Example sentences of "[be] [v-ing] [adv prt] for [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I , you know I , I just loathe the thought of leaving it and leaving it until the next thing is you 're going up for her funeral you know ? |
| 2 | I think the guys snigger because they 're covering up for their embarrassment that 's |
| 3 | ‘ The stalwarts will be queueing up for their jog round the deck . ’ |
| 4 | Your supposed to be sticking up for me love ! |
| 5 | Well I 'm , I 'm going up for my shower is that okay ? |
| 6 | I 'm standing in for my father . |
| 7 | Lucien hurried to the wardrobe where several garments were hanging up for his use . |
| 8 | And while these big men were entertaining outside St George 's Hall today , stand-up geniuses Lee Evans and Mark Thomas were gearing up for their show tonight at the Merseyside Academy . |
| 9 | When she had told Mr Evans , he had gone very quiet ; and then , just as they were going up for their bath , he suggested the picnic . |
| 10 | Rain saw in that glance all the confirmation she needed that the Josephs were covering up for their friend . |
| 11 | I wonder what time he 's coming back for his dinner then ? |
| 12 | Steve White may be in from the start ; with Moncur and Ling both injured by teenager , Austin Berkley is standing by for his debut too . |
| 13 | Yes I was looking around for your dog |
| 14 | Money was piling on for his mount . |
| 15 | The long and the short of it is , her father owns the two shops — I suppose they 're joined at the back — and she was standing in for her father . |