Example sentences of "[am/are] [verb] [adv prt] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Railway enthusiasts are queueing up for a nostalgic trip on a steam train . |
| 2 | So all the excavations are filled in for the sake of tidiness , and all the bolt-holes and entrance holes are filled in to help assess what 's been left . |
| 3 | Some of the finest acrobats in the world are limbering up for a show in the Big Top in Cheltenham . |
| 4 | Current members seem satisfied that they are receiving good value for money , and are signing up for the second membership year which starts in May . |
| 5 | Here again they state that the form is for use where works are carried out for an agreed lump sum and where an architect or supervising officer has been appointed on behalf of the employer . |
| 6 | The traditional multilateral institutions , IMF and World Bank , are gearing up for a major contribution . |
| 7 | Now the Japanese are gearing up for a third try . |
| 8 | But its annual surpluses ( $56 billion in fiscal 1989 ) are added back for the purposes of the Gramm-Rudman deficit-cutting law . |
| 9 | Can any of you who are meeting up for the spurs game do me a favour , please ? |
| 10 | A chasm separates us from the other side and now we are looking round for the bridge . ’ |
| 11 | For this reason , an all-round practice gives better training than a specialised one — but it may be well worth taking articles in a specialised firm if you are assured that they are looking out for a bright young man/woman like you to be a partner . |
| 12 | If you are turned down for a grant or loan or you are unhappy with the amount given , there is no right of appeal to an independent tribunal as there used to be . |
| 13 | It 's surprising how much louder they seem to get when you 're bedding down for the night . |
| 14 | Now , that obviously means , colleagues that we 're , we 're going over for a period of time , but we 're er slightly behind this afternoon , so certainly need to be trying to pull some work back . |
| 15 | I er I think erm it 's silly not to have it er when you 're going in for a new set . |
| 16 | It 's gon na cost me a fair bit to get lines to the house I want so I 've got , er I , the problem is with , as dad was saying this morning , the majority of people when they 're starting their business they go to the wall because oh they 're going in for the , oh it 's gon na be a quick sale |
| 17 | Has Mum told you that we 're going out for a Chinese ? |
| 18 | ‘ Every client I treat usually loses at least an inch — so it 's ideal if you 're going out for the evening and want to wear a specially tight outfit . ’ |
| 19 | Is n't it awful to think your legs decide what your retirement 's going to be , but they do , more or less , so that if you th if you think a if you 've ever had any trouble with them you 'll realize , people say , you know , would you , we 're going out for the day , you coming ? |
| 20 | These friends from up north are coming for the weekend , so we 're going out for the weekend |
| 21 | And that 's all now so Val said she said I said to Cheryl now do n't you go and take Mervy away cos me and Ken certainly are n't gon na go and sit sit with erm the 's all dinner time so she said what they 're gon na do , they 're going out for the meal and everything and then they 're Ken are gon na go to Cheryl 's for the rest of the day So I said so that 's upset your plans then Val she said is n't it just ! |
| 22 | Right , that 's why you 're going out for the whole evening , for the water eh ? |
| 23 | Movement , scent and sound can give you away when you 're heading in for a close up shot . |
| 24 | And er I do do n't know which day it was but she was sitting there fed up second day I 'm thinking she said well I , I 'm going home tomorrow , so I said no you 're staying in for the week ! |
| 25 | ‘ You 're holding out for a wedding-ring , ’ he said flatly . |
| 26 | ‘ So we 're bunking off for a day or two . |
| 27 | ‘ We 're crying out for a replacement for Gary Lineker , ’ said Horton , ‘ and a front two of Bull and Shearer does n't sound bad to me . |
| 28 | They 're coming up for the luggage . ’ |
| 29 | And they 're not coming back for their education ; they 're coming back for the support that Arbour gives them , so they may spend more time with Monica in the nursery looking after the baby and gradually they 'll move back into the classroom in their own time and get back to their exams . |
| 30 | ‘ Imagine living in a country where the cops are all people who 're cut out for the job . ’ |