Example sentences of "[pron] be [v-ing] [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ How can I be feeling sorry for myself , when I should be sad that he has died ? ’ |
| 2 | When I 'm getting ready for a party — you know , you have a bath some time in the early afternoon or evening , you work out what to wear , you lay the things out on the bed that you vaguely know you look nice in , you roughly know what make-up suits you … well , that 's the point when I start thinking about my leg , and whether it will show . |
| 3 | for er , I 'm selling that for a hundred and thirty |
| 4 | Now please do n't think that I 'm saying this for the benefit of somebody else . |
| 5 | What keeps me going is knowing that I 'm doing this for my children , not out of choice . |
| 6 | Cos I 'm doing some for myself . |
| 7 | I happen to drive a very small car er a Fiat one , two , six and you ca n't get much smaller than that and I am much more aggressive when I 'm driving that for the simple reason I think its this sort of principle although I 'm nearly six foot in that I 'm a small person and the small person mentality comes out because I get cut up continuously , they do n't do that when I 'm driving my husband 's car which is a Volvo , er they will cut in front of me , I do n't think they , if they knew what my brakes were like they would n't do it . |
| 8 | I 'm playing hooky for an hour . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I 'm doin' this for your sake . |
| 10 | If he 's needed urgently and he ca n't find anywhere to park , he could waste precious minutes while someone 's lying dying for want of his attention ! ’ |
| 11 | I was using regular for about two years after that until I was sent down . |
| 12 | it was only ten to eight and I got up because I thought I was getting late for work and I 'd better get moving . |
| 13 | Oh you mean if you , , I says I was getting that for years Berty . |
| 14 | And it ended up I was buying it for less money than what I was paying monthly for rent . |
| 15 | I know I told you that I was but I was feeling sorry for someone , not Emma or anyone like that . |
| 16 | Well , I was doing this for him in a loving sort of wifely way and he said , ‘ Oh , by the way , I want to get rid of you ’ and I said , ‘ Thank you very much ’ and he said , ‘ Well , finish the trousers and post them on . ’ |
| 17 | We will do more to bring into use properties owned by central and local government which are standing empty for no good reason . |
| 18 | This last short section concerns the fate of large institutional sites in the countryside , principally redundant hospital sites which are becoming available for redevelopment as the result of community care and other policies . |
| 19 | Many daughters who are caring full-time for a parent or parents at home have financial worries too . |
| 20 | And have you been taking that for quite a while ? |
| 21 | What you saying that for Jed , how long you been saying that for ? |
| 22 | Finally , especially if you are living alone for the first time , invest in some small cooking dishes and fridge/freezer containers . |
| 23 | Then place a nearly-full pack of cards out on a table or , if you are performing this for a number of children , on a board with the cards lightly attached to it with scotch tape . |
| 24 | Oh aye , cos you 're saving that for Mary ? |
| 25 | You do n't really get a break because you 're getting ready for the afternoon . |
| 26 | You 're looking better for it though . |
| 27 | Well Mrs you 're pleading guilty for these offenses and we 've listened to what Mr has said on your behalf and we 're going to be as lenient as we can in the circumstances . |
| 28 | And knowing you , I doubt very much you 're standing still for it . |
| 29 | ‘ You only ran five metres and you 're panting fit for the knacker 's yard . ’ |
| 30 | If she 's getting that for a finger , I 'm gon na see Mr the American , and flog him a policy . |