Example sentences of "[noun] [v-ing] [adv prt] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's probably only one of the local kids sneaking in for a look around , ’ Jessamy tried to reassure herself . |
| 2 | New Scientist published an article with the transfixing title of ‘ The search for scale invariant cosmology ’ , showing that there was a search going on for a deeper understanding of the Universe . |
| 3 | In the 68th minute the huge Musselburgh contingent in the crowd went wild when McMillan broke up the blindside and sent winger Craig Ramsey racing in for a try to put his side 14-10 up . |
| 4 | Most fieldwork is simply episodic , made by an outsider moving in for a period to assess observed social behaviour . |
| 5 | The reason for the overall cut-off point of ten years is to prevent the threat of legal action stretching out for an unlimited period . |
| 6 | One admires the results as one might standing back for a painted landscape , yet I miss the sensation of really ‘ being there ’ . |
| 7 | They 've suggested a meeting down there but , my point i I feel that there 's no point going down for an argument cos that 's all it 's going to be . |
| 8 | point going down for an argument . |
| 9 | Of similar vintage I can recall Billy Lane turning up for an open match on the Swadlincote waters , looking as if he had just stepped out of a time warp . |
| 10 | Spent the afternoon watching youngest son 's team holding out for a draw while rushing to and from the car to get the latest score from Lord 's . |
| 11 | Nick Serota , director of the Tate , is at the moment coming in for a lot of criticism because he changes the displays every year . |
| 12 | This year I have my mummy and my daddy coming up for a couple of days and that will be fine |
| 13 | Had her feelings and longings as she had lain in the grass , remembering Dick and their lovemaking , her body crying out for a repetition of the act , forged a false link in her mind ? |
| 14 | The company spent some two years casting around for a successor to its best-selling computer and finally came up with a machine called Lisa named after the daughter of the company 's founder Steve Jobs . |
| 15 | THE death of a father-of-four , mown down as he cycled home from the shops , has brought tragic memories flooding back for a young mother . |
| 16 | Gliders lining up for a competition launch |
| 17 | ‘ Is thoo coming in for a cup o' tea ? ’ his father invited , but George shook his head . |
| 18 | So we 'll have groups of teams coming along for an hour at a time and hopefully we 'll , you know , keep the impetus going through the day by doing that . |
| 19 | THE airpass holder who whinged to the Dallas check-in clerk that she had spent all day standing by for a flight out of one of America 's less attractive airports was gently chastised . |
| 20 | Scrum-half Rob Nolan chipped ahead , beat Steve Hampson to the ball , and sent the supporting O'Donnell scampering over for a 69th minute try . |
| 21 | It may involve additional cost if you 're going to have the er chefs coming in for a Saturday . |
| 22 | We are led inexorably towards Kingsley and Redford squaring up for a mental duel between software equals , one barmily convinced that He Who Has The Database Rules The World and the other on the side of human compassion which ca n't be reduced to byte-size chunks . |
| 23 | But certainly by the end of the 17th century there was a huge concert up there at this time of the morning going on for an hour . |
| 24 | She started going through her bag , making sure she had everything , like a woman going out for an ordinary evening . |
| 25 | Barry Jones boiled over when he saw 63-year-old Vera brewing up for a local hospice on her day off . |
| 26 | ‘ We ca n't afford to have people lingering around for a recuperative holiday … |
| 27 | You had to be careful walking home , not walk like a zombie , sticking your arms out with your fingers like a baby stretching out for a dropped dummy . |
| 28 | We 'd get Cypriot narcotics cops stopping by for a free cup of coffee or to make a call to their relatives in England on Uncle Sam 's nickel . |
| 29 | I looked hungrily around , drinking in the sights of London : the beaver hats , lined with green velvet , of the wealthy merchants , the shabby caps of the artisans and , above all , the ornate head-dresses covered in clouds of gauze of the court ladies stepping out for a morning 's shopping . |
| 30 | We were , yes , cos that 's when I went on to the crane driving in for a crane and got it you see , that 's why I finished up as a crane driver until I went stevedoring . |