Example sentences of "[pers pn] be [v-ing] [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 's convinced that my lover and I are waiting eagerly for that event , so he 's written a will that leaves me destitute . |
| 2 | I am going home for two days . |
| 3 | However , if Microsoft can neither be bothered to put the basic information in its literature , nor inform the people handling the upgrade , should I be looking elsewhere for an alternative ? |
| 4 | I 'm pining away for Cinders , you see . |
| 5 | ‘ But please do n't believe that I 'm pining away for the lack of a man in my life . |
| 6 | I 'm leaving shortly for the Ministry . ’ |
| 7 | In their third session , Peter reported that he had had his annual pay increase and said , ‘ I think I 'm earning enough for Susie to stop working . |
| 8 | I 'm looking now for a nice you know . |
| 9 | He 's a computer genius , but he 's crap at everything else , geography he 's useless at , economics he 's useless at I 'm aiming basically for , I 'd be happy with four As , five As maybe |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm sick to death of looking over my shoulder every time I come here , wondering and dreading if someone who knows me has seen me and can guess what I 'm coming here for ! ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Because I 'm working here for a short time . |
| 12 | But erm , yes , so I still do n't know what 's happening with that yet , and I 'm waiting also for them to confirm a date for this first sort of Do Business in France seminar , that we 're going to help them with , which was originally going to be February , and is now going to be March . |
| 13 | I 'm going away for a while , give you time to pack your things . |
| 14 | Tomorrow I 'm going upstairs for good . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'm going outside for a minute , ’ Oates said . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'm going outside for a fag , ’ said the purple girl , She got up and left the hall . |
| 17 | I 'm going abroad for a short time … ’ |
| 18 | " I 'm going home for a fortnight . |
| 19 | At the Invalidenstrasse crossing , an older man wept as he explained : ‘ I 'm going across for the first time since August 12 , 1961 . |
| 20 | I 'm doing more for Britain than some of the people actually born here . ’ |
| 21 | Whereas you say I 'm I 'm responding here for Gosforth Park School or whatever you know , that might not exist but , |
| 22 | I 'm playing now for Christopher . |
| 23 | I was weeping bitterly for most of the time . |
| 24 | The Inspector left it at that and as I was waiting expectantly for the interview to end , he said : ‘ Why does an educated man like you spend his time caddying ? |
| 25 | It was about five years later when I was going away for a weekend and knowing that space in the car would be limited , I spent a long time thinking what sketching materials to take which would not need much room . |
| 26 | I told them I told that I was going home for good when the sister hurted herself . |
| 27 | I was coming straight for you , ’ I panted , misting up the inside of my face visor . |
| 28 | How long you been standing there for ? |
| 29 | If you are aiming almost for pure comedy , then your detective will need only the smallest core of toughness or commonsense . |
| 30 | Wherever you advertise , on television , radio and posters , or in the press and magazines you are competing desperately for people 's attention . |