Example sentences of "[verb] for a place " in BNC.
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| 1 | They had to be willing , too , to wait for a place to become available . |
| 2 | It may be necessary to wait for a place or take a place somewhere else ( either permanently or temporarily ) . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'll be very disappointed if I 'm not competing for a place in the first one-day international on January 16 . |
| 4 | I applied for a place at the Methodist Institution training college in London — and have heard I have been accepted . ’ |
| 5 | Hand will play three-times former champion Jeremy Bates or qualifier Mike Wyeth for a place in Sunday 's final . |
| 6 | Swearing , grumbling , joking in loud voices , they heaved in a damp , excited mass , struggling for a place on each bus , as it drew up , already full . |
| 7 | If you do opt for a place in the countryside however , be certain that no farm livestock is in the vicinity either , as sheep especially may prove an irresistible subject of curiosity for dogs which have not encountered them before , and this can escalate to sheep-worrying . |
| 8 | And he could even be challenging for a place in the return leg of Leeds ' European Cup first round tie against Stuttgart at Elland Road at the end of the month . |
| 9 | The Palm House in the Royal Botanic Gardens was built 1844–8 , and is one of the most startling pieces of Victorian architectural audacity , qualifying for a place in this book by virtue of its function and its pioneering construction . |
| 10 | It 's not too late to apply for details of this and other screenings , so if you would like to be considered for a place at the Academy , then please write |
| 11 | No application forms received after this date will be considered for a place in the Schools . |
| 12 | Leo Downer and Andy Jackson are being considered for a place in one of the fastest school eights in the country . |
| 13 | When applying for a place on a re-entry course keep the following questions in mind so that you can compare what is on offer to your own best advantage . |
| 14 | If the college offers first-year students priority for halls of residence , hedge your bets by applying for a place whether or not that is your first choice . |
| 15 | When applying for a place on MA courses five years previously , I 'd suggested that , although there were many excellent publications for identifying birds , insects , plants and so forth , ecological concepts were ‘ going public ’ . |
| 16 | On the morning of the fourth day , with Men and People still in pursuit wherever he went , Creggan headed for a place where the food was where no Men were near . |
| 17 | ‘ Frank Strandli ( 21 ) is leaving Leeds to try qualifing for a place in the WC squad . |
| 18 | I decided to make one last attempt after which I would start looking for a place from where I could obtain a map of the city . |
| 19 | Understandably , he is looking for a place where he can not be reached , A Retreat where he can enjoy an unearned or undeserved equilibrium . |
| 20 | I know this after a dispiriting tour of San Francisco looking for a place to eat at 10 pm . |
| 21 | He was there looking for a place for her — ‘ and he had the children with him ’ . |
| 22 | This may sound a silly question , since this book assumes that its readers are looking for a place to live in the British Isles , but it is more sensible than it sounds . |
| 23 | He had been looking for a place to live . |
| 24 | He carried on flying , looking for a place to land and so flew back to the wireless station and decided to land in a field next to it . |
| 25 | Are you really looking for a place ? ’ |
| 26 | ‘ You , Miss Levington , ’ his mouth curled , ‘ are a mobile disaster area , an accident looking for a place to happen . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Folly , I do n't want you to go on looking for a place of your own . |
| 28 | She would have no trouble in finding a tenant for the cottage ; already Simon Clifford , a neighbour , had approached her on behalf of an acquaintance of his who was looking for a place in the area . |
| 29 | I wandered the streets of the city looking for a place to stay . |
| 30 | On transferring his official residence from Burgos to Madrid , in October , Franco " toured the Sierra de Guadarrama , looking for a place he had already seen during the war " in which he planned to locate his war memorial . |