Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] for [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But one matter the Society resisted pronouncing on for some time was the question of its own criteria for membership . |
| 2 | You have to produce a return transatlantic ticket and your passport both when buying the airpass and when checking in for each flight . |
| 3 | Today , more than 100 million Europeans are gearing up for this winter 's invasion of the ski-slopes . |
| 4 | The store had not been trading profitably for some time indicating there simply is not enough money circulating in the area to sustain it . |
| 5 | Proteon 's announcement that it is splitting its business into two divisions ( one for adaptor boards and wiring centres ; the other for internetworking and intelligent hub systems ) is in line with what has been happening internally for some time , says Swan . |
| 6 | She went humming upstairs to clean the bathroom , while Winnie turned over in her mind a plan which had been lurking there for some time . |
| 7 | He stood looking down for some time . |
| 8 | ‘ No more dressing up for some time . |
| 9 | Listening carefully for any sound that might indicate fitzAlan 's presence , she stretched out a cautious foot , ready to withdraw it immediately if she encountered so much as a hint of him . |
| 10 | Oh the idea of saving now for this year 's Christmas present , there 's one small snag , it will cost around £60,000 . |
| 11 | On reflection , he rather regrets that they were n't looking out for each other . |
| 12 | he must be maybe he 's looking out for more work , I admire |
| 13 | ‘ So , I started looking around for another job and heard that Mike Martinez , the agent , was looking for someone to do some secretarial work and some negotiating , and that he preferred English girls for such work . |
| 14 | Bruno 's been training hard for this fight in Leicester . |
| 15 | As most people in South Africa know , they have been living apart for some while — ostensibly on security grounds . |
| 16 | We 're actually producing more for less money especially since last year |
| 17 | But trying to classify and understand them will show you a good deal about what is going on for that child . |
| 18 | And it 's still going on for another season . |
| 19 | Talks have been going on for some time on a range of scientific matters including fusion , nuclear safety and the environment . |
| 20 | The process has been going on for some time . |
| 21 | I hear his couchée going on for some time . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | The argument had been going on for some time . |
| 24 | The argument must have been going on for some time , although Lucien had been hardly aware of it . |
| 25 | One thing Mam said suggested it had been going on for some time … |
| 26 | When questioned they admitted that this state of affairs had been going on for some time . |
| 27 | ‘ I do n't really think they have done enough this has been going on for some time . |
| 28 | Well you say that International Women 's Day has been going on for some time , but here in Britain what 's known as the Women 's Movement has been in operation now for about , what , twenty one/twenty two years , something like that . |
| 29 | Risking everything he grabbed two tomatoes and the biggest apples before bedding down for another night under cover of trees . |
| 30 | I 'm going down for that job ! |