Example sentences of "see a [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Have n't seen a man for a week . ’ |
| 2 | The big fish had been making for deep water all afternoon and Trent had n't seen a bird for the past hour . |
| 3 | Perhaps you have n't seen a strike for years . |
| 4 | It is not likely that he has seen a pixie for himself . |
| 5 | Mr Luck said that the Mail on Sunday 's critic had only seen a rehearsal for the play . |
| 6 | ‘ In Helsinki , Finland , they have n't seen a case for nearly two years . |
| 7 | However , there are two circumstances in which Parliament has seen a role for the Secretary of State . |
| 8 | For some reason she had n't seen a doctor for some months . ’ |
| 9 | I 've seen a note for that . |
| 10 | Mr Roebuck employed the antiquarian draughtsman and architect John Carter to design the castle , probably after he had seen a design for ‘ a Gothic Mansion ’ by the latter , published in the Builder 's Magazine . |
| 11 | Now no-one 's ever seen a quark for the simple reason that no-one has ever managed to produced a free quark . |
| 12 | One of her hobbies was anaesthetics , and she subscribed to an anaesthetists ' journal in which she had seen an advertisement for a chemist who outfitted doctors ' waiting-rooms and surgeries . |
| 13 | You turn right and you go down it and you 'll see a sign for Lower Thornton . |
| 14 | We 'll get the real thing out of you soon enough and you wo n't see a farthing for it . ’ |
| 15 | Printed on it you 'll see a space for the date of birth already filled in and also a space for the date of death , not yet filled in . |
| 16 | A distributor wo n't take your record unless he or she can see a demand for it . |
| 17 | Cadence Design Systems Inc warns that turnover for the first quarter will be down substantially from the same period last year and it will likely see a loss for the quarter . |
| 18 | ‘ Could I see a lawyer for you ? ’ |
| 19 | An open sale of a vote , such as this , was quite unusual , however , and Buchanan of Balfunning appears to have been particularly unscrupulous , even on Ardkinglas 's own showing , for the latter suggessed that if Buchanan could see a commission for his son , ‘ we have him , if not Montrose has him , to whom he ows many obligations ’ . |
| 20 | They can talk to a player , warn him and if he persists caution him so I do n't see a need for this new law . ’ |
| 21 | We do not see any need to restructure these services at the moment , but we do see a need for closer collaboration between the external and internal services . |
| 22 | ‘ In addition to doublle-digit growth for use in bottling , I can see a market for 50-70kta of polyethylene terephthalate in Europe in these new applications by 1990 , ’ says Bruce , ‘ And as a successful outcome of the research we are doing to produce materials of high-temperature resistance [ which would take us into the hot-fill container market ] and materials of improved gas barrier properties could add considerably to that . ’ |
| 23 | If the risk of this happening leaves the prosecutor up a gum tree , it is apparent that the Crown Prosecution Service may have an interest in ensuring that something has been done prior to trial to remove the need for a dock identification , whether the police can see a use for one or not . |
| 24 | So Rediffusion engineers do not see a future for monomode fibre except for trunk lines . |
| 25 | When the Renault RSO1 1500 cc turbo-charged car failed on lap 17 of the 1977 British Grand Prix at Silverstone , there must have been many people who did not see a future for this power-booster , particularly as it was the turbo-charger that caused the car 's withdrawal from the race . |
| 26 | ( Eg I got 2 pounds of a cop ticket for wimbledon — meaning I can see a match for 5.50 ) It only takes me going to 5 matches like this and I 've got good value for my initial investment . |
| 27 | Some projects also run Well Person 's clinics where you can see a doctor for a health check and Family Planning services . |
| 28 | Lenin , on the other hand , could see a role for the Party in government . |
| 29 | Those who ca n't see a role for the trade unions and the Labour Party need to be given time to see the error of their ways . |
| 30 | In making the choice between headhunting or in-house recruiting , it is clear that the crux of the matter is the level of appointment involved ; most employers do see a place for both methods . |