Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] [adv prt] for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ah sure he 's only staying out for a while till he gets married and that . |
| 2 | The headmaster himself had accused her of only joining up for the uniform . |
| 3 | She was only joining in for the sake of the others because Murder in the Dark is more fun with five than with four . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | You 're not going back for a month ? |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | ‘ I thought we were just going out for a couple of hours ! ’ she protested hotly . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm just going out for a minute , Mam , I wo n't be long . ’ |
| 11 | I 'm just going out for a bit . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | ‘ She said she was just popping out for a minute , ’ she replied . |
| 14 | I eased down , just holding on for the silver medal , but it was the end of my Commonwealth Games . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'm not coming back for a while . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | He said I was just covering up for the fact that I had n't the faintest idea of what was wrong . ’ |
| 18 | The role of a positive mental set , i.e. deliberately looking out for a panic attack as an opportunity to practice self-control techniques , rather than running away from it , supports the school of thought that views a panic attack as largely cognitive — behavioural in nature . |
| 19 | ‘ Time is quickly running out for the army to show whether it is on the side of the people , ’ said the Bosnian Interior Minister , Mr Alija Delimustafic . |
| 20 | ‘ And because of remarks like that is it any wonder you 're still scratching around for a woman to share your miserable existence with ? ’ |
| 21 | Final configuration and pricing has yet to be finalised , the firm says , and it is still casting around for a name , although Series 200 has been mooted . |
| 22 | ‘ Sorry , no , ’ Ellie said dismissively , and if Phena thought she was also coming in for a chat she was mistaken . |
| 23 | Farrar , in his fourth outing for the Central Park giants , notched a try in each half with Shaun Edwards also sweeping over for a couple . |
| 24 | The you so pointedly admonished is the addressee of the poem , Torquatus , a representative Roman , fictionally standing in for the reader at large . |
| 25 | The wolf had cornered his prey and was now moving in for the kill . |
| 26 | He and other activists say time is now running out for the union ban , which they say will end after the election , because both Labour and Liberal Democrats have pledged to re-introduce union rights . |
| 27 | The thought of those yards of bare floorboards , pounded day in and day out by scores of muddy boots , fairly crying out for a bucket of hot suds and a good brush , filled Nelly 's heart with joy . |
| 28 | Game players every where are now queuing up for a copy of this excellent graphical game with breathtaking colours . |
| 29 | Game players every where are now queuing up for a copy of this excellent graphical game with breathtaking colours . |
| 30 | A few minutes ' walk away the Boulevard Gallieni has been renamed the Boulevard Soummam but it is still spectacular : wide enough for the sun to congregate here for most of the day , not simply dropping in for an hour as it always has to in the canyon streets of Manhattan . |