Example sentences of "[vb mod] [be] [v-ing] for it " in BNC.
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| 1 | so we could have reduced that , and I think that is the criticism that I make of the Conservatives , not that the Conservatives in this council have done that , but that they should be apologizing for it . |
| 2 | ‘ Even now you still believe your body to be so irresistible that I must be hungering for it ? ’ |
| 3 | Even now the police might be looking for it , might even have found it , might be fumbling over the wet bundle , opening it out , fingering the name-tape … |
| 4 | Well you 'll be looking for it in a bit wo n't you ? |
| 5 | This time next week we 'll be going for it at Donington . ’ |
| 6 | We 'll be paying for it as well . |
| 7 | I mean you know if if you were complaining about something or if you were asking for something you 'd be asking for it because you knew what you wanted only as you said it 's all about being clear about what you want |
| 8 | It may be uncomfortable for the established order , but the time may be coming for it to move over . |
| 9 | In other words , we would be paying for it . |
| 10 | It would only mean he might let her down again , and that would be asking for it . |
| 11 | With a bit of luck , she would be begging for it by the time he came back . |
| 12 | The increased spending on health and education is welcome in every way , although those who work in schools and hospitals can not help but feel that they will be paying for it themselves by being denied pay rises . |
| 13 | It will attempt to turn into a commodity software that currently sells for 10 times what Data General will be charging for it . |
| 14 | I do believe that er we go on into the nineties the European Parliament will play an increasingly important role , but this will be because countries and peoples will be asking for it to play , to control the European Commission in Brussels , to push forward the policies which people are looking for and it is after all , I think we should recall , that it is the Germans now who are calling for strength and institutions , including increased powers for the European Parliament . |