Example sentences of "then [pers pn] be [v-ing] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | And then I was coughing for ages then mum goes oh you , I go oh , I feel terrible ! |
| 2 | But when I looked down , I saw the board was all made of bones and wire ; and I screamed and you said , " Swim — everybody swim " ; and then I was looking for you everywhere and trying to drag you out of a hole in the bank . |
| 3 | which had been occupied by soldiers , this was our first hut , well by then I was working for the Corporation and of course by virtue of my job with the chief architect I got this house and we were offered this house about two years later for two thousand pounds and we said oh we would n't be staying here for more than ten years in any case and we would n't be bothered to buy it , but then my husband started in business you see soon after he came back and we eventually got the shop and , of course it 's very convenient because we 're only a stone 's throw from the shop you see , so we stayed here |
| 4 | That 's no problem , so you 're looking for ten thousand pounds worth of life cover for yourself and then you 're looking for twenty eight to thirty thousand for your daughter projected forward |
| 5 | But then you 're paying for all this , so the choice is yours … |
| 6 | But then you 're paying for the use of the boat as well are n't you ? |
| 7 | If you have to read out your verbal presentation then you are asking for failure . |
| 8 | You can provided you keep under the thirteen amp rating but if you go over the thirteen amp rating then you are asking for trouble . |
| 9 | Normally , you will be able to agree to disagree when necessary , but if conflicting attitudes spill over into lasting antagonism , then you are heading for trouble . |
| 10 | So then we 're trying for Greece ? |
| 11 | er better support and better advice for schools , but I agree entirely with what says , it 's no good having the best advice in the world if we ca n't deliver the er , er , the , the recommendations and one of the things that er has been borne in , on me , when I was sitting on the panel looking at special educational needs that the early identification of the early intervention when there are difficulties which start to arise in schools can save you a lot of money later on and unless the schools have the resources to er , er to meet with the er recommendations which are being made on particular children , then we are asking for trouble there , so that I 'm very concerned about the fact that er , the like , like the early one which was er increase that er provision . |
| 12 | But then we are planning for the future , so that 's the sort of thing you have to do . |
| 13 | ‘ Then we are heading for a world full of Frankenstein monsters , Mary ! ’ exclaimed Byron , slapping his leg . |
| 14 | Yeah and then we were looking for some carpeting were n't we ? |
| 15 | This was then we were indenting for paperclips one by one in those days . |
| 16 | But if you believe that there is a God then they are working for you in the sense that , for them , to pray is to work . |
| 17 | Then they were waiting for the fun to start . |
| 18 | well er he 's still getting certain things in like doors I think and er , what have you , but er , and then he 's going for the D I Y sort of stuff now , I think he 's stocking that |
| 19 | And then he was leaving for the Devon summer school . |
| 20 | Then he was reaching for his own glass and inviting her to sit in one of the wicker armchairs overlooking the bay while he seated himself in the chair beside her . |