Example sentences of "they be [verb] [adv] for a " in BNC.

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1 Cheddars may be hard or semi-hard ; they are pressed lightly for a matter of hours and then more firmly for a short period of days .
2 This is partly to get higher wages , but it is really so because jobs are run-of-the-mill and they are looking simply for a change of venue , a new setting , and new faces .
3 They want a baby they 're not concerned whether it 's going to have spina-bifida or have som , they are looking forward for a perfect baby .
4 Work is well on , but they are looking particularly for an Aldis gun sight for the project .
5 ‘ At the most , they are confined only for a century or two .
6 Consequently , data which are collected for one particular analysis or processing application are unsuitable where they are required elsewhere for a different purpose .
7 But he was reassured by the fact that the Dhah had promised that they were leaving only for a few weeks vacation .
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