Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] for the [noun] [adv] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Maybe liberal reformism is something to be contemplated today , even by those waiting patiently for the revolution tomorrow . |
| 2 | Sorting out for the doctor today . |
| 3 | What I find though , erm , becau my , because we got so much stuff coming in for the shop anyway , like the lettuce or the fruit and veg , my parents don , you know , like most people go , yo your mother probably goes , how many , how often does she make a shopping trip ? |
| 4 | There was little chance of his being hit , but he slipped deliberately , pitching forward , striking the ground with his shoulder and rolling fast for the ravine where he 'd hidden the first gun . |
| 5 | Leaving aside for the moment purely defensive moves , not calculated to increase efficiency , responses may , following Eisenberg 's terminology , lead to improvements in operating efficiency or resource efficiency . |
| 6 | Might have been queuing up for the keep-fit actually , yes I was , I was queuing up to go to keep-fit and there was a woman in the queue saying that about so and so and so , ooh he 's moving she said ! |
| 7 | When you come to retirement age , whilst not suggesting that you are past it , you are planning ahead for the time where you may not be quite as capable as were . |