Example sentences of "[v-ing] [det] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh aye , cos you 're saving that for Mary ? |
| 2 | The modem included in US models is n't approved by the British telecoms authorities — apparently its components are too close together and do n't meet the required specification — so Tadpole is recommending another for use in its place . |
| 3 | She 'd been using these for years , ever since a practical demonstration by an art-school technician fired her to experiment with felting techniques . |
| 4 | She had no intention of handing the joint back , but I did n't bother fixing another for Melanie and me . |
| 5 | Oh you mean if you , , I says I was getting that for years Berty . |
| 6 | ‘ Look , I could n't resist getting this for Sunil . |
| 7 | They 're building more for council houses . |
| 8 | I know they 've been doing that for ages . |
| 9 | what are you doing that for sort of thing . |
| 10 | Female nurturing is presented as the solution to male violence — as though women have n't been doing that for centuries . |
| 11 | By the time they met , Leonard was indeed pushing hard at the doors of his own individuality — in one sense he had been doing that for years . |
| 12 | ‘ On things like consulting with patients and carers — we 've been doing that for years . ’ |
| 13 | I hear you say , DTP has been doing that for years Yes — but moving ones ? |
| 14 | See it 's funny , he used to think all people just , he used to say , oh he 's doing that for show . |
| 15 | What you saying that for Jed , how long you been saying that for ? |
| 16 | Subject : I 've being saying that for years ! |
| 17 | Subject : Re : I 've being saying that for years ! |
| 18 | ‘ I am not just saying that for effect . |
| 19 | Mark , I have being saying this for ages . |
| 20 | Millions of parents have been saying this for months . |
| 21 | The author is not just saying this for sensation . |
| 22 | ‘ I mean , why are you doing this for Dad ? |
| 23 | It is all too easy for the Germans to accept the glib axiom that whatever is good for Germany is good for Europe , and the ‘ European ’ gloss may permit them to pursue their own interests while trying to convince others , and even perhaps convincing themselves , that they are doing this for Europe . |
| 24 | What sort of person would she have been , I 'm I 'm wondering whether she would be doing this for money or was she be doing it because she really cared about people . |
| 25 | But Glyn 's not just doing this for fun — he want to raise money to help British olympic hopefulls . |
| 26 | Surprisingly enough , the eight teams were doing this for fun , as part of a ‘ paintball ’ tournament . |
| 27 | Probably , most people have been doing this for ages , but I ca n't remember seeing it , so if it helps anyone , great . |
| 28 | And erm and she kept doing this for ages and erm she was , she was sta starting to get worried because people might believe , find out that it was her and so after she killed a cow , she took out all of i , all it 's insides and hid in it and no one ever found her ! |
| 29 | Well there doing this for fund , of course funding for everything even church . |
| 30 | ‘ We 're doing this for Fudge and Roz down here . |