Example sentences of "[pron] be [verb] [adj] [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or else — more generously — I am buying one shirt for myself and two for my son . |
| 2 | ‘ I 've always danced and sung but I 'm having intensive training for both now , ’ says Jonathon . |
| 3 | I ca n't think why I 'm making this sandwich for you . |
| 4 | ‘ We happen to be staying in the same place , and I 'm damned if I 'm keeping awake waiting for you to turn up . |
| 5 | But erm I need to get some rope cos I 'm doing , finally I 'm doing that act for my cousin 's birthday who 's nearly two |
| 6 | Not now , no , we 're having dinner and I 'm doing this bingo for a minute look bring your |
| 7 | I 'm working at the big hospital in Port au Prince , and I 'm doing some work for my book . ’ |
| 8 | I did n't know it then but I was receiving subliminal training for later business life . |
| 9 | With my own two children , I felt cheerful and reasonably well during the first pregnancy ; the bonding process with the baby was immediate and passionate , but nine months later I was seeking medical help for exhaustion . |
| 10 | Frankly , dear readers , I was getting bored waiting for the graphs to get to the point of maximum excitement . |
| 11 | That did n't stop me , man — I was playing that thing for two years . ’ |
| 12 | I was paid good money for 3½ years to do something about the problems of North Shields and a particular component of doing something was describing what things were like , giving an account of how they had come to be like this , and attempting to understand why the process had happened as it had . |
| 13 | I was waiting one night for a bus from South Kensington to Fulham when two of them , who obviously had had one or two over the eight came towards me . |
| 14 | She reached for one of the freshly laundered robes which were supplied each day for users of the pool . |
| 15 | The European rabbit is also important in the diet of the feral mink , which is given little credit for culling this acknowledged pest . |
| 16 | It must enable farmers to continue to do the job that they are trained and best qualified to do , which is producing essential food for the nation , at a price that the taxpayer is prepared to pay . |
| 17 | It has a Legislative Committee , one of the chief functions of which is to negotiate parliamentary endorsement for such measures . |
| 18 | The Eagle Lodge concept , which is to provide supportive housing for elderly single persons , has proceeded with increasing momemtum throughout 1990 . |
| 19 | She has built a reputation for herself as a specialist in the area and is not involved as photographic director for Al-Wasat , a magazine based in London , which is launched this month for distribution throughout the Arab world . |
| 20 | The emperor 's death in its turn alienated his supporters , most notably the Gallo-Roman Aegidius , who began an independent career in Soissons , in the north of Gaul , which was to hold some significance for the early history of the Franks . |
| 21 | Out of this difficulty , according to astronomer John Macvey , was born the celebrated ‘ other star ’ theory , which was to dominate astronomical thinking for about four decades . |
| 22 | The LCAC advice was produced in April , the effect of which was to reject any extension for rights of audience for the CPS and other employed lawyers and the Advisory Committee concluded that the Law Society 's application was inadequate in certain respects . |
| 23 | However , she will also have to deal with pressures from her own colleagues who are seeking special consideration for personal reasons . |
| 24 | Indeed , I have found that students and businessmen who are using this technique for the first time tend to get confused between the two axes . |
| 25 | They include those who are visiting this land for a week or two , or students and professionals from other parts of the world , temporarily resident in this country . |
| 26 | The rest of the money that British Rail has available should be spent on projects that are desperately needed to provide jam today , not tomorrow , for the commuters who are paying British Rail for the services it offers today . |
| 27 | If you are receiving medical treatment for any of these conditions , or any other condition for that matter , do check with your doctor before starting this or any other diet . |
| 28 | Listen to his way with Chopin 's instruction la melodia tenuta e legata in the E minor , Op. 25 No. 5 , or the urgency ( rather than mere proficiency ) with which the notorious thirds of Op. 25 No. 6 are propelled , and you may well feel that you are hearing this music for the first time . |
| 29 | Nevertheless at around £160 you are getting superb value for money . |
| 30 | If you know that you feel fit and well during the course of the day , then you are getting sufficient sleep for your own needs . |