Example sentences of "[noun prp] be [v-ing] [adv prt] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One late summer morning when Celia was getting on for four years old , Harriet drove back to Four Winds after one of her solo shopping-trips and was surprised to find Liza sitting outside with a young woman of about her own age . |
| 2 | RUUD Gullit is gearing up for next week 's European Cup final with Marseille with many Milan fans believing it will one of his last games for the Italian giants . |
| 3 | Other Administration figures had been calling for Bush to boycott the meeting , on the grounds that the US was coming in for excessive criticism . |
| 4 | And erm then a I , Gillian could n't see me on Thursday , and then Friday William is coming up for half term , so er |
| 5 | It is perhaps ironic that Neal — so critical of the selections of Revie and Robson — arrives back on the England scene at a time when Taylor is coming in for internal FA criticism for picking too many players . |
| 6 | Elsewhere , however , Everton are crying out for new talent . |
| 7 | Surely no supporter actually believed Bobby Charlton , Justin Fashanu and Tom Finney were turning out for United ? |
| 8 | And winger Franz Carr ruined two promising build-ups with poor crosses when Deane and Hodges were lining up for clear strikes at goal . |
| 9 | McMillan was stopped in the eighth round because his left arm had been viciously dislocated from its shoulder socket — but at the time our Colin was hanging on for grim life . |
| 10 | CYCLING organisations in Wales are gearing up for National Bike Week , which begins on Saturday . |