Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] [pron] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finally , I read yesterday that some managers , most noticably the two Scots that were in Wembley at the weekend , are talking about banning transfers after the season start and only allowing them for a limited period over Christmas . |
| 2 | The real question in each such case is ‘ Does the patient really mean what he says or is he merely saying it for a quiet life , to satisfy someone else or because the advice and persuasion to which he has been subjected is such that he can no longer think and decide for himself ? ’ |
| 3 | ENGLAND manager Graham Taylor is faces up to the most important year of his career , already bracing himself for a row which could undermine his World Cup plans . |
| 4 | ‘ Who indeed ? ’ she asked , not believing him for a minute , ‘ But rather arrogant of you to assume I would be willing to be caught . ’ |
| 5 | According to a report in the Far Eastern Economic Review of Nov. 19 , Mahathir 's position was not being directly challenged , but many senior UMNO leaders were nevertheless positioning themselves for a future succession battle . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm not asking you for a penny . ’ |
| 7 | I think the other possibility to take Stella 's point is that if there is a change that 's come up because of an audit , where a particular job has been audited and you know that within the next week or so another similar job is being audited , it may make sense to refer it 'til the next meeting , providing you 're not deferring it for a long period of time , to compar the results of the two jobs . |
| 8 | Not just taking me for a ride ? ’ |
| 9 | Other negatives were Gareth Burnells 's ‘ No , mate , I do n't think there 's any particular dispute over this stretch of the Derwent , ’ and Neil Newton Taylor 's ‘ No , we 're just taking them for a walk' ’ on a picture postcard of Cauldron Snout . |
| 10 | Yeah he 's not taking me for a ride or anything . |
| 11 | In Berry ( No. 2 ) , the applicant , B , had been convicted of making an explosive in circumstances giving rise to the reasonable suspicion that he was not making it for a lawful object . |
| 12 | Charlie Chaplin 's silent black and white movies captivated the world in the early part of the century … and they 're still doing it for a new generation coming through . |
| 13 | Then , of course , they 'd make me a mother figure getting up asking me for a glass of water in the middle of the night . |
| 14 | Benny was about to ask why , but before she could , Ace had produced her blaster and was busily setting it for a narrow beam to cut through the door . |
| 15 | It was also announced that the MoD were to optimise the development value of Hullavington , probably offering it for a large housing development . |
| 16 | And the Reds boss has delivered a surprise vote-of-confidence in his £2.2m signing from Derby even tipping him for a return to the England side . |
| 17 | She tossed her head , aware she was n't fooling him for a minute . |
| 18 | I mean I ai n't doing it for a whole week . |
| 19 | Instead , you should respond by making the dog lie down , saying ‘ no ’ in a harsh voice and then ignoring it for a period , thus breaking off the game . |
| 20 | He had n't concentrated on one thing for years now as he had when he 'd started collecting stamps at the age of nine , so careful , so worried , so never leaving anything for a minute that could be done straight away by him . |
| 21 | They feel nothing about seriously mutilating someone for a trivial reason . |
| 22 | When she finally shook herself away , she found herself sailing into yet more stagnant waters , for there , directly in her way , unavoidable , smiling passively , uncomfortably , yet unavoidably , was Lady Henrietta , dutifully offering herself for an exchange with her hostess . |