for sterling ; on the foreign exchanges the pound was fractionally down on yesterday 's close , ending the day at one dollar point nine five seven five , and two deutschmarks point nine six eight five . |
| 12 | After a lengthy campaign they 've been offered compensation for drop in value of their homes . |
| 13 | But the charities say plans have not even been drawn up to develop the homes and that housing associations have refused to start work on projects until they are promised funding for running costs . |
| 14 | While one of the original purposes of trusts is believed to have been to avoid forfeiture for treason or escheat on a conviction of felony , the modern trust has been evolved as a useful instrument for protecting the weak and guarding the assets of those susceptible to stupid actions on account of age or facility . |
| 15 | The Clarke family have been brewing beer for past 140 years . |
| 16 | The shop 's pretty crowded — I spect people are buying stuff for Christmas , so I just stand around watching them . |
| 17 | British followers of Koresh are facing trial for murder . |
| 18 | Organisers of last weekend 's New Age festival in the Forest of Dean are facing prosecution for noise nuisance . |
| 19 | Finally , you are looking to see that you are getting value for money , and getting what you are paying for — area of land , size of rooms , and ( dare I say it ? ) good neighbours . |
| 20 | The difficulty with this is that unless there are well-established efficiency measures for the services of the department neither it nor its users will know whether they are getting value for money . |
| 21 | The newspaper was demanding that the public be given a good show for their money : ‘ It is still necessary to ask ourselves whether we are getting value for money . |
| 22 | But customers at present have difficulty in knowing whether they are getting value for money . |
| 23 | She points to the additional 1.9 per cent which is being offered for growth and argues the more explicit guidelines are there to ‘ make sure we are getting value for money ’ . |
| 24 | When we were first warned , I did n't really pay much attention to what was being said about it — the same problem had flared up at both Jersey House and the hotel I 'd just left but in neither case had there been prolonged cause for concern . |
| 25 | There is little variation by sex or social class in these attitudes , and little consistent variation with age except that the older the respondents , the more likely they are to consider Respect for authority and Discipline and orderliness essential , and the less likely to consider Sex education essential . |
| 26 | The specially-adapted unmarked cars will be compared on a day-to-day basis with a marked police car to see if they are giving value for money . |
| 27 | For example , a child who is sociable , and is likely to benefit from social and linguistic interactions with other children , may be best placed in an ordinary classroom but with special periods devoted to those areas of language which are giving cause for concern . |
| 28 | Even though independent schools are just as neglectful in the courses which are offered to the non-convergent child as are their state counterparts , at least their parents draw comfort from a feeling that , through their cheque books , they are signalling respect for quality and individualism . |
| 29 | a lead authority structure — one authority would be given responsibility for water and sewerage services for its own and surrounding areas . |
| 30 | After the Tay floods , calls were made for SEPA to be given responsibility for flood prevention schemes — at present a discretionary duty of regional councils . |