Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] [adv] for [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We 're only going away for a weekend , for heaven 's sake ! |
| 2 | Cos we 're only going away for a weekend then are n't we ? |
| 3 | I 'm only speaking now for the welfare of other fighters . |
| 4 | Ah sure he 's only staying out for a while till he gets married and that . |
| 5 | The headmaster himself had accused her of only joining up for the uniform . |
| 6 | She was only joining in for the sake of the others because Murder in the Dark is more fun with five than with four . |
| 7 | I kept the boost up as long as I could ; then , when I felt it start to go , relaxed , and went back to merely running fast for a while . |
| 8 | There were more than a few ‘ One Sergeant Wilko ’ and similar chants during the evening , perhaps making up for the heat-of-the-moment bollocking he got at Anfield for taking off a very industrious Rod Wallace . |
| 9 | Well this would be the ideal opportunity to look at that because obviously planning now for the future gives you an opportunity just as you 've done with your maxi-endowment |
| 10 | Just pausing there for a moment , can you point out to Mr Inspector where that er building was to be developed , Mrs ? |
| 11 | Fresh greenskins were already forming up for the attack , spear-wielding infantry and archers among them , and towards the rear two huge Trolls shambled slowly through a sea of frolicking Snotlings . |
| 12 | Calm and steady as a rock , the Pakistan captain just waiting here for the ball to come … ’ |
| 13 | Just think , you 'd be your own boss , up to a point , master of your own destiny , not slaving away for a pittance while someone else makes all the profit . ’ |
| 14 | I thought my form had been good enough throughout the year to warrant selection , but there is always that niggling doubt , especially as I had angered Frank Dick by not turning up for a relay practice at Loughborough where he was engaged in running the annual Summer School for athletics . |
| 15 | In fact , knew it for certain when , ‘ Since you 're not going anywhere for a while , perhaps you 'd like to take a seat now , ’ he suggested . |
| 16 | You 're not going back for a month ? |
| 17 | Kissing or touching another man in a sexual way or even just going out for a drink without telling a partner is regarded by most as being unfaithful . |
| 18 | ‘ I thought we were just going out for a couple of hours ! ’ she protested hotly . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'm just going out for a minute , Mam , I wo n't be long . ’ |
| 20 | I 'm just going out for a bit . |
| 21 | So erm I was feeling a bit edgy about this when we were in the pub after the concert cos I thought maybe he 's reading things into it and I , you know , I was just going along for the music . |
| 22 | ‘ She said she was just popping out for a minute , ’ she replied . |
| 23 | I eased down , just holding on for the silver medal , but it was the end of my Commonwealth Games . |
| 24 | not going to bed when asked ; not staying there for the night . |
| 25 | ‘ I 'm not coming back for a while . |
| 26 | I am not arguing here for a return to streaming or special provision for children with exceptional gifts . |
| 27 | The houses of Old Odborough are already lighting up for the evening , but it is not yet dark enough to see the lights farther away . |
| 28 | He said I was just covering up for the fact that I had n't the faintest idea of what was wrong . ’ |
| 29 | However , if Europeans were exasperated with Carter , many had little liking either for the man who beat him in the November presidential elections . |
| 30 | And then you could go on going home for the vacations . |