Example sentences of "[pron] be [v-ing] [adv] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , if Microsoft can neither be bothered to put the basic information in its literature , nor inform the people handling the upgrade , should I be looking elsewhere for an alternative ? |
| 2 | ‘ But please do n't believe that I 'm pining away for the lack of a man in my life . |
| 3 | I 'm leaving shortly for the Ministry . ’ |
| 4 | I 'm looking now for a nice you know . |
| 5 | 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 . ’ |
| 6 | I 'm sticking up for the little bless him . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm coming down for a night , ’ said Louise . |
| 8 | ‘ Because I 'm working here for a short time . |
| 9 | I 'm going away for a while , give you time to pack your things . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm going outside for a minute , ’ Oates said . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'm going outside for a fag , ’ said the purple girl , She got up and left the hall . |
| 12 | Just wait here , I 'm going up for a bath first , you can |
| 13 | I 'm going down for a week from 10 May to see many of them . |
| 14 | ‘ Jackie , you do n't understand , I 'm going down for the big one . ’ |
| 15 | I 'm going abroad for a short time … ’ |
| 16 | " I 'm going home for a fortnight . |
| 17 | At the Invalidenstrasse crossing , an older man wept as he explained : ‘ I 'm going across for the first time since August 12 , 1961 . |
| 18 | ‘ I 'm going out for a few minutes . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ I 'm going out for a bit . ’ |
| 20 | I 'm going out for a while . |
| 21 | She said , ‘ I 'm going out for a bit to see Dickie . ’ |
| 22 | If I 'm going out for a professional dinner , something formal , I will wear an evening dress . |
| 23 | If I 'm going out for a meal with friends , I wear Richards Shops-type suits that are flowing , or have a fluid look . |
| 24 | if I 'm going out for a meal I prefer to try something different , you can have a steak at home , I mean |
| 25 | I 'm going out for a minute anyway , . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | The Inspector left it at that and as I was waiting expectantly for the interview to end , he said : ‘ Why does an educated man like you spend his time caddying ? |
| 28 | It was about five years later when I was going away for a weekend and knowing that space in the car would be limited , I spent a long time thinking what sketching materials to take which would not need much room . |
| 29 | I was tired , Thérèse said : so I was lying down for a bit . |
| 30 | 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 ? |