Example sentences of "[be] in [noun] [verb] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he missed out because he had been in Copenhagen trying for a place in the Olympic team . |
| 2 | Now unit six is very likely to come up in the exam so when you do this test for Monday you are in effect preparing for the exam . |
| 3 | By now the Arab with my coat would be in Malaga waiting for the boat across to Africa . |
| 4 | After receiving my version of the working drawing , Mr. phoned to say that the drawing did not have sufficient detail , and that another Mr. from the Glasgow office would be in touch to ask for a clarified drawing . |
| 5 | We were in Bath to stay for a couple of weeks with my parents , in time for Christmas and ‘ New Year 's ’ . |
| 6 | The provisions as described on p. 38314 , however , were in fact adopted for the ( separate ) emergency mechanism of the Prague-based CSCE committee of senior officials . |
| 7 | Throughout these years the powers of monarchy were in effect exercised for the advantage of ascendant magnate factions who enjoyed supremacy at court and aroused widespread hostility in the country . |
| 8 | Young Mr Nilsen is in fact going for a 14-day trial at Sheff Utd right after Norway 's match tomorrow . |
| 9 | IN 1990 , I was in Kosovo to report for The Scotsman . |
| 10 | He circulated two new rumours a day : cholera was sweeping Paris ; the Kaiser was in Rome looking for a divorce ; the kitchen was putting aphrodisiacs in the gravy ; Lloyd George had been charged with rape ; Switzerland had invaded Germany . |
| 11 | It was soon discovered that he was in fact spying for the French . |
| 12 | Blood was cross-matched and was in fact needed for a transfusion prior to surgery because Mr Reynolds was found to be anaemic . |