Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] [adv prt] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ah sure he 's only staying out for a while till he gets married and that . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | You 're not going back for a month ? |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | ‘ I thought we were just going out for a couple of hours ! ’ she protested hotly . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm just going out for a minute , Mam , I wo n't be long . ’ |
| 7 | I 'm just going out for a bit . |
| 8 | ‘ She said she was just popping out for a minute , ’ she replied . |
| 9 | ‘ I 'm not coming back for a while . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | ‘ And because of remarks like that is it any wonder you 're still scratching around for a woman to share your miserable existence with ? ’ |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | ‘ Sorry , no , ’ Ellie said dismissively , and if Phena thought she was also coming in for a chat she was mistaken . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Game players every where are now queuing up for a copy of this excellent graphical game with breathtaking colours . |
| 17 | Game players every where are now queuing up for a copy of this excellent graphical game with breathtaking colours . |
| 18 | A MOTHER told how getting up for a drink of milk saved her family from a house fire . |
| 19 | Wilcock stayed for a year before briefly taking off for a job in Nassau . |
| 20 | blindly coming up for a breather |
| 21 | When first envisaged , then , the lectures were not seen as the core of a forthcoming book , even though ( with their Wagnerian connection ) they bore on his current preoccupation — and even though he was currently casting around for a subject for a book . |