Example sentences of "[noun sg] for something " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would be solved at once if we were to abandon faith for something more solid which can be known . |
| 2 | The problem is that although the beliefs and feelings are " always concerned with matters at the heart and root of existence " — which does suggest or give opportunity for something which is not just subjective in interpretation — it tends to subsume the religious view of life under what we might call a humanist umbrella . |
| 3 | Her wide blue eyes focused on his face and then blurred as a safety defence for something she did n't want to see . |
| 4 | I also pressed at the city board for something to be done about this problem of the er people disappearing off the poll tax register at an alarming rate I must add . |
| 5 | Laura chanted viciously under her breath as she sorted through her case for something to wear . |
| 6 | RSPCA Chief Insp George Farrow said : ‘ There is absolutely no excuse for something like this . |
| 7 | It would give him great pleasure to write a large cheque for something special for Rose 's birthday — a particularly splendid piece of jewellery , perhaps — but he could n't . |
| 8 | The answer is that these deceptions have to fool all possible predators and while some may be able to tune in to one detail others may have a searching-image for something quite different . |
| 9 | er full courses and I think too people tend to say about that level for something like the accountancy |
| 10 | I feel too tired to sleep so I play some Despot when I get home but my heart 's not in it and the Empire is still in a tattered-looking state after all the earlier disasters and I 'm almost wondering if I should start again but that would mean going back to the fucking dawn of civilisation and the temptation in Despot is always to swap PoV , which people who do n't know the game always think sounds sort of innocent , like some detail , but it is n't : you 're not just swapping point of View , you 're swapping your current Despotic power Level for something less , even if it 's a regional lord or other king or a general or royal relation close to the throne , and it is not to be done lightly because as soon as you renounce the current Despot 's PoV the computer takes over and it 's a smart fucking piece of software . |
| 11 | And those people that take or get extra , either their body is not producing or they want an extra bit for something so they can run a hundred yards at er in an extra five minutes . |
| 12 | The obsession can be a projection — the paintings or whatever stand for something else . ’ |
| 13 | The second was the enthusiasm for something which can be — depending on the individual — a love of wisdom ( philosophy ) , the English ( anglophile ) , or postage stamps ( philatelist ) . |
| 14 | Ella thought it was a fad , a passing and Toad-like enthusiasm for something novel . |
| 15 | When another person indicates support for something you have said , build on that alliance by acknowledging their contribution : ‘ Bill 's made a very good point there ’ , and , if appropriate , back them up ( 'and what I think is also relevant' or ‘ I 'd like to add to what he said by … |
| 16 | First , again , Nozick relies on the argument , internalist or not , to provide the independent support for something which would otherwise look like a counter-intuitive consequence of his theory . |
| 17 | There is perhaps some support for something like this earlier date in the story related by Taskopruzade that Molla Fenari went to Egypt in company with Seyyid Serif . |
| 18 | Sometimes members of a family look for something that is convenient to them or that will solve their own feelings of guilt , rather than giving weight to the elderly person 's own strong preferences . |
| 19 | That may have worked in different circumstances in a different decade , but in 1992 the people of this country look for something better . |
| 20 | You have a look for something that floats |
| 21 | When they returned to the house , Terry tried to persuade her to accompany her to visit one of her girlfriends , for a sort of hen night , she supposed , but Ellie pleaded tiredness and went up to her room , and that , except for a brief trip to the kitchen for something to eat , was where she stayed . |
| 22 | I went to the kitchen for something to eat but I 'd finished my food the night before and he had n't given me any more . |
| 23 | ( v ) took a personal or financial responsibility for something that had been done by the addict in your life . |
| 24 | But if it could be said that he did have a weakness for something , it was for Ireland and the Irish . |
| 25 | Either way , it 's a shocking lot of money for something which never began to live up to its pre-launch hype . |
| 26 | Sometimes it makes very good sense to borrow money for something . |
| 27 | ‘ But it 's a lot of money for something which has been lying dead for twelve years . ’ |
| 28 | It 's not that I was worried about , it was just the money , it 's a lot of money for something that , was an idea a couple of months ago . |
| 29 | And he 's a , he 's something framed up in the room there , I have n't it 's a certificate for something they 've got from school , and he 's that framed and up in his room . |
| 30 | If you can show genuine enthusiasm for the company the interviewer will be reassured that you will stay a reasonable time with the firm and not be constantly on the lookout for something better . |