Example sentences of "be [v-ing] for [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ My morale wo n't be shattered if we do n't win , I suppose we 're going for second place . |
| 2 | For years , people have been calling for sixth form studies to be broadened and updated , but now the pressures for change have become urgent . |
| 3 | But everyone should be fighting for first team places , especially as we are going to Wembley . |
| 4 | Will you both come to a little party I 'm planning for next week ? |
| 5 | Now Christie 's are preparing for next month 's pop auction — they have two a year — and among the exciting stuff on offer is John Lennon 's leather jacket , Prince 's purple suit and the uniform that made Elton John look like a soldier on a box of Quality Street chocolates . |
| 6 | Last season they won the Fourth Division title and Corden believed the club were heading for second division football . |
| 7 | Er against the cost of government changes so this last part of this budget is actually the cost of making up for government cuts and section of and we 're disappointed that Conservatives decided to cut the section they were funding for next year . |
| 8 | It 's one of the things we were demonstrating for last week . ’ |
| 9 | Do you know what she said last night , after I 'd told her what Dieter and I were planning for next week ? |
| 10 | I think they are settling for next season hoping that Leeds do n't have a terrible season this year . |
| 11 | Now if I 'm not mistaken , GM is vying for second place , Fiat , which at that point was tied neck and neck with VW for first place , has fallen like a rock . |
| 12 | BROUGH PARK is preparing for next week 's heats of the All England Championship Hurdle over 500 metres . |
| 13 | I find it difficult to understand those who say they are planning for next year 's championships — what is the point , they could be run over by a bus before next year ? |
| 14 | ‘ I am planning for next season , even though I am not sure what the future holds . |
| 15 | Potential was developing for second guessing , waste and friction . ’ |
| 16 | Even as the first-year girl drew her inferences , her headmaster , Manuel Lenarduzzi , was preparing for last night 's meeting with her parents and those of other first-year children who are the guinea pigs of the new system and whose future is one of attainment targets . |