Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun] and [v-ing] for a " in BNC.

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1 Young physicians entering their first research post and hoping for a higher degree are vulnerable and naive .
2 The industrial labour dispute of early summer 1989 had virtually the whole public ridiculing BR 's labour relations and calling for a change of style .
3 Following his award winning performances of Whale Nation and Falling For a Dolphin , Roy Hutchins returns with Heathcote Williams ’ angry diatribe against the automobile … and also gives the world premiere of his own gentle , moving account of motor-madness .
4 I did not fancy approaching any of the holiday cruisers — a bit like knocking on a caravan door and asking for a bed .
5 Ten a.m. , 24th July ; just finished breakfast with the mortar team and relaxing for a few minutes over a mug of hot tea discussing the number of casualties after the heavy shelling last night .
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