Example sentences of "be [v-ing] it for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 'd been using it for the Open . |
| 2 | ‘ Often the man is the only breadwinner and without him the family has to rely on state benefits — the social security system can be horrendous if you 're using it for the first time . |
| 3 | ‘ You 're doing it for the child she 's foisting on you . |
| 4 | If they 're doing it for the right reasons , like the lady over there , a loving couple with a child . |
| 5 | The BBC 's film review programme is 21 years old today — and Barry , 59 , has been presenting it for the last 20 . |
| 6 | ‘ They pay me , ’ he says , before qualifying his statement : ‘ I am doing it for the love of my art . |
| 7 | Now one of the things th we find that when we play an Adam Faith record , we tend to be singing it for the rest of the day you know , like What Do You Want |
| 8 | And on sex he notes : ‘ The older women are best because they always think they may be doing it for the last time . ’ |
| 9 | And on sex he notes : ‘ The older women are best because they always think they may be doing it for the last time . ’ |
| 10 | Because I 'll be doing it for the rest of my life now . |
| 11 | I 'll be needing it for the rest of the day , ’ Bishop said . |
| 12 | Amid the disillusionment felt by some , that the minority of farmers are spoiling it for the rest in not keeping the environment clean , one manufacturer at least , hopes not dampened by the weather , felt there was room for optimism . |
| 13 | Before leaving he stood for a moment at the door and let his eyes range round the room as if he were seeing it for the first time . |
| 14 | If you were seeing it for the first time , what impressions would you receive ? |
| 15 | That being so , it is also likely that they were building it for the same military purpose . |
| 16 | She made it sound as if she were saying it for the first time . |
| 17 | The expletive sounded strange to the sergeant on Blanche 's lips , as if she were hearing it for the first time . |
| 18 | She stood up and looked round the room as though she were leaving it for the last time . |
| 19 | even though she 's getting it for the technology . |
| 20 | He 's doing it for the challenge . |
| 21 | No well she had this special thing so it 's done the trick so she has n't worn it yet though , I think she 's doing it for the wedding ai n't she ? |
| 22 | He 's taking it for the meeting tomorrow . |
| 23 | I mean you could say in this situation the stag was doing it for the benefit of the species but er you do n't need to er you do n't need to take that point of view . |
| 24 | I did think I was doing it for the best . |
| 25 | I was doing it for the drive anyway . |