Example sentences of "be [vb pp] for [v-ing] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We hope we will be forgiven for editing out of Dr Schore 's discussion of the background to LM 's but inclusion would have meant duplication since John Tomlinson 's Dose Dilution and the LM Potencies already covers the points he makes . |
| 2 | Now that you have a vague idea what is going on , you could be forgiven for throwing up your hands in disgust and letting them all get on with it . |
| 3 | Not all child-beating amounts to deliberate cruelty ( although much which is pardoned has a suspicious streak in it ! ) and a parent may in some circumstances be excused for hitting out . |
| 4 | Notice that the thought that in principle a would-be rapist should be compensated for giving up the right to rape is implicit in the answer of the supporters of the third principle as well . |
| 5 | Yields in general will tend to be higher for longer term investments , because lenders require to be compensated for giving up their money for long periods of time . |
| 6 | Lift again the following autumn or spring and many of the stems will have rooted ; these can be detached for potting up . |
| 7 | It can be used for setting out plants , sowing large seeds individually and planting bulbs . |
| 8 | It may be useful at this point to suggest , following Halliday and Hasan , that there is a continuum of cohesive elements that may be used for referring back to an entity already mentioned in the discourse . |
| 9 | Because of the last row knitted before casting off has to be knitted at a looser tension , the linker can only be used for casting off all the stitches . |
| 10 | The same solution should be used for washing down all surfaces . |
| 11 | Hoops can be used for crawling through , jumping in , out of and over , and comparing sizes . |
| 12 | Of greatest interest , perhaps , are the ‘ tranchet ’ axes ( or ‘ Thames picks ’ ) which could be used for cutting down trees and preparing timber , leading to the possibility of extensive forest clearance even at this early date . |
| 13 | This is because earnings within the 13 years prior to retirement can be used for working out tax-approved maximum benefits . |
| 14 | No prizes can be offered for pointing out that at a given moment there are artists of several generations working and in very different ways . |
| 15 | I mean , even that , you 're gon na you you gon na be insured for breaking in and break-ins and |
| 16 | Why would that be , why would you be arrested for walking around with this ? |
| 17 | 8.2 Each Party undertakes to each of the other Parties that it will use its best endeavours to communicate fully and promptly to the other all such background and results as may reasonably be required for carrying out the project or complying with the terms of the Grant Offer Letter or for exploitation of the results in accordance with Clause 11 . |