Example sentences of "be [verb] for [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finally , it seems also to be a taken-for-granted principle that in human affairs where there is order there is something corresponding to a rule to be looked for in the background of the actions which appear as orderly . |
| 2 | Where , on the other hand , we have sense-qualification , the property of A is not applied as a property in itself to the entity identified by N ( nor are any referential and perceptual correlates of the intensional property to be looked for in the actual referent , if there is one , corresponding to that entity ) . |
| 3 | Project members are normally overseen by a Steering Committee , representing relevant expertise that is not to be looked for within the institution itself . |
| 4 | Losses which can be claimed for under the Act are death , personal injuries and any loss of or damage to property ( s. 5(1) ) . |
| 5 | ( A new test must be applied for from the N.E.C. for each re-take . ) |
| 6 | It is possible to obtain derogation from certain Stock Exchange requirements but this must be applied for in the early stages of a transaction . |
| 7 | I think , I hope we 've pointed out to you the essential differences between what Brian would be looking for as a , as a magazine editor if you like , and what I would be looking for as a , as a news editor . |
| 8 | I think , I hope we 've pointed out to you the essential differences between what Brian would be looking for as a , as a magazine editor if you like , and what I would be looking for as a , as a news editor . |
| 9 | Even blindingly obvious and crucial insights do n't usually come instantly — it took us 24 hours to realise that the part-concealed agenda behind IBM 's December closures was that the company was signalling the death of the mainframe , a couple of months to realise that the executive search committee of IBM non-executive directors had n't a clue what it should be looking for in a new chief executive for IBM — because they themselves did n't have the computer industry background they needed to recognise how vital such a background would be to the person assuming the post . |
| 10 | He remembers sitting on a hard seat , among a hundred other candidates in a large , impressively ancient room , scribbling a General Essay paper for three hours on EITHER Political Necessity OR ‘ Enrichissez-vous ! ’ not at all sure what the examiners would be looking for in the answers — their ideas or his ideas , or the former subtly disguised as the latter , or the latter masquerading as the former . |
| 11 | When you work with people and you communicate you listen to what they say and you make sure you say what you need to say then that trust is there and that trust builds and it fosters trust , and really that 's what we 've got ta be looking for in the work situation . |
| 12 | is it a contentious issue erm ho how is the criticized , very very short , because you are only going to be writing for about a page , a page and a half , right , so just make sure that every sentence or every other sentence carries a new bit of information and then people say , good , this person knows everything about this subject , full marks and you and er but it 's all too easy to , to focus on one or two aspects of say a question on trade or er er Harrison Todaro model of migration . |
| 13 | In order to have my clothing coupons replaced I had to be vouched for by a responsible person , and Leslie 's uncle , who was a K.C. and Sheriff-Substitute of Fife and Kinross , kindly did this for me . |
| 14 | As Davy wrote later , John Buddle , the mine inspector , convinced him that , ‘ as far as ventilation was concerned , the resources of modern science had been fully employed ; and that a mode of preventing accidents was only to be sought for in a method of lighting the mines free from danger . ’ |
| 15 | In discussing Holy Communion , Hooker turned gladly from theories of transubstantiation to remind his readers of the fundamental truth that ‘ The real presence of Christ 's most blessed body and blood is not to be sought for in the Sacrament but in the worthy receiving of the Sacrament . |
| 16 | An excess of gain even at low settings ( ie. from an active bass with powerful pickups ) can be compensated for with the lower of the two white switches , which operates a 15dB attenuation ‘ pad ’ to clean up the signal . |
| 17 | This meant that a decompression stop was not required and that these parameters would be stored in the memory , to be compensated for on the next dive . |
| 18 | Relatedly , it afforded the wife no financial privacy ( except by couples opting to be taxed as two single persons , which ‘ paid ’ financially only if the loss of the husband 's allowance could be compensated for by a lower amount of income subject to a tax band higher than the basic rate ) . |
| 19 | Some members of the Committee moved that the school stay open , on the grounds that short-term financial gain would not be compensated for by the long-term loss to the community . |
| 20 | To the English , no settlement could be envisaged without consideration of their king 's claim to the crown of France , a claim which might be compensated for by the grant of other territories in France , to be held in full sovereignty . |
| 21 | The downgrading of domestic industry may be compensated for by the more progressive business environment that foreign , and particularly high technology US , European or Japanese companies promote . |
| 22 | The maximalist interpretation is more promising , and the views to be argued for in the rest of this essay explore and develop it . |
| 23 | It will be needed for search purposes , and it will also be called for by the buyers . |
| 24 | Again , details of payment will be called for by the buyer . |
| 25 | Because of the potential breadth of the language in which the section is drafted , it affords scope for injudicious policing ; considerable common sense and restraint on the part of the police will be called for in the application of the section . |
| 26 | For adaptations to a property to enable an elderly person over 60 ) who is not the owner or tenant , but who intends to live in the property to be cared for by a friend or relative . |
| 27 | Trim toenails if this is easy , but always leave someone who is diabetic to be cared for by a chiropodist . |
| 28 | The nursing home to which her husband has her committed after her eccentricity has become dangerous , and from which she and the other residents are eventually ejected to be cared for by an amorphous ‘ community ’ , might have been lying in wait for her from the day she was born . |
| 29 | For example , an older person with a fractured femur or requiring a hip replacement will be cared for by an orthopaedic surgeon ; someone requiring a cateract operation will be under the care of an ophthalmologist . |
| 30 | On most trains the wheelchair passengers will be cared for by the ticket collector . |