Example sentences of "say [pron] be [verb] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Right if we were looking for a fifteenth , say we were looking for a fifteenth what would make |
| 2 | the japanese say they are looking for the instructions they can work a solar car but ca n't put up a tent for eats … its what you fancy … at night its noodles … come daybreak its what 's left … |
| 3 | The Health Authority say they are waiting for the results of national pay talks before coming to an agreement with their clerical workers . |
| 4 | And then as we was coming home from Pete 's , a chap stopped us and asked us where was so I told him where was he said I 'm looking for a little black and white house I said it 's right there look ! |
| 5 | The Divisional Officer for the N U R , covering Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire , Phil McGarry says he 's looking for a fair deal : |
| 6 | Bethpage , New York-based defence electronics and aircraft manufacturer Grumman Corp says it is looking for an acquisition in the electronics , systems integration , or data systems areas — but it must be the right fit at the right price and the company ‘ wo n't force it . ’ |
| 7 | Chairman Murray had said he was looking for an apology from Crosby over rumours linking the Sunderland boss in a reunion with former manager Denis Smith at Bristol City . |
| 8 | I get embarrassed when I 'm putting out there because so many people keep asking me how long and how many more times do you have to keep saying we 're waiting for the lorry to turn up . |
| 9 | The call the night before : Mohammed ca n't fly tomorrow , his gland has come up again , anyway , he mentioned your name , said you 're rated for the 35 , wonder if you could make it £200 cash and your exes ? |
| 10 | She said she 's walked for the first time and felt exhausted . |
| 11 | She made her get into bed and said she was sending for the blue ladies right away . |
| 12 | ‘ She used to say she was coming for a day and stay a week , ’ Rosemary said . |
| 13 | They bought out , this company have bought out a new tile and he said they 're looking for a sort of nice house to have as a sort of a show house and then he thinks he 'll get them for nothing . |
| 14 | Well if Vicky 's in hospital she said they 're going for the day there . |
| 15 | Judges said they were looking for a pleasing colour , a sharp flavour and a good fruity smell . |
| 16 | To say they were playing for a 0–0 is an understatement . |
| 17 | Siemens AG is disputing a politically-sensitive article carried in The Wall Street Journal Europe on February 16 , which claims that , for the first time , a top Siemens manager , Heinrich von Pierer , said he was looking for a strategic partner for ailing Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG ( CI No 2,117 ) : Pierer allegedly stated that he was not interested in a ‘ one-sided partnership ’ , rather in one that involved ‘ real co-operation ’ ; according to Computerwoche , Siemens denied any claim that it was seeking shelter for Siemens Nixdorf under the umbrella of Japanese or US competitors , ‘ like the other three European computer firms ’ ; the Journal 's London office says the paper is sticking by its story . |
| 18 | Siemens AG is disputing a politically-sensitive article carried in The Wall Street Journal Europe on February 16 , which claims that , for the first time , a top Siemens manager , Heinrich von Pierer , said he was looking for a strategic partner for ailing Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG : Pierer allegedly stated that he was not interested in a ‘ one-sided partnership ’ , rather in one that involved ‘ real co-operation ’ ; according to Computerwoche , Siemens denied any claim that it was seeking shelter for Siemens Nixdorf under the umbrella of Japanese or US competitors , ‘ like the other three European computer firms ’ ; the Journal 's London office says the paper is sticking by its story . |
| 19 | He started looking into corners for the bugging device , though he said he was searching for a stray cigarette , left over from the days when he smoked . |
| 20 | The police , having interviewed working colleagues of the victim at the London Docks , had elicited information to the effect that at the end of his shift he met two men outside the gates and said he was going for a drink with them . |
| 21 | He also said he was going for a job that morning . |
| 22 | Mrs Topp , 69 , told the coroner : ‘ He said he was going for a walk around the block to clear his head . |
| 23 | So you could say I was prepared for the ‘ English way of Life ’ from what I 'd read . |
| 24 | I 'd say you 're looking for a business where they have a heavy demand for rough paper . |
| 25 | ‘ You mean you could n't just say you were going for a walk ? ’ |
| 26 | Or did she say he 's going for an interview in June for the Met , or something , anyway . |