Example sentences of "be [vb pp] for an [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once a specific PCR has been developed for an organism , it requires little expertise to perform the test . |
| 2 | Although she always wanted to be a writer , the theatre has claimed a lot of her energy ( she has been nominated for an Emmy and a Tony award ) . |
| 3 | Mr Depardieu had been nominated for an Oscar . |
| 4 | Now that she 's been nominated for an Oscar , it would be natural for there to be competition between them . |
| 5 | Current release Howard 's End , in which he plays an evil father , also has been nominated for an Oscar . |
| 6 | Madougou had been blamed for an incident three weeks earlier , on Feb. 9 , when police opened fire on a demonstration in Niamey , the capital , by students protesting about the implementation of a government austerity plan for the education system , which envisaged cuts in scholarships and employment opportunities for graduates . |
| 7 | Meanwhile in Mali Tuaregs had been blamed for an attack on June 28-29 at Ménaka , in which some 20 people died . |
| 8 | The shooting ended a promising future for Nicola who had been recommended for an audition with the Royal Ballet . |
| 9 | Vokins , branded indelibly as one of the servants , had not even been considered for an invitation . |
| 10 | Already they are prepared for an electron and nucleus model which would offer the same purposeful interest in salts that they clearly enjoyed in studying molecules . |
| 11 | It had been written for an age when wind was still the motive power for most of the world 's shipping , so that , though technically out of date , it was invaluable for some of the work I was doing , particularly wire splicing , and if we were rolled over and had to jury-rig the ship it would be a life saver . |
| 12 | AN ADVENTUROUS woman has been selected for an expedition to study the rare black rhinoceros in Africa . |
| 13 | Contracts are made for an initial 4 years , renewable up to an additional 4-year period . |
| 14 | The St Tiggy Winkles Animal Hospital at Haddenham has taken in three of them this month and they 're stumped for an answer . |
| 15 | The Tarrytown competition might incidentally be unique ( and our prize vicariously so ) ; For when in the past has money been offered for an experiment to test an idea ? |
| 16 | Ell had once seen a vidfilm where that had been used for an escape bid . |
| 17 | With the adjoining terraces , they have never previously been used for an art exhibition , although Californian conceptual artist , Peter Erskine , placed a helioscope at the centre of his recent installation , ‘ Secrets of the Sun ’ ( to 10 May ) . |
| 18 | If you do not automatically receive literature covering basic information when you are called for an interview , telephone or write and ask if there is any available . |
| 19 | If you are called for an interview with a local authority , you would not be expected to answer detailed questions relating to local government law . |
| 20 | In 1743 , in consultation with the governor , he decided that an attempt should be made not to fortify the watersheds of all rivers leading to the Arctic — a mammoth task indeed — but to defend all the lands necessary and useful for the Province of Siberia , provided that care was taken not to include territories so important to the natives that a pretext would be given for an uprising . |
| 21 | Dispensations can be obtained and will usually be given for an acquisition of a company by private contract . |
| 22 | Only in exceptional circumstances can the administrative effort and substantial costs be justified for an exercise such as at Church Road and I hope that this is recognised by the Community Council . |
| 23 | However , as I am conscious of the strong feeling that the hon. Lady has registered on behalf of her constituents , I assure her that before a plant can be registered for an incinerator it must comply with the emissions standards enforced by Her Majesty 's industrial pollution inspectorate . |
| 24 | Ronald Chalmers 's term of office as vice-chairman had been a year only , he said , and he had made it know that he did not want to be considered for an office-bearer 's position . |
| 25 | The very fact that Nicholson should be nominated for an Oscar as Best Supporting Actor spoke for itself . |
| 26 | Burton climbed on board and , even in a rather clumsy performance , made enough of a mark to be nominated for an Oscar . |
| 27 | " I shall be obliged for an answer to take back to my father . " |
| 28 | SCOTTISH cereal farmers should be prepared for an increase in their growing costs , particularly for chemicals and to a lesser extent for fertilisers , as a result of successive devaluations of sterling since the United Kingdom 's departure from the exchange rate mechanism . |
| 29 | If an appeal is merited , application can be made for an extension of the legal aid certificate to cover the appellate proceedings . |
| 30 | Whatever we do for Lent could be done for an intention or our families . |