Example sentences of "[verb] for a [noun] 's [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nigel wondered if any film star would be discerning enough to employ him if he applied for a chauffeur 's job . |
| 2 | When the pass came and I had arranged for a fortnight 's holiday I travelled to the Pacific coast in a day coach : overnight to Calgary , and on for another 24 hours through the glorious panorama of the Rockies to Burrard Inlet , English Bay and Stanley Park , Vancouver . |
| 3 | But the United Nations International Year of Youth ( 1985 ) was celebrated with an International Rally at Atlantic College , Wales , where one hundred and twenty three deaf youngsters from thirteen countries gathered for a week 's activities . |
| 4 | ‘ The land is poisoned for a day 's march in every direction . ’ |
| 5 | And they stabbed at him and caused his whole body to tremble as if in shame because , in a way , he knew she was right : his inadequacy to face his future was there for even himself to see ; he had considered volunteering in order to avoid the responsibility of making the choice either of going to University to read for a degree in English Literature or of just plumping for a teacher 's training college course . |
| 6 | A flower that he can enjoy for a summer 's day , and can forget tomorrow . ’ |
| 7 | Yorkshireman Martin Sterne , from Ripon , had come for a week 's golfing holiday with three friends , bringing their own golf professional with them from England . |
| 8 | Staff thought he was the stripogram booked for a stewardess 's farewell party . |
| 9 | In Britain we often listen for a person 's accent . |
| 10 | She imitates Hannah More [ q.v. ] in Bull-Baiting : a Village Dialogue between John Brown and John Simms [ 1809 ] , and treats public as well as private morality in Familiar Letters Addressed to Children and Young Persons of the Middle Ranks ( 1811 ) , written for a sister-in-law 's children . |
| 11 | ‘ You could n't have had a golf course made for a man 's game more than that golf course for John Daly , ’ observed the man who has won more Masters than anyone , six all told and now playing his 34th in succession . |
| 12 | Nicolo shifted unhappily in the little gilt chair that had certainly not been made for a man 's body . |
| 13 | One should n't be narrow-minded when looking for a man 's weakness . ’ |
| 14 | It 's no good looking for a man 's body round here if the owner 's living it up in Costa Rica . |
| 15 | If the CEMREL Research Project ( 1972 ) is any indication of what is expected it seems American teachers are looking for a child 's skill at ‘ showing ’ , and , in particular , ‘ showing ’ emotion . |
| 16 | ‘ I was looking for a bird 's nest to show Tory , Mummy . ’ |
| 17 | the other runners … could include some of these … good players looking for a manager 's job … manager 's from lower divisions looking for promotion … or you may have your own fancy … |
| 18 | the other runners … could include some of these … good players looking for a manager 's job … manager 's from lower divisions looking for promotion … or you may have your own fancy … |
| 19 | Blood hosed over Elliott 's chin and he backed off , looking for a moment 's pause . |
| 20 | The Prince 's vanity had made him dress for a winter 's campaign on what threatened to be the summer 's hottest day yet . |
| 21 | During the Depression Silver sold china and glass in Fifth Avenue , worked a petrol pump , and sold cigarettes wholesale ; but all this time he was collecting Walt Whitman ; he also studied for a Master 's degree in English at Boston University , which he was awarded in 1941 . |
| 22 | No one in Brussels knew that the French had invaded ; instead they prepared for a duchess 's ball while a fat Prussian major paid for his roast chicken , finished his wine , then ambled slowly northwards . |
| 23 | In fact , national memories of wartime boiled mutton are still so strong that most Germans ca n't look at sheepmeat , even prime lamb , without searching for a dog 's bowl to put it in . |
| 24 | Before the Christmas break , we fitted in two more FIS downhills at Altenmarkt , on a course which had been used for a women 's world cup . |
| 25 | I have to say , myself , you know I feel one of the worst thing you can call a man in the English language is a term that 's used for a women 's genitalia . |
| 26 | For example , he is showing a Bavarian factory bench used for a craftsman 's coffee break and retitled ‘ Laziness ’ . |
| 27 | The amount of information that is needed for a company 's marketing information system will depend on the extent of its current involvement or potential interest in an overseas market . |
| 28 | An enormous tin trunk was brought down from the attic , and systematically packed with everything needed for a month 's holiday . |
| 29 | Help Children 's Society : Volunteers are needed for a Children 's Society house to house collection in Catterick Village , near Richmond , in April . |
| 30 | Volunteers are needed for a Children 's Society house to house collection in Catterick Village , near Richmond , in April . |