Example sentences of "[adv] be [v-ing] [adv prt] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was sorry for Jennifer but they had only been going out for a month or so , and not terribly seriously . |
| 2 | We 've all been trucking along for so long on the back of the post-war consensus ( more growth , more production , more consumption , more jobs , more energy , more roads , more hospitals , more rubbish , etc ) , that most people are understandably reluctant to get off the treadmill — even though they can see it 's falling to pieces . |
| 3 | It had all been going on for years , Chertro said , and apparently earlier technicians had been doing the same for a long time before . |
| 4 | These steps into a wider world were part of a great process of expansion by western Europe that had already been going on for decades . |
| 5 | Army bomb disposal experts arrived at Dorton late this afternoon to join the search of the trackside that had already been going on for four and a half hours . |
| 6 | David 's application was successful and along with nine other students he will shortly be setting off for one of eight specially selected Earthwatch projects for two weeks of hard work , learning and fun . |
| 7 | Morland says most of its tenants are meeting the sales targets but those landlords faced with fines say the lights on their pubs could soon be going out for good .. |
| 8 | ‘ Better hurry , or they 'll soon be knocking off for lunch . ’ |
| 9 | So why should we still be looking around for suitable composts ? |
| 10 | My head was throbbing and the shoulder was beginning to ache from the kicking , which had probably been going on for some time before I came round . |
| 11 | Erm and that 's really been coming on for about five years . |
| 12 | Well if she gets here at quarter past seven and three hours is quarter past ten , and she 's supposed to be at the Penny Farthing at nine o'clock , so you know , I , I do n't feel as though we are you know getting erm our money 's worth from her at the moment , erm also erm she told me in the beginning that this was only go on was going on for about six weeks , well it has now been going on for over eight weeks and she now says that erm she does n't know how longer it 's going on for and I think she is just erm stalling us . |
| 13 | If she had still been in love with Finn , Lydia would not now be casting round for ways to entertain herself . |
| 14 | In calling for a vote on European union , TODAY is speaking up for what most of us have wanted for a long time . |
| 15 | Always considered a soft touch for your face , these products have currently been coming in for more scrutiny . |
| 16 | We 'll certainly be going back for seconds ! |
| 17 | I found it so interesting I will certainly be going back for a closer look . ’ |