Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [pers pn] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nor did the Flemings feel that he was really supporting them ; he had appeared to be using them for his own ends . |
| 2 | Er , Switzerland is one country that has banned the use of animals for research , and I think we ought to be going along these lines that , if animals have rights we ought not to be using them for experimentation . |
| 3 | I use a small piece of putty over the nozzle for speed and short-term storage ; but if I 'm not going to be using it for a while , I take the top off and place a small piece of Clingfilm over the bottle , then screw the top back on again . |
| 4 | The first customers for the new service will be using it for a variety of applications . |
| 5 | Fibre-optic broadcaster WilTel Corp will be using it for transmitting television programmes as will Vyvx Inc , which also provides videoconferencing , production and editing facilities to over 65 US cities . |
| 6 | There are no conditions specifically attached under the IDO but of course we have obligations — the county minerals officer will be pursuing us for restoration quite rightly — what we 'd like to do is go beyond the basic restoration and make it much better . |
| 7 | Something tells me I wo n't be seeing her for a while either . |
| 8 | Then he observed in a flat tone , ‘ What a tragedy , in that case , that you wo n't be seeing him for a while . ’ |
| 9 | Now one of the things th we find that when we play an Adam Faith record , we tend to be singing it for the rest of the day you know , like What Do You Want |
| 10 | The best thing for this chap would be to caution him for this offence . |
| 11 | You ought to be thanking me for being so considerate . ’ |
| 12 | cummings and Edwin Morgan are , however , splendidly useful , and if practitioners keep coming across the same texts , it has to be remembered that students may very well be meeting them for the first time . |
| 13 | We do n't expect it to cause any problems , and we will still be meeting him for talks some time over the next couple of days . ’ |
| 14 | The man who constantly criticises may be trying to change you into the person he wants you to be , when he should be loving you for the person you are . |
| 15 | ‘ What will you be wanting it for ? ’ he inquired . |
| 16 | If somebody takes a Covermaster plan out at twenty five , we expect them to be paying it for a long time , if he takes it out at fifty five , we expect him to pay less . |
| 17 | Now , though , comes the word that Confederacy is being developed by Ivan Reitman — coming up soon in Ghostbusters II , which he also wrote — and if all goes well , he will be directing it for 20th Century Fox . |
| 18 | So after today , I shall not be cleaning you for a week . ’ |
| 19 | His primary task in the short term would be to mobilize it for the regional elections in March . |
| 20 | The ‘ aim should be to use them for purposes compatible with the Green Belt as set out in Circular 14/84 which can include institutional uses ’ . |
| 21 | As you will be expecting me for a visit on your return tomorrow I am writing to let you know I shall not be attending your sessions again . |
| 22 | I think the best thing there would be to leave it for a week , |
| 23 | ‘ She 'll not likely be doing them for a while . ’ |
| 24 | Others may be doing it for him . |
| 25 | He seemed likely to be doing it for quite some time to come as , rather than actually having an election , it is more a case of finding someone willing to take on the job . |
| 26 | ‘ I do n't like living like this , but I will be doing it for ever . |
| 27 | And on sex he notes : ‘ The older women are best because they always think they may be doing it for the last time . ’ |
| 28 | And on sex he notes : ‘ The older women are best because they always think they may be doing it for the last time . ’ |
| 29 | Or he may know exactly what he 's doing — and be doing it for reasons his companions know nothing of , his meaning anything but benevolent . |
| 30 | this time next year , yes I think we 'll be doing it for everything . |