Example sentences of "is [verb] for [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Equally , Penny remains on one level as a deluded fantasist who believes , very like an Iranian woman , that a wife 's duty is to wait for her husband 's return from the wars . |
| 2 | If the compost is intended for your vegetable garden , you can use hydrated lime in the alternate layers , but beware of this if you plan to use the compost on rhododendrons , azaleas or other lime-hating plants . |
| 3 | He is banished for his crime , she kills herself , and the Roman monarchy is brought to anend . |
| 4 | The maths he produced in the six short years before his death in 1920 is treasured for its originality . |
| 5 | Dr Susan Walker , water resources manager for the north-west of England region of the National Rivers Authority , and president-elect of the British Hydrological Society , is honoured for her support of the activities of the university 's department of civil and offshore engineering . |
| 6 | While a lioness is lactating for her cub she will not produce another cub ; but when her cub is killed ( or is weaned ) she soon becomes ready to reproduce again . |
| 7 | That his resignation and pilgrimage can not have occurred much later than 844 is indicated by information given by Taskopruzade concerning Molla Fenari 's son , Yusuf Bali , namely that he became kadi of Bursa — no date is given for his appointment — and died as kadi in 846/1442–3 . |
| 8 | It should be noted in passing , however , that where a patient is deemed for whatever reason legally incompetent , the law is less clear . |
| 9 | Even in 1848 , the prejudice of the Irish — rather than the behaviour of the British — is blamed for their reluctance to see the Chartist movement as the means to their liberation : |
| 10 | This does not exclude negative judgements on Roman individuals who showed themselves inferior to normal standards of prudence or wisdom : even Claudius Marcellus is blamed for his lack of prudence ( 10.32.7–52 ) . |
| 11 | Now , all we can do is wait for his report and get on with more work . ’ |
| 12 | In one such list the Jesuit astronomer Christopher Scheiner is included for his discovery of the sunspots . |
| 13 | Divided into forty-four brief chapters and illustrated by a large selection of good colour reproductions , it is the catalogue raisonné 's more discursive and speculative companion and is recommended for its explanation of Magritte 's compositions and for comment on his relationship with artists , critics , poets , dealers and collectors . |
| 14 | The bookseller is recompensed for his trouble with a generous allocation of orders . |
| 15 | In some cases the police need to be informed that a person is absent without leave , although no request is made for their help . |
| 16 | Each gene is selected for its capacity to cooperate successfully with the population of other genes that it is likely to meet in bodies . |
| 17 | In the upper section he is prepared for his beheading and there is a fine Salome ; below , in the vase of the pulpit , the saint preaches and baptizes Christ in the River Jordan . |
| 18 | David is prepared for his retirement |
| 19 | Approaching the fabliaux with a mind prepared to find moral instruction in the texts , however unpromising they might superficially seem to be for such interpretation , is something that we can reconstruct as an authentic medieval mode of reading — " " All that is written is written for our doctrine " " as St Paul has it — although there is little direct evidence for the application of such literary theory to vernacular literature as well as the classics before the fourteenth century , and even then the extent of such application is difficult to assess . |
| 20 | Her eleventh novel , Gwendolen , has just been published and she says that for the first time she is writing for her soul . |
| 21 | An ambitious lecturer in an English Department is writing for his peer group , not for the general public . |
| 22 | The extent to which , in informal care , it is acceptable for men to care for women in relation to more intimate tasks is variable and seems that gender taboos are less likely to apply when a man is caring for his wife , than , say , a son for his mother . |
| 23 | Can I just say that my father who is eighty four , is caring for my mother er for the past eleven years , and we keep sort of saying well is it not time that she should maybe go into hospital ? |
| 24 | Mota is envied for her ability to recover remarkably quicker from a marathon . |
| 25 | Shakespeare 's drama is celebrated for its poetry , a compliment that on the surface suggests ideologically neutral approval of its language , but which also belies suppositions about the attitudes the plays ' language articulates . |
| 26 | A stamped addressed envelope is enclosed for your convenience . |
| 27 | A pre-paid envelope is enclosed for your convenience . |
| 28 | The text has of course been approved by our Chairman and is enclosed for your information . |
| 29 | A complimentary copy is enclosed for your information and use . |
| 30 | A copy of the formal decision notice is enclosed for your information . |