Example sentences of "[adj] and [pron] [be] [v-ing] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The whole episode illustrates the problems facing businesses caused by over-extending themselves and living beyond their means — there was little substance to the so-called boom of the 80s and we are paying for it today . |
| 2 | Avoid behaviour indicating sub-text like : ‘ You 're boring me rigid and I 'm looking for someone more interesting to talk to . ’ |
| 3 | He is frail and it is upsetting for her . ’ |
| 4 | Billy says his 12-year-old son , Mark , is very upset and he is appealing for anyone who is offered a snake for sale in suspicious circumstances to contact the police . |
| 5 | Now it 's got the three and we 're batting for each other , you know playing on the same side . |
| 6 | er er you were going , you were going well with the , the pension you , you wanted him and your diagram was good and he was going for it but directly you showed him the diagram then you started on about this er |
| 7 | I 'm 17 , an incurable romantic and I 'm dying for cheery letters ( all I ever seem to get are bank statements ) Quick ! |
| 8 | ‘ We are concerned and we are preparing for the worst . ’ |
| 9 | There are equally substantial elements who do n't want to help and there are other elements who are unsure and who are looking for excuses not to help . |
| 10 | She 's give us twenty tapes and I 'm only tape five and she 's coming for 'em tomorrow . |
| 11 | He said : ‘ We would have been about 13 and I was playing for South London district and Ian was in the Blackheath team , which also had Paul Elliott in it . |
| 12 | Well they was here , was it , two minutes after one and they was begging for a . |
| 13 | He recalled he had suffered a terrible nightmare ; so vivid that even when his eyes were open and he was screaming for his mammy , the nightmare would not leave him . |
| 14 | Tommy Drennan and Mr O'Donnell came next and they were looking for two to bring up the rear . |
| 15 | It was down the pasture near Lartington on a day during the last war , when the weather was very bad and I was going for the bus to Barnard Castle . |