Example sentences of "[pers pn] be [art] [noun sg] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | but I 'm a bit pushed for time |
| 2 | Imagine : I was a bit pissed for a start , the object of my complete love was nesting in my rear-view mirror , the corpulent groom — my best friend — who had spent three weeks pleasuring her in the Hellenic sunshine was sitting beside me with a clank of duty-free between his calves , I 'd lost my job , and the other drivers on the road were all tuning up for Formula One . |
| 3 | ‘ It 's one thing being in favour of a third umpire , as I am , but a little bit different when you are the batsman waiting for a verdict ! ’ |
| 4 | ‘ People tend at first to treat you as if you 're a journalist looking for Guinness connections . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ For the moment at least they are a solution looking for a problem . |
| 6 | He had n't played rugby football since leaving school but he tackled the girl as if he were a wing-threequarter playing for Ireland at Lansdowne Road . |
| 7 | It 's a bike made for 2 , preparing for a race made for 10,000 . |
| 8 | It 's a girl looking for the middle son , Paul . |
| 9 | It 's a dance designed for fat people who are not light on their feet . |
| 10 | It 's a cell meant for one but there are two other guys in it . |
| 11 | ‘ Actually it 's a tax dodge for the Prime Minister , ’ Scott said smugly . |
| 12 | It 's a product built for safety , even though S&P confidently predicts that share prices will soar by 50 per cent in the next three years . |
| 13 | It 's a joy to work for him ; as a director he 's intense , but respectful . |
| 14 | ‘ And it 's a place to live for the summer , ’ I said . |
| 15 | Volts erm it 's a term used for electricity , |
| 16 | It 's the speculator looking for an investment who 'll lose out . |
| 17 | ‘ Because it 's the road to ruin for those who dabble in metal . |
| 18 | It 's an interior waiting for the arrival of Maigrait . |
| 19 | Often it is a mistake to hope for too much . |
| 20 | His point is that although ‘ rules of grammar ’ are arbitrary in the sense that it is a mistake to look for a justification of a language game ( 331 ) , they are not arbitrary in the sense that ‘ our language game only works , of course , when a certain agreement prevails ’ ( 430 ) . |
| 21 | It is a factor recognised for a very long time in relation to language learning . |
| 22 | Perhaps it is a question asking for an answer … |
| 23 | Edward early knew the deficiency of his letters to Hooton : ‘ It is a weariness to fumble for truth and completeness , and after all to feel the failure at both . |
| 24 | A subset of this module type is known as a PRODUCT package as it is a package intended for issue as a product . |
| 25 | It is a loan made for any purpose at all , secured on bricks and mortar , normally your home . |
| 26 | Critics of multimedia say that it is a solution looking for a problem , but during the past few years it has delivered many useful applications , some of them in the financial sector . |
| 27 | It is a mite confusing for some , I doubt not , since you so closely resemble the lady Anne — though you are more agreeable and much prettier ! ’ |
| 28 | It is a clay used for making glazed tiles , wash basins and lavatory pans . |
| 29 | ‘ It is a duty to provide for your wife 's family as for your own . |
| 30 | It is the time taken for this to occur which tells you if the horse is dehydrated . |