Example sentences of "one [vb -s] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are times , frankly , when one longs for a video camera . |
| 2 | One longs for a machete to cut a way through . |
| 3 | When one goes for a major adventure like tornado you hope that most of the difficulties are are ironed out , clearly they 're not , another set of difficulties emerges . |
| 4 | As we wandered about , we were treated with the kind of curiosity I imagine one reserves for a chance meeting with people from the planet Zarg . |
| 5 | If one allows for a surrounding portico , 10 ft wide , the overall dimensions would have been 71 by 69½ ft , giving an area of 4934.5 sq.ft , making it the second largest temple in Britain . |
| 6 | It might seem surprising , then , that Chancellor Kohl should seem to have accepted the French position , until one reflects for a moment on the implications . |
| 7 | ‘ One hopes for a ginger one . |
| 8 | If , therefore , one asks for a prediction of the instantaneous velocity , without making any observations , this can not be given within certain limits . |
| 9 | One wishes for a good bath at the mere reminder . ’ |
| 10 | Here again the slow hand-clap is the signal one gives for a sereno 's help . |
| 11 | If one pays for a pint of beer , one should get a pint of beer . |
| 12 | It is right that when one pays for a pint of beer , one should get a pint of beer . |
| 13 | However , if one forgets for a moment the organizational structures of the two parties and considers their policies , one sees a relatively united unionist movement . |
| 14 | If one stops for a piss the rest might catch up and if they do they will either fall straight over him so that you finish with a ball of dogs that will take forever to unwind , or they will take lumps out of him . |
| 15 | Perhaps most impressively of all , the visionary glow of the C sharp minor Fugue in Book One makes for a transcendental and deeply telling interpretation that silences all criticism . |