Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] [adv] for [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We 're only going away for a weekend , for heaven 's sake ! |
| 2 | Cos we 're only going away for a weekend then are n't we ? |
| 3 | I 'm only speaking now for the welfare of other fighters . |
| 4 | Ah sure he 's only staying out for a while till he gets married and that . |
| 5 | The headmaster himself had accused her of only joining up for the uniform . |
| 6 | She was only joining in for the sake of the others because Murder in the Dark is more fun with five than with four . |
| 7 | I kept the boost up as long as I could ; then , when I felt it start to go , relaxed , and went back to merely running fast for a while . |
| 8 | There were more than a few ‘ One Sergeant Wilko ’ and similar chants during the evening , perhaps making up for the heat-of-the-moment bollocking he got at Anfield for taking off a very industrious Rod Wallace . |
| 9 | Well this would be the ideal opportunity to look at that because obviously planning now for the future gives you an opportunity just as you 've done with your maxi-endowment |
| 10 | Just pausing there for a moment , can you point out to Mr Inspector where that er building was to be developed , Mrs ? |
| 11 | Fresh greenskins were already forming up for the attack , spear-wielding infantry and archers among them , and towards the rear two huge Trolls shambled slowly through a sea of frolicking Snotlings . |
| 12 | Calm and steady as a rock , the Pakistan captain just waiting here for the ball to come … ’ |
| 13 | Kissing or touching another man in a sexual way or even just going out for a drink without telling a partner is regarded by most as being unfaithful . |
| 14 | ‘ I thought we were just going out for a couple of hours ! ’ she protested hotly . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'm just going out for a minute , Mam , I wo n't be long . ’ |
| 16 | I 'm just going out for a bit . |
| 17 | So erm I was feeling a bit edgy about this when we were in the pub after the concert cos I thought maybe he 's reading things into it and I , you know , I was just going along for the music . |
| 18 | ‘ She said she was just popping out for a minute , ’ she replied . |
| 19 | I eased down , just holding on for the silver medal , but it was the end of my Commonwealth Games . |
| 20 | The houses of Old Odborough are already lighting up for the evening , but it is not yet dark enough to see the lights farther away . |
| 21 | He said I was just covering up for the fact that I had n't the faintest idea of what was wrong . ’ |
| 22 | However , if Europeans were exasperated with Carter , many had little liking either for the man who beat him in the November presidential elections . |
| 23 | Now the wall has come down , Leipzig city council is still pressing ahead for the museum to be built , although the building funds have yet to be found and the competition to find an architect will not be until 1993 . |
| 24 | The role of a positive mental set , i.e. deliberately looking out for a panic attack as an opportunity to practice self-control techniques , rather than running away from it , supports the school of thought that views a panic attack as largely cognitive — behavioural in nature . |
| 25 | ‘ Time is quickly running out for the army to show whether it is on the side of the people , ’ said the Bosnian Interior Minister , Mr Alija Delimustafic . |
| 26 | just missing out on a win was local powerboater Steve Kerton … in the French round of the world formula one championships at Chalon he took second place but is still chasing hard for the crown … which he 's never won … |
| 27 | ‘ And because of remarks like that is it any wonder you 're still scratching around for a woman to share your miserable existence with ? ’ |
| 28 | Final configuration and pricing has yet to be finalised , the firm says , and it is still casting around for a name , although Series 200 has been mooted . |
| 29 | ‘ Sorry , no , ’ Ellie said dismissively , and if Phena thought she was also coming in for a chat she was mistaken . |
| 30 | Farrar , in his fourth outing for the Central Park giants , notched a try in each half with Shaun Edwards also sweeping over for a couple . |