Example sentences of "be [v-ing] [noun pl] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And although you 're right that they 've been selling flowers for a long time , they underwent a massive re-fit recently . |
| 2 | While it is a great temptation to buy just one more fish , you can be creating problems for a future date as the fish grow and the filtration can no longer cope with the waste they are producing . |
| 3 | The eternal pessimist will also be receiving tickets for a future show in Liverpool . |
| 4 | The eternal pessimist will also be receiving tickets for a future show in Liverpool . |
| 5 | Prince Sihanouk has been issuing entreaties for a peaceful election from his Beijing residence . |
| 6 | Ian Neill FHCIMA , former managing director , Rank Restaurants , and his partner Jonathan Dell MHCIMA , formerly franchise director , Pizza Express , are making plans for a new middle market ethnic group of restaurants . |
| 7 | There were increasing demands for a national policy for the unemployed as distinct from central support of local efforts . |
| 8 | You see even when they tell the truth , if they 've been telling lies for a long time , even if they , when they tell the truth you do n't believe them |
| 9 | Westcountry Television is shortlisting agencies for a national and regional campaign to launch the new ITV franchisee to the public and business communities before its January screen debut . |
| 10 | A public inquiry is considering plans for a third supermarket — opponents say it 's the last thing the town needs . |
| 11 | Moscow , USSR : At the same time , 12,000 miles away , a delegation from Amnesty 's International Secretariat is making plans for a fledgling Moscow Group to participate in the Women in the Front Line campaign . |
| 12 | Historians in London 's Hounslow are requesting contributions for a forthcoming book on the history of their Asian community . |
| 13 | Also in February he was discussing ideas for a Botticelli ballet and for a Debussy ballet ; these eventually coalesced into one idea , Primavera . |