Example sentences of "[be] [v-ing] [to-vb] for [art] [num ord] " in BNC.
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1 | So , what we 're going to do for the next four months is look at the anatomy of a PC . |
2 | Roger Bootle , chief economist at stockbrokers Greenwell Montagu , said yesterday : ‘ I think the recovery has been waiting to happen for the last couple of months . |
3 | I 'm just waiting for my international clearance now , which should only take a few days , and then I 'll be aiming to challenge for a first team place . ’ |
4 | I 've been trying to sleep for the last half-hour , and I ca n't . |
5 | ‘ I 've been trying to go for the last half-hour , ’ he whispered , ‘ but you wo n't let go of my neck ! ’ |
6 | The train was beginning to slow for the next station . |
7 | He fought back the word ‘ sorry ’ , which was threatening to erupt for the third time . |