Example sentences of "[pron] [be] [v-ing] [adv prt] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm getting out for a pee in a minute , so I 'll get one out of the Land Rover if you throw the keys . ’ |
| 2 | I 'm sticking up for the little bless him . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm coming down for a night , ’ said Louise . |
| 4 | Just wait here , I 'm going up for a bath first , you can |
| 5 | I 'm going down for a week from 10 May to see many of them . |
| 6 | ‘ Jackie , you do n't understand , I 'm going down for the big one . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm going out for a few minutes . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I 'm going out for a bit . ’ |
| 9 | I 'm going out for a while . |
| 10 | She said , ‘ I 'm going out for a bit to see Dickie . ’ |
| 11 | If I 'm going out for a professional dinner , something formal , I will wear an evening dress . |
| 12 | If I 'm going out for a meal with friends , I wear Richards Shops-type suits that are flowing , or have a fluid look . |
| 13 | if I 'm going out for a meal I prefer to try something different , you can have a steak at home , I mean |
| 14 | I 'm going out for a minute anyway , . |
| 15 | I had been asked to teach a course of lectures at the Teachers ’ College , which is the only place in NZ to run a speech therapy course ( run jointly with the university ) ; so I was staying on for an extra 4 weeks , while the others ( except Ned , who was also staying in Christchurch with his job ) headed for Auckland to fly home . |
| 16 | I was tired , Thérèse said : so I was lying down for a bit . |
| 17 | Does he agree with the Prime Minister who told me in a letter this week that even that does not justify a special economic initiative or does he agree with local industry which is crying out for a partnership with Government to take Britain out of recession ? |
| 18 | I think that 's , that 's pretty consistent , probably with how bands are formed , actually , is n't it , its friends of friends , and somebody knows somebody else , and somebody 's looking round for a drummer , just happens that somebody mentions it to somebody else . |
| 19 | The move will be seen as a further step towards a possible post-election deal between Labour and the Liberal Democrats , who are holding out for a commitment to PR for the Commons as a pre-condition of backing a minority government . |
| 20 | Can any of you who are meeting up for the spurs game do me a favour , please ? |
| 21 | I should have thought that hon. Members would have got behind the work of the regulators , who are standing up for the interests of the customer . |
| 22 | You may have to carry a spare set if you are going out for a full day 's detecting as charge life can be as low as five hours , and ni-cads should not be recharged until they are spent . |
| 23 | They have the highest income-tax and VAT rates , the harshest drinking laws , the dreariest bars , the dullest restaurants and television that makes you feel as if you are warming up for a coma . |
| 24 | And er I do do n't know which day it was but she was sitting there fed up second day I 'm thinking she said well I , I 'm going home tomorrow , so I said no you 're staying in for the week ! |
| 25 | ‘ You 're holding out for a wedding-ring , ’ he said flatly . |
| 26 | I er I think erm it 's silly not to have it er when you 're going in for a new set . |
| 27 | ‘ Every client I treat usually loses at least an inch — so it 's ideal if you 're going out for the evening and want to wear a specially tight outfit . ’ |
| 28 | Right , that 's why you 're going out for the whole evening , for the water eh ? |
| 29 | It 's surprising how much louder they seem to get when you 're bedding down for the night . |
| 30 | Movement , scent and sound can give you away when you 're heading in for a close up shot . |