Example sentences of "[pers pn] [v-ing] [adv prt] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once she kept me hanging around for an hour and a half , which might sound like a backward step , but you have to remember she was sitting in a place of her own choice , and was taking it all in . |
| 2 | I going round for a collection too . |
| 3 | No , the , the , the extension of them going up for the cup and all , that 's what it was . |
| 4 | Why , you going up for a Chinese ? |
| 5 | Are you going out for an evening meal , or ? |
| 6 | ‘ Are n't you going in for the Swimming Gala ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Are you heading off for a dirty weekend with the managing director ? ’ |
| 8 | Taking a break from country hideaways , we hunted for a retreat in central London for those of you staying over for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition treat ( see page 150 ) . |
| 9 | ‘ You coming in for a nightcap ? ’ he asked . |
| 10 | keep you ticking over for the moment |
| 11 | There should be no more nonsense about one or other of them moving out for a matter of days or weeks only for the unsatisfactory relationship to resume just as unsatisfactorily as before . |
| 12 | In this case I usually get them running round for a while jumping , hopping , walking backwards and also get them to shout some calls . |
| 13 | She told the Liverpool inquest that on March 9 this year they had argued about her going out for a drink with some friends in the city centre . |
| 14 | She could just imagine him closing in for the kill . |
| 15 | Do you think there 's any chance of him coming back for the opening of — ? ’ |
| 16 | I ca n't see him sitting down for a quiet civilized three cornered discussion . ’ |
| 17 | He coming out for a . |
| 18 | They kept us hanging around for a while . |
| 19 | It 's not like us nipping down for a pint with the vicar ! ’ |