Example sentences of "be [v-ing] [adv] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Does he agree that the fact that so many parts of the country are queueing up for ESA status is a tribute to him and to the usefulness of such areas ? |
| 2 | Stars are queueing up for treatment at Holby Hospital — the setting for the controversial BBC series Casualty . |
| 3 | Despite all the money the Politicals had been siphoning off for years , a very sore point with the rest of us , they claimed to have no material on the terrorists beyond a few isolated descriptions and photographs . |
| 4 | Where it has n't , the farmers are using generally for storage areas , that sort of thing a and access . |
| 5 | The expediter — ‘ Joy ’ — was the envoy of a client of mine : the Construction and Development Corporation of the Philippines ( CDCP ) , a local company my bank had been courting unsuccessfully for years . |
| 6 | Wherever you advertise , on television , radio and posters , or in the press and magazines you are competing desperately for people 's attention . |
| 7 | The big firms are competing fiercely for mandates . |
| 8 | There 's a racket goin' on , Aggie ; but you know as well as me it 's been goin' on for years . |
| 9 | We 've been cultivating both for centuries . |
| 10 | Millions of people have already discovered the magic of walking and are walking regularly for fitness , slimness and health . |
| 11 | Further growth of the market is anticipated , perhaps by 30pc again next year , and many of the big players are gearing up for expansion . |
| 12 | The horse fair has been happening here for decades and it used to be a time of celebration when the market square at Stow was filled by a Fun fair aswell , but after a flare up last year the Fair 's owners wo n't be coming back . |
| 13 | The horse fair has been happening here for decades and it used to be a time of celebration when the market square at Stow was filled by a Fun fair aswell , but after a flare up last year the Fair 's owners wo n't be coming back . |
| 14 | He 's been looking elsewhere for years . ’ |
| 15 | Mr Fitzpatrick had been looking forward for months to the holiday with his son , who attended business meetings in the US capital . |
| 16 | Mr Fitzpatrick had been looking forward for months to a holiday in the States with his son . |
| 17 | Yes , the hindquarter double-muscled trait is important and is the breed 's main attribute , but we 've been looking too for stock with good overall conformation , with loin and fleshing that we feel is vital to any successful terminal sire breed . |
| 18 | James Beggs , has been lobbying hard for money to build a fifth Shuttle-orbiter , and the academy 's assessment could help loosen the purse strings at the white House . |
| 19 | Cheshire 's chemical industry has been lobbying hard for cuts in electricity pricing . |
| 20 | Advice like ‘ it 's your age ’ or ‘ you 'll just have to learn to live with it ’ is beginning to wear thin and many people are seeking desperately for alternatives which hold out the promise of improved health . |
| 21 | Local folk have been picking here for generations and always made sure that the beds were not overfished . |
| 22 | You are looking especially for cracks in walls , bulging or leaning walls and chimney breasts ; damp , and rotting or infested wood ; signs of movement , or subsidence ; bulging or sagging floors and ceilings ; broken , soft or hollow plaster ; blocked or inadequate drains , ; adequate and safe water , gas and electrical services . |
| 23 | Britain is a late runner in the modern tramway stakes , although such systems have been operating successfully for years in Continental cities . |
| 24 | Such claims involve a large pinch of special pleading , especially by the property-casualty firms which are lobbying hard for concessions before their rules are released in June . |
| 25 | Although they have been living together for years they have had no idea how the other really felt . |
| 26 | But she and Hilda have been living together for years . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ A year ago father went to Brittany ; he 'd been saving up for years and he went on a nine-day excursion . |
| 28 | except then if you 're writing off for money to places like Telecom and it 's a national logo |
| 29 | that need , you know if you 're , unless you live sort of here you 're going up for appointments , doctors , whatever |
| 30 | I want my er if you 're going back for dinner , I want my camera and my film . |