Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] [verb] [v-ing] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ After that I suppose I 'll start training for another marathon , but I 've never been good at looking to the future . |
| 2 | Erm I mean as it is I I can get photocopying for four P a sheet getting fifty at a time , and that give I get a receipt for that which is better than three P a sheet without a receipt . |
| 3 | You might go hoping for some insight into the goat-hair experiences of Professor Peters or Evans-Pritchard , but , after the initial polite questions , you are asked if you have heard the news from Iran . |
| 4 | ‘ Emily ’ she says , ‘ do n't you think you could stop talking for half an hour ? |
| 5 | Sorry , twenty four percent , twenty four percent body weight erm about a quarter in other words when , when a young woman 's body is about one quarter fat , she can start menstruating for obvious reasons . |
| 6 | And a , that postal road , you can go walking for this . |
| 7 | We have already closed sites which have become yesterday 's plants serving yesterday 's needs and we 'll keep looking for other areas of adjustment . |
| 8 | When we have achieved this we will consider applying for third party certification . |
| 9 | ‘ I 'll call for you after lunch , and we can go shopping for all the things I thought you 'd like to choose for yourself . ’ |
| 10 | No matter about the slump in the property market , nor that there does n't seem to be any money about : they 'll come running for these . |