Example sentences of "[prep] be [verb] for some [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He appeared to be searching for some key document . |
| 2 | Now she looked almost like a child about to be scolded for some minor misdemeanour . |
| 3 | But the Scot has only just recovered from a mystery virus and insists he needs to be involved for some 10 matches before he is back to his best . |
| 4 | There was a section at the top of Act Two where Joyce is supposed to be auditioning for some American producers . |
| 5 | C-FDFC , C-FTBA and C-FYQS are expected to be flying for some considerable time , as the Freighter 's life is measured in landings , and each of the trio have about 6,000 landings remaining , ensuring their continued employment . |
| 6 | ‘ I want to be measured for some more boots , ’ Edward said , ‘ but you look a little shaken so I 'm sure it can wait until another day . ’ |
| 7 | Firstly , that the regulatory system is already too costly and still can not adequately carry out its responsibilities and ought to be scrapped for some other ( unspecified ) scheme . |
| 8 | The system was unwieldy , since grant applications had to be submitted for some three hundred individual services , and there were problems in the calculations of costs and hence of the appropriate subsidy ( Joy 1973 : 127–31 ; Parker 1978 : 7 ) . |