Example sentences of "[vb base] [vb pp] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The pair seem made for a comedy double act should their singing careers ever falter . |
| 2 | The pair seem made for a comedy double act should their singing careers ever falter . |
| 3 | You sound poised for a pleasant Christmas , which is nice . |
| 4 | Leeds 0 Ipswich 0 ; Ipswich get praised for a resolute defence . |
| 5 | Mr William Soeryadjaya ( Chinese name : Mr Tjia Kian Liong ) , the 67-year old seigneur , is a founder-member of the Euro-Asia Centre at INSEAD , the Paris-based business school where Astra 's middle managers get sent for a spot of polishing . |
| 6 | All right , now we 've got pretty well way out — have we been able to reach the furthest objects in space by these methods , or are we stil stuck for a method ? |
| 7 | ‘ There 's a real danger in the field of design these days that you become known for a specific style , like a particular type of chair , for instance , and that is all that people will ever want you to do . ’ |
| 8 | Fianna Fáil campaigned for a " yes " vote to all three proposals , whereas the opposition parties favoured a " no " vote to the " substantive issue " proposal . |
| 9 | ‘ So I 've arranged for a whistle-stop tour around the country houses of some influential contacts , and there are one or two long-standing debts and favours due to me that I 'm going to call in over this weekend . ’ |
| 10 | I mean at the moment of choice you 're faced with a set of people , including , let's say , one man and one woman , who on paper match each other and who perhaps , even if you 've adjusted for a possibility of the woman 's having to fight and so on , they 're equal on paper . |
| 11 | The guys at ADM Computing suggested at the first meeting that I save a few quid by opting for a Phillips Brilliance monitor instead of the NEC I 've coveted for a year . |
| 12 | I 've fallen for a boy who goes to the same school as me , but is two years younger than I am . |
| 13 | ‘ But I 've come for a boy ! |
| 14 | If you 've come for a session with Kafy , you 're out of luck she 's booked for the whole night by one of the priests from the Temple of Khepri . |
| 15 | Hello there … welcome to Australia for a Central South sporting special … where we 've come for a race of the future … the Solar Challenge … sun powered cars racing through the wild outback … that 's our Friday Feature … first it 's back to Britain … for our football parade |
| 16 | He 's the nicest man I 've met for a long time . |
| 17 | ‘ That was the hardest training I 've done for a year , ’ he said . |
| 18 | Crawford recalled , ‘ I was thinking : ‘ This is the only work you 've done for a long time . |
| 19 | As you know I 've er been holding a number of er small meetings with staff er and one of the questions I 've been asking is whether or not there has been a need for the building presentation that we 've done for a couple of years er and generally there was the view expressed that yes it was desirable but perhaps in a different format . |
| 20 | We know all the damned silly things we 've done for a thousand years , and as long as we know that and always have it around where we can see it , some day we 'll sop making goddamn funeral pyres and jumping into the middle of them . ’ |
| 21 | It was the funniest sight I 've seen for a long while , but hardly fair on the birds … . |
| 22 | Approaching the crags we 've seen for a couple of days . |
| 23 | ‘ It was a real old-fashioned adventure and one of the best films I 've seen for a while . ’ |
| 24 | Inner : one of the best inners I 've seen for a long time . |
| 25 | Then he would qualify these certainties at the end , once the client had agreed to buy with something like : " of course , you 'll appreciate that , as with any shares , I can make no absolute guarantees , but this is the best opportunity I 've seen for a while . " |
| 26 | " It 's worst stoppage ah 've seen for a bit , " said Mr Bailes . |
| 27 | It 's been the best bit of talent we 've , they 've seen for a long while ! |
| 28 | Now I 've dwelt for a moment on my own experience because I think it epitomizes that of the Labour Party as a whole from to John , the G M B has been a tower of strength always there to assist not only with money and resources , but also with advice and support and on behalf of my parliamentary colleagues , I want to thank the union for all it is , it has done for the Labour Party . |
| 29 | Er , it 's a wee problem I 've had for a say about a year now . |
| 30 | ‘ I am not pregnant , nor do I suffer from anorexia , ’ she added frostily , ‘ I 'm trying to shake off an illness I 've had for a few months , that 's all . ’ |