Example sentences of "[pron] [be] [adj] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is little wonder that in an interview yesterday Mr Lamont admitted : ‘ I am desperate for a bit of peace and quiet . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I am desperate for a meal and a drink . |
| 3 | Apparently , the flat had been previously inhabited by giants : I am tall for a woman , but all the shelves were too high for me to reach without standing on a stool . |
| 4 | I know that today is Saturday because already I am thirsty for a dry , hoppy pint of bitter at the end of the afternoon : an aperitif to sharpen my appetite for this evening 's Indian meal . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'm house-sitting for a friend of a friend , well , a cousin of my landlord , actually . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm late for a meeting at the House now , Mike , so I ca n't wait to see your copy . |
| 7 | ‘ Darling , I must dash , I 'm late for a meeting . |
| 8 | I 'm due for a drink . |
| 9 | The only thing I worry about is if I lose my mother at this time of life , before I 'm due for a pension — what 's going to happen to me ? |
| 10 | ’ Oh , I 'm good for a while yet . ’ |
| 11 | I 'M DESPERATE FOR A BABY |
| 12 | I 'm desperate for a baby . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'm cautious for a different reason . |
| 14 | I know I 'm sorry for a war having to break out , and the youngsters out there having to risk their lives , I mean God forbid we got another war . |
| 15 | No such luck I 'm afraid for a car swindler who 's been gaoled for two years after he was caught boarding the same holiday flight as his victim . |
| 16 | Personally I 'm ready for a fry-up . ’ |
| 17 | I 'm I 'm stuck for a word I 've I 've asked Angela , I ca n't explain to her what I mean it 's awful when you , when you got a word at the back of your mind it 's one of those words where ki , a kid ham anybody , any person can er , realise that something needs doing and do it without being told to do it . |
| 18 | No , I 'm booked for a game of croquet at half past five ! |
| 19 | Walking back to the hotel , Rozanov and I were silent for a long time . |
| 20 | ‘ I was upset for a while , but I do n't seem to care any more . |
| 21 | I suppose I was overdue for a move . |
| 22 | Of course I was due for a humiliation . |
| 23 | 10 October , 1903 RAYMOND ASQUITH writes to Lady Manners from Aberdeenshire : ‘ We had a storm yesterday and went out to watch the waves : I ventured too far out onto a rock and was knocked flat on my face against a granite floor by one of the biggest rollers ever seen on this coast : I never felt such a blow ; luckily I fell in a crevice and was n't washed away ; but I was stunned for a few seconds , and when I got up my face and knee were streaming with blood . |
| 24 | A friend and I were in the back streets of St Tropez , looking for a taxi , and I was desperate for a pee . |
| 25 | I did a length just to loosen up and by the end of it I was desperate for a cigarette . |
| 26 | In the end , I deliberately threw her at you because I was desperate for a sign of jealousy from you . |
| 27 | I was married for a couple of years in the seventies . |
| 28 | I was shocked for a minute . |
| 29 | I was quiet for a moment . |
| 30 | ‘ I was angry for a while because I was confident that the horse would win , but Willie did the right thing , ’ John Sutcliffe , Superoo 's trainer , said yesterday . |