Example sentences of "[be] [v-ing] [adv] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , yes , but in that area it will be catering mainly for tourists , wo n't it ? |
| 2 | Peter Scudamore 's racing records will be galloping along for years to come … |
| 3 | I like to think my name will be hanging there for prosperity . |
| 4 | This sign announced that The Victorian Fitted Kitchen Company would soon be opening there for business . |
| 5 | ‘ Better hurry , or they 'll soon be knocking off for lunch . ’ |
| 6 | You 'll see , they 'll quarter the soldiers on us , but the king 's officers will be pushing on for London as fast as they can . ’ |
| 7 | To the Manor now , where things may be looking up for Oxford United . |
| 8 | The client would usually be looking secretly for guidance , and would be likely not just to sell out of his Rolls Royce shares , but to reinvest his original £500 with any profit , plus say £1,000 further capital in the stock proposed . |
| 9 | ‘ And if I could make one more suggestion — if I ask to see you at ten in the morning , and you wander in at ten-thirty , you will be looking elsewhere for employment . |
| 10 | And I take it the police still have his case more or less open , and will be looking out for news of him , in case there 's something more in it . |
| 11 | One finds reassurance in foreign examples if one looks for it : but ought we not to be looking more for stimulus ? |
| 12 | He added that fell walkers and ramblers may be teaming up for weekend excursions into the great outdoors . |
| 13 | They 're going to lend money for long term projects , and the people of Lincolnshire , who benefit through those projects for years to come , will be paying modestly for years to come . |
| 14 | I wo n't be going home for lunch next week , or the rest of this week . |
| 15 | I wo n't be going home for lunchtimes . |
| 16 | We 'll certainly be going back for seconds ! |
| 17 | Must be coming up for school dinner-time . ’ |
| 18 | Hope to see you soon — I 'll be coming through for Janet 's and Nick 's leaving ceilidh on the Renfrew Ferry on the 2nd , so will maybe see you there ? |
| 19 | They must be crying out for men like you . |
| 20 | Much interest will attach this week to the performances of Nicola Buxton and Caroline Hall , the two teenagers who will be teeing up for Great Britain and Ireland in the Curtis Cup at Hoylake on June 5 and 6 . |
| 21 | They must be sitting there for hours with a camera ! |
| 22 | There 's a set up that checks a certain amount of areas and then blanks it otherwise you could be sitting there for hours waiting for a new Con activity so you just chew them off bit by bit . |
| 23 | I forgot to mention earlier that I 'll be standing in for emergency cover tonight . ’ |
| 24 | That is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer , but I can assure my hon. Friend that my right hon. Friend the Chancellor will not allow the European Community to roll over him — as would be the case if the Leader of the Opposition were in charge of the affairs of this country — but will be fighting hard for Britain 's interests , and especially for the interests of the Scotch whisky industry . |
| 25 | If she had still been in love with Finn , Lydia would not now be casting round for ways to entertain herself . |