Example sentences of "be [vb pp] [verb] [pron] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The other member , who might have been expected to buy it for his own son , a young man recently qualified in law , did not at first do so ; he said business was unreliable , there were not enough clients , the reputation of the firm had been allowed to run down . |
| 2 | The popularity of Taylor 's devotional books , his sufferings for the Church , his piety , engaging manner , and contacts in influential Royalist circles might have been expected to qualify him for high preferment in the restored Church in 1660 . |
| 3 | But I ca n't help feeling that this is strictly a US product and that no attempt has been made to localize it for UK or European markets . |
| 4 | Scorton does have a playing field , but this is administered by the Parish Council and no application has been made to use it for a finishing point . |
| 5 | Betty 's other criticism of the scheme is that she has been told to use it for individualised learning and she does not believe that the children learn properly this way . |
| 6 | I certainly have not met another Brother or Sister Brush that has been compelled to study it for weeks on end … |
| 7 | In many such cases earners of the foreign currency might be expected to exchange it for their own . |
| 8 | Sheep would not safely graze nor would spring lambs nor calves ; the average farmer could hardly be expected to stock them for old times ' sake . |
| 9 | This power is extremely useful when a supervision order is made in respect of a very young child who can not be expected to present himself for examination . |
| 10 | Mr Jones did n't have the key ; it was kept at the ambulance station , whose staff would be told to lend it for the purpose required . |
| 11 | For those nurses relocating from the acute sector to community services , training will be needed to prepare them for new ways of working . |
| 12 | Then , hoping he could remember enough of the ancient language of chivalry and selecting his words with extreme care , he said , ‘ Good Trees , we ask your assistance , ’ and saw the Elms nod to one another meaningfully , as if they had been expecting all along to be asked to do something for the Humans . |
| 13 | Although the Harter Act compromise was seemingly counterintuitive ( how could the carrier be allowed to exempt itself for its own mistakes of navigation and management ) , it became one of the most internationally influential laws ever enacted by the United States Congress . |
| 14 | I 'm contracted to tutor you for so many hours a day , and I 'm afraid I must insist on fulfilling my contract . ’ |
| 15 | He has already been asked to join them for a 60-date tour next year . |
| 16 | She remembered how she had n't been allowed to hold him for more than a moment before he had to go back behind the bars of his crib . |
| 17 | An obstacle to Buchan 's transfer was that he would lose income from his Sunderland shop , and the deal was delayed for two months while ‘ under-the-counter ’ terms were agreed to compensate him for this loss . |
| 18 | For as the election draws ever-nearer , he is being asked to make what for him must be the ultimate sacrifice : from time to time , he is actually having to be nasty . |
| 19 | The dogs were never collected , so Friends of Rough Collie Rescue ( FRCR ) at Marlow , Buckinghamshire , were asked to take them for rehoming . |
| 20 | They were allowed to see it for one hour , before it was taken back , and none of them has been able to get hold of it since . |
| 21 | Like PEPS everywhere , this was slow to catch on , especially as dealers were forced to sell it for days at a time without getting paid commission for it , so most did n't bother . |
| 22 | The rest of us were left to reproach ourselves for what had happened . |
| 23 | FRENCH inventors are being urged to gird themselves for an economic war against foreigners who steal their ideas . |
| 24 | Gusev deduced that Volkov was in love with a woman who 'd been sent to entrap him for political purposes , so Gusev deduced . |
| 25 | The compensatory award is intended to reimburse you for financial loss resulting from the unfair dismissal . |
| 26 | As a beginner at Level 1 every effort is made to prepare you for your first experience on the board . |
| 27 | Welcome back : Our countryside is disappearing at an alarming rate and urgent action is needed to protect it for future generations . |
| 28 | ‘ Not only does the present law put all the blame on an unfortunate woman , it is used to punish her for her misfortune . |
| 29 | She 's forced to ask him for everything , loaded as he is . |
| 30 | Xishe 's wife is allowed to see him for 45 minutes twice a year . |