Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [be] [v-ing] [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Oh , I expect they 're saving hard for their wedding , ’ Merrill said carelessly . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | And he was moving in my direction , although I did n't know he was coming in for a photograph . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | I hope everything is going well for you all . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | The DHSS reckoned someone was signing on for me while I was in prison . |
| 9 | At the time , Belinda had merely thought she was resting up for the party . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | But we were out , he was very good , I mean I know he was waiting there for us |
| 12 | I said oh I feel I 'm going out for half an hour that 's all . |
| 13 | He had left Marler in the bar , saying he was going upstairs for a shower . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Between Czecho and Hungary , he decided he was going off for a couple of days . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | He thought I was lashing about for excuses . |
| 18 | Surely he could tell she was acting now for all she was worth ? |
| 19 | Yeah , I thought you were saving up for a new game for your Sega system ? |
| 20 | Oh , must be Friday then , I knew they were going away for the week , weekend |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | And it bounced and bounced and bounced and I thought it was going on for ages but it did n't . |
| 23 | I mean my , one of my friend 's sons , he was a computer man , he was working on his own but he 's in his I should think he 's getting on for about forty six and he was doing freelance but this recession the people who er the firms who were employing him are using their own staff and they 're not calling on him now and er he 's not done any computing for twelve months . |
| 24 | But Paul 's head over that now so I mean he 's doing well for himself . |
| 25 | In their third session , Peter reported that he had had his annual pay increase and said , ‘ I think I 'm earning enough for Susie to stop working . |
| 26 | She and Hattie said they were coming around for a cup of tea . |
| 27 | Had he been waiting there for her to return ? |
| 28 | Thinking how quiet she 'd gone when he said he was coming up for the funeral and how she 'd seemed to withdraw into herself . |
| 29 | The rather unco-operative harbourmaster intervened and said he was coming alongside for water and that we should get out . |
| 30 | He said he was going in for the Spot the Talent competition at the Easter Fete . |