Example sentences of "and [pers pn] [be] [v-ing] in for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The hostess became ill and I 'm standing in for her . |
| 2 | This is a special outing and he was supposed to be here to take charge of this lot , but the poor fellow 's down with jaundice and I 'm standing in for him . |
| 3 | The first of the two meetings then was of the regional chairman of BAIE ( and I was standing in for ours in Scotland ) followed by a meeting of the Council of BAIE . |
| 4 | And she was going in for eggs or something , said well I usually leave them a day or two in the winter cos it does n't hurt and she said she struggled and struggled with that door ! |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Actually , before he moved away , he , he gave up his designing job and he was working in for a bit . |