Example sentences of "[pron] are [verb] [adv prt] for [art] " in BNC.

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1 Dixie and I are dressed up for the Island .
2 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 .
3 Can any of you who are meeting up for the spurs game do me a favour , please ?
4 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 .
5 If you are turned down for a grant or loan or you are unhappy with the amount given , there is no right of appeal to an independent tribunal as there used to be .
6 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 .
7 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 .
8 A chasm separates us from the other side and now we are looking round for the bridge . ’
9 we a we are going , we are going out for a meal on Saturday night i er , in , with or without , we 're going out , I 've er we want to go to the when we went with .
10 For this reason , an all-round practice gives better training than a specialised one — but it may be well worth taking articles in a specialised firm if you are assured that they are looking out for a bright young man/woman like you to be a partner .
11 The dog seems anxious to get the harness on ; indeed , all through the trip the dogs are always keen to pull and seem miserable when they are tied off for the night .
12 Their relationship with the organisation is likely to be transient they are brought in for a particular event and might or might not work again for the same organisation .
13 I feel really angry I mean I 'm you might say because of my job that I I ought to be law abiding but I am a law abiding person and i like to think that I would go along with all all the laws because they are they are brought in for the benefit of all .
14 Revised proposals are expected from the Commission later this year , before they are put back for a second reading at the European Parliament .
15 Though not normally noted for their philanthropy , lawyers say they are standing up for the common man and woman by condemning the Scottish Office plans to change civil legal aid and to a lesser extent legal advice and assistance .
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