Example sentences of "[verb] fish for " in BNC.

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1 John and Jenny have been keeping fish for nearly six years .
2 Old Fishfinger has been keeping fish for more than ninety years .
3 He claims to have been keeping fish for more than ninety years — and in some cases as little as ninety minutes .
4 We survived the General Strike of 1926 , as we could exchange fish for other foods .
5 I 'm cooking fish for lunch for my father .
6 Consequently , the lake may remain with a negative K and be unable to support fish for many years .
7 The food was good , but you got fish for breakfast .
8 No got fish for it ?
9 they 've got , they 've got fish for sale .
10 To the covered fish market at dawn to buy fish for a bouillabaisse , which held no romance for her for she had not then read Ford 's description of the great bouillabaisse in the Calanques , nor Elizabeth David 's description of the colours and patterns of fish on the stalls .
11 Mm , well I have n't had fish for a long time .
12 He repeated the information he 'd passed on to the Abigails and to Mr Plant : that George Joseph Smith had bought fish for the late Miss Munday , and eggs for Mrs Burnham and Miss Lofty .
13 My advice is to stop buying fish for at least six months or more and hope that the ones you have survive .
14 Almost all of the plankton feeding fish for the aquarium are carnivorous and because their food is comprised of small live zooplankton they tend to be small also , and often shy species .
15 Afterwards he went by way of St Basil 's Terrace , looking as Sophia had done earlier at the newly done up houses with their prettily painted front doors and rather self-conscious window-boxes and bay trees in tubs , when a woman 's voice called out behind him , ‘ Good evening vicar — been getting fish for pussy ? ’
16 The set-ups illustrated allow you to comfortably transport fish for long distances , and also serve as an emergency tank in the vent of a power failure .
17 Unfortunately the newspaper caught light , but undeterred he has continued to keep fish for over ninety years .
18 Thus when choosing fish for the aquarium try to ensure you are providing correct water quality for the species you are acquiring .
19 Choosing fish for the aquarium should be a pleasurable experience but needs to be carefully considered .
20 And course they were on hinges , the doors , on er the hinges on in the centre hole under the water and course you always knew where then to , where to fit what we used to call fish for th fish for the chain .
21 Meat should not be eaten more than once a day ; and fish is increasingly thought of as healthier — oily fish is useful in the prevention of heart disease and arthritis — and you may feel it is worth substituting fish for meat as a main meal twice a week .
22 The Jim and Annie , now so wanted to get fish for food , could not have done without them .
23 You can also contact Fishcare , for their leaflet on preparing fish for examination .
24 I no longer retain fish for such long periods .
25 Can you tell me how to reduce it as I have lost fish for no apparent reason and I suspect it may be connected to the high nitrate level ?
26 Yeah , had fish for tea
27 The clue may be in the fact that you have kept fish for so many years …
28 ‘ Do you want me to oxygenate it for you ? in he asked , ‘ I know what I 'm doing , I 've kept fish for ten years.in He waited for my look of amazement at his expertise .
29 Check fish for obvious signs of bacterial disease before you buy them .
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