Example sentences of "of be [verb] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alternatively , the practice has grown up that if the law is not clear , then , given that the possibility of being prosecuted for a crime or sued for damages may exist , albeit as a remote possibility in England , it is better always for the doctor to err on the side of caution and follow the most conservative or restrictive view of the law . |
| 2 | Nevertheless , the opera was finally performed on 29 January 1781 , enjoying a triumphant reception , and Wolfgang had the pleasure of being joined for the occasion by Leopold and Nannerl . |
| 3 | A lecturer visiting a student on teaching practice tells of being mistaken for a parent and being kept standing in a cold corridor while behind a closed door the head shouted and screamed at a tearful child . |
| 4 | As a keen amateur astronomer I take a dim view of being mistaken for a fortune teller ! |
| 5 | She was not too pleased at the thought of being mistaken for a reporter from the tabloid press . |
| 6 | Greg 's medal came in 1990 , when he achieved the distinction of being selected for the British senior world championship eight in the same year . |
| 7 | In brief , what this means is that every individual comprising the population of interest should have an equal chance of being selected for the sample . |
| 8 | Organised team games like soft-ball or squash hold small attraction even if there was the remotest chance of being selected for the team . |
| 9 | Groups of Palestinians were waiting in the area in the hope of being hired for a day 's casual labour . |
| 10 | So you 're saying , you 're saying it 's a case where erm if the criteria are reasonable in the sense of being required for the what proper operation of market or something like that ? |
| 11 | Instead of being admitted for the night , she 'll be here for just a few hours . |
| 12 | Was there any means of being recommended for a scholarship in the south ? |
| 13 | It is the combination of being told for the first time that you have coronary disease with the need for an emergency procedure , for example , an angiogram . |