Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [v-ing] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did n't have it in mind to go looking for a four-piece group . |
| 2 | It is quite possible to put a 4 cylinder engine into your 6 cylinder Land Rover The gearbox bell housing needs changing for a 4 cylinder version and the engine mountings must be cut off the chassis and moved backwards 6 inches Use a 4 cylinder exhaust system and cut 6 inches from the front pipe Use the 6 cylinder clutch Throttle linkage can be adapted from 4 cylinder cable , fuel pipes need modifying and the electric fuel pump removed Water pipes can be lengthened or use One Ten pipes cut to suit . |
| 3 | YOUNG brothers learning to play golf went looking for a lost ball — and found an abandoned baby . |
| 4 | Nor do I have the time to go looking for a suitable crew . ’ |
| 5 | All we had to do now was satisfy ourselves that there was enough wreckage to warrant returning for a full-scale excavation . |
| 6 | It was very simple , efficient , and reliable in operation , with the minor disadvantage that the vaporizer required preheating for a few minutes before the engine could be started ; when running , it retained sufficient heat to ignite the injected fuel . |