Example sentences of "[Wh det] [pers pn] be [verb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | You can use a submersible pump , which you 're using for a fountain or cascade to empty most of the water , but only do this to the level of the pump intake — then it 's a matter of bailing out with a bucket . |
| 2 | I should recommend waiting for a gentler age than that in which we are condemned for a while to dwell . |
| 3 | Then , while under contract to both RKO and David O Selznick , he was cast by director William Wellman as a tough army captain in The Story of GI Joe ( 1945 ) , for which he was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar . |
| 4 | ‘ I think what I 'm asking for a pair of shoes is fair enough though I am keeping the prices low as an incentive for my customers to come back for more . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Can you leave what you are doing for a while ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Would you leave off what you are doing for a moment ? |
| 7 | Well , what we 're having for a dinner for lunch I think we 're having bacon and eggs and sausage and things like that . |
| 8 | Another way might be to raise your hand — a bit more tiring if some are so engaged in their work that they do n't stop what they 're doing for a couple of minutes . |
| 9 | They become quite unconscious of what they are doing for a few seconds , and yet insist that they want to carry on and learn to fly . |
| 10 | The most interesting condition occurs under item 9 ( Liability of seller ) : Under the Trade Descriptions Act , SLAD may not stipulate the period of time of this warranty , but it recommends that its members guarantee the authenticity of what they are selling for a period of six years . |
| 11 | ca n't do anything about it David we 're getting in touch with Blackpool , summat 's gone wrong somewhere along the line , that 's what he 's waiting for a call |