Example sentences of "be [verb] [verb] for a [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lalande wrote of him in 1763 : ‘ Sisson has been several times in prison for failing to pay his workmen [ of whom Jesse Ramsden , q.v. , was one ] ; he starts many things and finishes nothing : he takes his instruments to the pawnbroker , where they have been seen selling for a tenth of their value . |
| 2 | I 'm just waiting for my international clearance now , which should only take a few days , and then I 'll be aiming to challenge for a first team place . ’ |
| 3 | Ghozali 's immediate reaction to the amendments had been to threaten to ask for a second reading of the bill . |
| 4 | Nicandra was standing waiting for a second turn at her reflection , her attitude a droop of pure unhappiness . |
| 5 | Hulme did n't get his weekend , and was ordered to train for a third team match the following Wednesday . |