Example sentences of "[be] [verb] for the [noun sg] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mother General 's view was that enough had been done for the child already . |
| 2 | This has been done for the Shell Better Britain Campaign 's excellent ‘ Getting Help ’ guide . |
| 3 | He and his crew are searching for the Land Where the Sun Goes at Night . |
| 4 | They 're looking for the body now . " |
| 5 | Well if Vicky 's in hospital she said they 're going for the day there . |
| 6 | They 're waiting for the storm too , you know . |
| 7 | I do n't like the advertisements they 're doing for the telephone now though . |
| 8 | Barbara Adams , a US-born resident of Katmandu , said : " I am waiting for the day when owning a Tibetan carpet incurs the same disapproval as wearing a leopard skin coat . " |
| 9 | The LIFESPAN user name and password which have been allocated for the work about to be done must now be entered . |
| 10 | As far as he knows Women in Love has not been adapted for the stage before , but already it is causing much interest from other theatres and companies . |
| 11 | I doubt whether the introduction of Water Lilies can be blamed for the problem either . |
| 12 | Waugh himself ca n't be blamed for the wrenching out of a context that might have helped us to understand whether he is referring to unhappy women , rendered so by not being content with their lot , or men , who are now being forced to lend a hand with the Hoover . |
| 13 | No one person can be blamed for the tragedy just as Lear can not be all the victim nor all the instigator . |
| 14 | Darlington have chosen largely unknown Queensland pace bowler Scott Muller as their professional partly because of his qualifications as a coach but if former Lancashire player , Jack Simmons ' opinion proves correct they could be challenging for the title yet again . |
| 15 | What they do have in common is that in all cases industry will be looking for the location where it can make the best profit . |
| 16 | ‘ Also , I 'll be looking for the slag personally , so I reckon between us we should find him . |
| 17 | Come ; let us see if aught can be done for the boy here . ’ |
| 18 | There is space at the waterfall for parking or a picnic , and here cars must be turned for the journey back to Dent . |
| 19 | In partnership with Glasgow City Council , Strathclyde Regional Council and the Strathclyde IDO , preparatory work has been undertaken to create the ‘ Glasgow Fund ’ - a vehicle through which preferential finance will be provided for the start up and development of small businesses in Glasgow 's disadvantaged areas . |
| 20 | I have begun to sense that , despite the touching and the ‘ precious boy ’ , I may not be headed for the Dark where the soft , fat spiders watch and wait . |
| 21 | ONE of the youngest potential victims of Chester 's tuberculosis scare was among the first to be tested for the disease yesterday . |
| 22 | I thought oh that 'll be smashing for the snow just sweep |
| 23 | The Rattries were destined for the workhouse anyway , sooner or later . |
| 24 | Without the help of the S.D.S. the project seems doomed as the Region are unwilling to help and few of the local people would consent to council funds being used for the setting up of a permanent site or the renting of a plot of land as a short-term site until a permanent site can be found away from the town . |
| 25 | Immigration formalities were waived and the passengers from the very last Kindertransport were taken in by the Manchester branch of the RC M. Two hostels were opened for the group henceforth known as the ‘ Amsterdam children ’ . |
| 26 | Apart from anything else , his family came from Glasgow ( unlike twenty-five of the thirty-one Scottish lord lieutenants , Admiral Bryson had also been educated in Scotland ) , as several of the big Sussex landowners who had been hoping for the job quickly pointed out . |
| 27 | HAVE YOU EVER BEEN MISTAKEN FOR THE BLOKE OUT OF SIMPLY RED ? ( laughs ) No ! |
| 28 | If a car suddenly swerves round the corner while I am standing in the middle of the road , the right thing for me to do is to jump for the pavement as spontaneously as a cat . |
| 29 | There is , therefore , a danger that the assessment is carried out solely to determine the diagnosis and that treatment is designed for the diagnosis rather than for the child . |
| 30 | This is designed for the situation where it may be necessary to make the shares of a departing employee or director available to attract replacement management . |