Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] [vb base] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ He 's just the horse you need for a competitive race like the Andy Capp Handicap . ’ |
2 | Although it is the traditional culture which continues to manage the western world , Snow argued , only science can feed that world , create wealth , provide hope for the poor and the sick , and forge the essential links between intellect and practicality which make for a proper wisdom and awareness of moral and social issues . |
3 | It 's great , Frankie boy ; I 'm keeping to the fields and the woods and walking a lot and getting lifts and when I get near a town I look for a good fat juicy dog and I make friends with it and take it out to the woods and then I kill it and eat it . |
4 | Weight for weight it does not compare favourably with foods like cereals and nuts in fibre content , although it works out well when you take into account how much fibre you get for a modest number of calories . |
5 | and he said , he said that 's just the man I want for a little job |
6 | Every time we go for a Chinese |
7 | Wind provides all the energy we need for an anchored ( line held taut by the flyer ) kite . |
8 | There must , in fact , be few marriages in which temporary sexual difficulties do not arise and , as we have seen , at any one time they exist for a fair proportion of married adults . |