Example sentences of "[be] [verb] for a [noun] [unc] " in BNC.
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1 | Well it 's been gone , it 's been built for a year er er er er it 's been up for ages has n't it ? |
2 | 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 . |
3 | Nicolo shifted unhappily in the little gilt chair that had certainly not been made for a man 's body . |
4 | Help Children 's Society : Volunteers are needed for a Children 's Society house to house collection in Catterick Village , near Richmond , in April . |
5 | Volunteers are needed for a Children 's Society house to house collection in Catterick Village , near Richmond , in April . |
6 | However , the ground sought had already been promised for a schoolmaster 's residence . |
7 | ‘ We are waiting for a pathologist 's report but it would be fair to say the investigation is nearing completion , ’ she said . |
8 | 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 . |
9 | DEC is rumoured to be pressing for a Unix SVR4 personality on top of OSF/1 : remember it already has SVR4 for its telecomms stuff . |
10 | I 'm looking for a nut erm , for this , so you know hold it in position , found one , while I 'll looking I found this and it 's just the job |
11 | As part of the project , tenders will soon be sought for a backbone X25 service which will interlink national public or private networks used for research in European states . |
12 | Lucerne and Berne , Switzerland 's capital city , can easily be reached for a day 's sightseeing . |
13 | You 're gon na be fucked for a lift ai n't you ? |
14 | One hole can often look much like the next , and a newly dug or outlying sett can be mistaken for a fox 's earth . |
15 | Jonathan also successfully attended a course at Dartmouth naval college and is competing in a national contest to be chosen for a month 's holiday in South Africa organised by the sea cadets . |
16 | Ehm is a it is n't actually a a erm a new school it 's Birchwood High School it used to be Margaret Dane which has been established a few years but Birchwood just been started for a year erm it has is some information but obviously there have n't been any feedback from the school so I starts there . |
17 | Groups of Palestinians were waiting in the area in the hope of being hired for a day 's casual labour . |
18 | More than 140 acres of gardens and theme park have been created for a summer 's bloom on the debris of the industrial revolution . |
19 | ‘ The land is poisoned for a day 's march in every direction . ’ |
20 | 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 . |
21 | Basingstoke 's Camrose ground is preparing for a record 4,000-plus crowd for the visit of Torquay , whose chances of survival have been reduced by the flu bug in their camp . |
22 | ‘ I was looking for a bird 's nest to show Tory , Mummy . ’ |
23 | Mr Lavender , an insurance agent who was studying for a master 's degree , was found slumped on the ground in Battersea High Street , South London , by a group of youngsters . |
24 | It was the year before war broke out in 1939 and a small sum was paid for a quarter 's lessons , thirteen in all , I think , but I did miss one or two . |