Example sentences of "be [verb] [v-ing] for a [adj] " 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 | ‘ If you think I 'm standing waiting for a charging animal the size of a tank to reach me … how on earth do you grab its nose before it tramples you into the turf ? |
| 3 | Around this time , as it was evident that the trams in London would have to be kept going for a few more years , visible external truss rods and other strengthening devices began to appear on many of the cars . |
| 4 | Bratti had been discovered spying for a rival security service . |
| 5 | After I had been kept waiting for a few moments in an ante-room , I was ushered into the main boardroom where Dr Barton and six colleagues were seated around a long , rectangular , polished table . |
| 6 | Nicandra was standing waiting for a second turn at her reflection , her attitude a droop of pure unhappiness . |