Example sentences of "be [vb pp] [verb] [adv prt] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If they all voted to go to Disneyland would ratepayers be expected to cough up for that too ? ’ |
| 2 | After the Ebro , Catalonia could not be expected to hold on for long , and if Catalonia fell the rest of Republican Spain was likely to follow . |
| 3 | The list of things to be seen goes on for several pages , and most of them have three stars . |
| 4 | ‘ The bright child who might possibly get nine GCSEs is going to be pushed to go in for more and more . |
| 5 | As in , I , I ca n't be bothered to go down for like half an hour . |
| 6 | And if you can be bothered staying up for this , it will take you through to 6am tomorrow . |
| 7 | Many schools have team members in reserve so that a quota can always be mustered to stand in for any bona fide team member whose parents can not afford the trip . |
| 8 | Where the unions fail in their duties to black workers they must be challenged to stand up for their rights . |
| 9 | Using a pre-set timer , the lights can be set to stay on for a period from 25 seconds to 12 minutes . |
| 10 | Where are we off to this morning then , so sunk in our own fantasies and imaginings that we can not be troubled to look out for vulnerable senior citizens , eh ? ’ |
| 11 | Although the military authorities soon vacated the school to move into Doncaster Racecourse across the road , the re-opening of the school had been delayed and the Christmas holidays had to be cut to make up for the loss of time . |
| 12 | Makita suggests that if you are using two battery packs , the charger should be left to cool down for 15 minutes between chargings . |
| 13 | Similarly this ‘ new message ’ can not be allowed to go on for too long , as the mind will require yet another change . |
| 14 | They require regular trimming to keep the growth thick at the butt ( how often one sees huge , bushy hedges with little greenery and gaping holes near the ground ) and should be allowed to grow up for relaying every ten to fifteen years . |
| 15 | Last week , Jarman had n't quite decided whether they were to talk to the audience or simply sleep through the exhibition 's four-day run — ‘ although they 'll be allowed to get up for a pee and lunch , ’ he added generously . |
| 16 | If the Danish Government was able to distribute 300,000 copies of the Maastricht text through newsagents and libraries , who has decided here , or in Brussels , that the British public should not be allowed to find out for themselves during the election what the small print of the treaty contains ? |
| 17 | In terms of legitimacy with the general public such a strategy could also be effective , since the public can be reassured that the really ‘ serious , offenders about whom they are most concerned will be kept locked up for long periods . |