Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [v-ing] [adv] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I would seriously think about coming here for a longer stay if the right opportunity arose , but I do have a lot going for me back home , ’ said Lloyd , who spent his early years in Epping . |
| 2 | Labour is committed to caring most for the people who need our care : the homeless , those thrown out of institutional care without adequate support , the old and frail , those whose jobs are threatened by change at Cowley . |
| 3 | Of course , I 'll have to do an internship first , then a stint as a registrar before I can even think of looking around for a practice of my own . ’ |
| 4 | so , if , if , if they 're all four of them coming er and she says about going in for a meal I shall say oh well if you feel like it go and do that then and come for your tea I mean it 's just putting them round table is n't it ? |
| 5 | How do you feel about staying there for the night ? |
| 6 | If you really do n't feel like coming up for a smear at that time , that 's fine and we 'll understand why . |
| 7 | ‘ You do n't feel like coming round for a bite of supper tonight , I suppose ? ’ she shouted . |
| 8 | Because of this , my aunt and I returned home and ate before setting off for the first of our two destinations . |
| 9 | You are all alone ; no one will interfere ; in a college no one helps your studies ( although your best friend may do the opposite and interfere by dropping in for a chat ) . |
| 10 | ‘ I am particularly excited about the opportunities that it will provide for opening up for the first time higher educational facilities in the area . |
| 11 | The beard algae had survived because the Flying Foxes had discovered that scavenging for algae was a poor way to live , compared with waiting around for the food for the Clown Loaches to arrive — and then nipping in smartish while the Loaches were still bumbling about . |
| 12 | I know at last erm , budget meeting we talked about doing so for the entire health survey , because really the amount of money spent on sickness is quite astronomical , and one does need to look at this when you 're having to meet your budget . |
| 13 | Rideout , boosted by scoring twice for the reserves in midweek , admitted last night : ‘ Graeme 's been one of the top strikers in the game for several years and he is a hard act to follow . |
| 14 | Just concentrate on watching out for the right opportunity to broach the subject of Janice , she reminded herself . |
| 15 | When Frank heard that Michael thought of going in for the prize on this set book he was indignant and sent a message to Michael , ‘ Who in his senses would read a book by a bishop ? ’ |
| 16 | He was still in bed and felt like staying there for the rest of the day . |
| 17 | The weather was still warm and sunny , though , an Indian summer that looked like stretching on for a few more days yet . |
| 18 | Wetherall was up at one point and had two shots blocked before coming back for a third and putting the ball in the net . |
| 19 | But Christine , 37 , insisted on going home for a snack before an ambulance took her to Royal Hallamshire hospital . |
| 20 | Get your playgroup involved by writing off for the Playweek kit , which contains all kinds of money-making ideas . |
| 21 | She looks real comfy there and I think about sitting down for a bit and watching telly , but I ai n't got nothing to sit on so I just carry on standing up . |
| 22 | They should have been brought back to see what they do in saving more for the government , and all the extra work they 've caused . |
| 23 | ‘ I was thinking about coming on for the last five minutes when we were 2-0 down , to get a bit of glory , but the legs would n't let me , ’ he joked . |
| 24 | A WORKER was fired after nipping out for a Coke and ice during a 15-hour shift at a sweltering print works , a tribunal heard yesterday . |
| 25 | so I 'm thinking of staying there for a while |
| 26 | He just said he was thinking of coming home for a couple of days , if that was all right . |
| 27 | Austin , Texas-based , Tivoli Systems Inc has appointed Chris Grafft as vice president of Unix development : the distributed management software company , which has collected $6m in venture money so far , is thinking of going out for a ‘ few million ’ more in a third round . |
| 28 | The Americans trailed by two sets to Hlasek and Rosset before hitting back for a 6-7 , 6-7 , 7-5 , 6-1 6-2 victory . |
| 29 | He had abruptly spurred ahead of her then without replying , and they had ridden without speaking further for a long while . |
| 30 | Why not extend you holiday by staying on for a few nights in Copenhagen ? |