Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [adv prt] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Railway enthusiasts are queueing up for a nostalgic trip on a steam train . |
| 2 | Tonight was just the culmination of what 's been building up for a long time . ’ |
| 3 | This has been hanging about for a long , long time while I 've been on this and these people and they 're very special people I 've got this sword of hanging over my head . |
| 4 | Here again they state that the form is for use where works are carried out for an agreed lump sum and where an architect or supervising officer has been appointed on behalf of the employer . |
| 5 | The traditional multilateral institutions , IMF and World Bank , are gearing up for a major contribution . |
| 6 | Now the Japanese are gearing up for a third try . |
| 7 | You 've been mooning about for a few weeks , ’ she chuckled , ruefully . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | In patient 10 , who had been operated on for a bleeding ulcer seven years previously , a gastric lymphoma was diagnosed on the basis of biopsy specimens . |
| 10 | I er I think erm it 's silly not to have it er when you 're going in for a new set . |
| 11 | ‘ And what kind of dybbuk informs their victim that they 're slipping out for a little coffee-break or whatever ? ’ |
| 12 | ‘ It 's been going on for a long time , but yer Mum 's bin very foolish an' so have the rest . |
| 13 | There are already many alternatives to the research carried out on animals which has been going on for a long time . |
| 14 | This world has been going on for a long time , oh god knows how many , five hundred thousand million bloody years and eventually it 's going to , it , it , it , it 's going to explode and go |
| 15 | She said it had been going on for a few months . ’ |
| 16 | It is part of a rather complicated arrangement that has been going on for a few years now . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ These stories have been going round for a long time , and they grow with the telling . ’ |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Changing machines means a new contract , so the company are locked in for a fresh term , again of up to nine years . |
| 20 | You might say that this thing had been brewing up for a long time , that the threat was there ; they had n't seen it . |
| 21 | East Belfast-based midfielder Keery ( 28 ) has been holding out for a better deal than the one on offer . |
| 22 | By this time , Lou and Charlie had moved too — the business had been running down for a long period and there was no point in staying in a flat over a shop that did n't exist any more . |
| 23 | Peter Tomlinson , inexperienced in television terms , had been brought in for a key " anchor " role and I could appreciate the excessive pressure on him . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | If the complaint turns out to be more serious or if agreement can not be reached on a resolution , it must be referred back for a full investigation . |
| 26 | The JCT designed this form for use where minor building works are to be carried out for an agreed lump sum based on drawings and/or specifications and/or schedules but without detailed measurements , and where an architect or supervising officer has been appointed on behalf of the employer . |
| 27 | In Britain , those from the late Fifties and Sixties fetch about Pounds 1 , while pre-war badges can usually be picked up for a few pounds . |
| 28 | Hanson is said to be gearing up for a further full-scale foray into our industrial base . |
| 29 | I shall have to be looking out for a second hand bike-y just for the occasional trip into town without getting Stuey out of bed so I be a bit more independent than just bothering you all time , if I just wan na pop anywhere . |
| 30 | Powerful amplifiers can be turned down for a small hall , but a weak amplifier has no potential for increased volume before it starts distorting the sound . |