Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [adv prt] for [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | TOUGH guys Sylvester Stallone , 46 , and Arnold Schwarzenegger are squaring up for their latest film The Last Action Hero . |
| 2 | You never thought of O as someone who was with people or who went home with people , and he never seemed to be looking round for someone all the time , which is how most of us must have appeared . |
| 3 | Libraries in general have an image of unparticularized worthiness and sobriety , and many young librarians have an admirable messianic zeal about them , a firm belief that what their library has is good for people and that membership lists and issue figures must be pushed up for their own sake . |
| 4 | But punters are unlikely to get much value for the grey in this competitive 25runner handicap and , as Daru had to be ridden out for his last two victories , he is worth opposing . |
| 5 | And a little nervous that I am about to be ticked off for my unorthodox and amiable occupation of the Rosenbloom . |
| 6 | To accommodate a passenger , a second seat was installed in an open cockpit ( later glazed ) forward of the pilot ( as was done on NASM 's XP–59A ) and the VIPs or observers were strapped in for their first ride . |
| 7 | Shilton , who is himself injured , has just 14 full-time professionals to choose from for the visit of Hartlepool after losing Just when Shilton thought things were looking up for his Second Division side before the 3-2 FA Cup win over Peterborough , he lost striker Paul Boardman with a foot injury and on-loan defender Richard Dryden with a groin injury . |
| 8 | I do think that the struggle for national liberation , certainly in my country at the times when we were most successful in that struggle , were the times when more opportunities were opened up for my own liberation and my own freedom of choice as a woman . |
| 9 | People would say he was harmless , but I did n't like the idea of my remarks and behaviour being stored up for him later to gossip about or pass judgment on . |
| 10 | Works by Sickert and Vanessa Bell are singled out for their frank appraisals of the ‘ plump ’ figures of their models and this tendency reaches its climax , according to the terms of the exhibition , in Lucien Freud 's painting depicts the female figure resting against a pile of rags , used by the artist for cleaning his brushes . |
| 11 | The scenes on pottery described above belong to a very small minority , but they have been singled out for their outstanding interest and significance in the study of religious practices . |
| 12 | It is gearing up for its second consecutive presidential election in November , with candidates ranging from far right to soft left , and front-runners representing the centre . |
| 13 | Is it the criminal who tortures the cop , who 's looking out for his own , or is it the undercover copy , who 's selling them all out ? |
| 14 | The whole area is sought out for its unique natural beauty and attractive recreational possibilities both in summer and winter seasons . |
| 15 | Said she , she 's going in for her fourth operation presumably to have this stapling done again , she says I believe that she 'd be far more counsellor , I , I would of thought she , she would of had counselling anyway before they go to stage of operating , surely , I mean , er do n't they look in into sort of psychological aspects of it , it 's usually a |
| 16 | In calling for a vote on European union , TODAY is speaking up for what most of us have wanted for a long time . |
| 17 | Mummy 's coming back for you two . |
| 18 | Not surprisingly they take the easy way out when food is put out for them each day . |
| 19 | NICK Nolte is tuning up for his latest role by taking singing lesson from Madonna 's voice coach . |
| 20 | Then , the following week , the essay on Jane Eyre she had been working on for her English class disappeared from her desk . |
| 21 | K. R. One night we had a strange sergeant in from the South End of the city who was filling in for our missing sergeant . |
| 22 | Gagong Apang was re-elected leader of the Congress ( I ) legislative party on March 5 and was sworn in for his fourth term as Chief Minister on March 7 . |
| 23 | A buffet meal was laid on for his send-off and most of the workforce managed to return early to join in a very enjoyable get together . |
| 24 | On Tuesday , the Queen was wheeled out for her first-ever appearance at the European Parliament to give what the Guardian wittily described as the ‘ royal oui ’ to the EC . |
| 25 | Brian Rose was brought in for his first home Test and promised he would attack the bowling ; he was as good as his word and made 70 , but 33 from Gatting was the only other contribution as the last seven wickets went for 24 in fifty-two minutes . |
| 26 | You imagine what the guy was putting down for his fourteen thousand pound booklet . |
| 27 | Paul Ritchie was sent off for his second bookable offence following a lunging challenge on Richard Gough and the visitors quickly pressed home their numerical advantage . |
| 28 | I was feeling around for his safe-wrenching tool , |