Example sentences of "[coord] [pron] be [adv] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | This time it was a police sergeant , and when Joe went upstairs the sergeant said : " I am looking for Wg Cdr Mahaddie , and I am also looking for one of my constables , " Joe foolishly replied : We might have a wing commander here but we do n't have your constable . " |
| 2 | ‘ I have lived in Dunstable in Bedfordshire , all my life , and I am now studying for A-levels in English , French and Business Studies at Manshead Upper School . |
| 3 | The letter is interesting , though , for the light it casts on his rooted dread of mental imbalance , and on his horrified feeling that the unsatisfactory relations which had existed between himself and his father since eariy adolescence might somehow mar him for the rest of his life : You and I are both qualified for it [ neurosis ] because we were both afraid of our fathers as children . |
| 4 | I therefore offer readers an extract of my elder friend 's memoirs , taken from the book which his daughter Aliki Costakis and I are currently preparing for publication . |
| 5 | Women wear saris and I 'm well known for my spicy food . |
| 6 | ‘ And I 'm still waiting for my brandy . ’ |
| 7 | And I 'm still waiting for you to explain why you locked me in here . ’ |
| 8 | And I 'm still waiting for your explanation of how you come to be here . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I asked you a question and I 'm still waiting for your answer . |
| 10 | I was therefore prepared to take the responsibility of advising him to change his mind , and I was also prepared for him to tell his friends that I had done so . |
| 11 | I was always Bachelor No.2 and I was never picked for a date . ’ |
| 12 | Ancient landmarks , that remind the inhabitants of its past are the church , which is part thirteenth century and which is primarily noted for its soaring spire . |
| 13 | Experimental machines with this capability , and which are deliberately designed for operator programming , are already being developed by a group under the direction of Professor Howard Rosenbrock at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology . |
| 14 | Thus when you are the only person to get up when a lady comes into the room , or when everyone has half finished their food and you are still waiting for Grace , by standing up , for failing to lift fork and knife , you are drawing attention to the sins of omission of the others and silently rebuking them . |
| 15 | Things did n't quite go to plan — which has proved annoying for you , and you 're now asking for a second service ; for which you 'll pay me . ’ |
| 16 | The bulk of the rest of the work could be done by health visitors , social workers , district nurses — who are much cheaper and who are even trained for the job . |
| 17 | Another sympathizer was Lord Furness , a self-made man from the very bottom of the ladder , whom the NSFU recalled " as a great shipowner who was never averse to the claims of justice and fair play , always approachable in any difficulty , from whom a case reasonably stated never failed to obtain a patient hearing and who was never spoiling for a fight " . |
| 18 | ‘ Natasha started dancing at three and she 's always longed for her lessons . |
| 19 | It was five-thirty in the morning and she was already dressed for the day . |
| 20 | She saw the shadowy movement out of the corner of her eye and she was still reaching for her Beretta when she was struck heavily on the shoulder , knocking the Geiger-Muller counter from her hand . |
| 21 | Her plans to move away from London meant that she was no longer able to continue as director of the Display Team and she was warmly thanked for everything she had done in the past . |
| 22 | During that first week she went out with Nahum in the trap he used for visiting in the parish , and she was continually looking for a young woman with white hair and a baby . |
| 23 | We always expected an appeal to An Bord Pleanala and we are well prepared for it ’ . |
| 24 | However , that process is continually evolving and we are always looking for suggestions to aid its development . |
| 25 | The great thing about having the lakes at top level is there is so much bank to choose from , and we are almost spoilt for choice . |
| 26 | And we are now catering for 160 staff at Glasgow Development Agency in their new top quality restaurant where there is emphasis on healthy eating . |
| 27 | ‘ And we are still looking for the child who should have been in the premises , but was n't . |
| 28 | Your son Wilfred has spent six years as a grub in this school and we are still awaiting for him to emerge from the chrysalis . |
| 29 | Tyrone farmer Martin Brogan , from Gortin , said : ‘ Our counterparts in the Republic have received their payments over two weeks ago and we are still waiting for ours . |
| 30 | Mostly , crises arise when a guest pulls out at the last minute and we 're urgently looking for a replacement — sometimes we 've had just a matter of hours . |