Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [be] [verb] [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was around this time that he went to collect his Mercedes from a car showroom and found himself being gathered in for the Lord . |
| 2 | ‘ Oh , I expect they 're saving hard for their wedding , ’ Merrill said carelessly . |
| 3 | Though not normally noted for their philanthropy , lawyers say they are standing up for the common man and woman by condemning the Scottish Office plans to change civil legal aid and to a lesser extent legal advice and assistance . |
| 4 | And he was moving in my direction , although I did n't know he was coming in for a photograph . |
| 5 | Soon she was completely absorbed , and when she finally straightened and looked at her watch she was staggered to find it was getting on for six o'clock . |
| 6 | I hope everything is going well for you all . |
| 7 | While his clients have included dealers and museums , among them the British Museum , Patrick de Bayser says he is aiming mainly for a clientèle of private collectors . |
| 8 | Our Dawn thinks she 's going just for a tea party when they to ask her to drink owt she just takes her time and drinks it . |
| 9 | The DHSS reckoned someone was signing on for me while I was in prison . |
| 10 | She 'd never thought she was cut out for the domestic life , but she was surprised to find just how satisfying and fulfilling it really was . |
| 11 | At the time , Belinda had merely thought she was resting up for the party . |
| 12 | His friend Mr Goodman claimed it was written just for him ! ) |
| 13 | Then he would realize he was smiling again for Sir William 's benefit , and swing round in his chair so that Morris could n't see the smile . |
| 14 | It was not until the end of the 18th century that the first bottle of claret as we now know it was put down for ageing at the famous Chateau Lafite in 1797 . |
| 15 | But we were out , he was very good , I mean I know he was waiting there for us |
| 16 | I feel I am wanted only for what business I can bring their way . |
| 17 | I said oh I feel I 'm going out for half an hour that 's all . |
| 18 | ‘ I suppose you 're fixed up for the rest of the evening ? ’ |
| 19 | He had left Marler in the bar , saying he was going upstairs for a shower . |
| 20 | He then called his father , now living in retirement at Lake Martin , and got the name of a former Libyan engineering colleague , whom Coleman immediately telexed , saying he was coming out for a visit . |
| 21 | Between Czecho and Hungary , he decided he was going off for a couple of days . |
| 22 | Gateshead Family Health Service 's Authority admitted it had known what was going on for more than a year , but action was taken only after a patient contacted them . |
| 23 | He thought I was lashing about for excuses . |
| 24 | It is proposed , despite the fact that it is the unorthodox view of insider dealing which is singled out for special attention , to review the policy arguments for and against the use of inside information , even where at times the debate seems more applicable to the traditional view of insider dealing . |
| 25 | Surely he could tell she was acting now for all she was worth ? |
| 26 | Yeah , I thought you were saving up for a new game for your Sega system ? |
| 27 | Oh , must be Friday then , I knew they were going away for the week , weekend |
| 28 | They were left on the car park , so people knew they were parked there for the night . |
| 29 | Afraid she might doze off if she gave in to temptation and lay down on the bed , she sat down instead on the room 's only chair , and picked up a book , absorbing not a single word as she waited for the sounds that would mean he was turning in for the night . |
| 30 | Not that she intended accepting any favours from him , but she knew he was booked in for two nights , which gave her time to return his hospitality if she could not manipulate tonight into a Dutch treat . |