Example sentences of "be [v-ing] [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | When they had finished unloading , Therese said , ‘ My coco , I shall be helping Loulou for the next week or two , I do n't like leaving him much when he 's working on those big things . |
| 2 | We should be using e-mail for internal communications much more widely than we do at present , in order to reduce the amount of paper we currently distribute , and to send specific messages to individuals and groups . |
| 3 | The Serbian irregulars , he says , ‘ may be waging war for some mad reasons in the name of a sick , morbid and fanatical nationalism . |
| 4 | Or indeed , if the consequences of that particular policy decision is such that the erm , the revenue considerations were serious and improvable and in which case , you would not be deriving value for money , and I most certainly would have a comment to make . |
| 5 | So lest any misunderstandings arrive that this is some thin end of some wedge , I should also add that the restriction we 're proposing only applies to national committees , does n't apply to any other office anywhere in the union and to reinforce that point the C E C will be recommending support for a general motion underlining the rights of people who are unemployed or retired to hold office throughout the G M B. |
| 6 | As part of National Dormouse Week , which starts tomorrow , volunteers will be searching woodland for signs of dormouse activity — such as nibbled hazlenuts . |
| 7 | Alan Waller , Dean of the Faculty , confirmed that the organisation would be seeking support for research into intermodal congestion issues . |
| 8 | Promoters , The Mean Fiddler Group , are said to be seeking compensation for non-fulfilment of his contract as well as a separate settlement for bringing their organisation into disrepute . |
| 9 | Player-manager Frank Stapleton said : ‘ We will be seeking revenge for our home defeat . |
| 10 | The place at which the cleaning is actually carried out may be entirely dependent on reception centres , yet the tenant may be paying rent for it . |
| 11 | ‘ You will be going south for training within a few days . |
| 12 | He said yesterday : ‘ We 'll be going hell for leather to get that date at Old Trafford . |
| 13 | Especially when Ven seemed not only to be waiting breakfast for her , but actually pulled out a chair for her . |
| 14 | A man had serious injuries with pelvic fractures , and six or seven others with relatively minor injuries would be requiring surgery for shrapnel damage , Mr Taylor said . |
| 15 | Make sure you 'll be getting value for money before you decide . |
| 16 | • We will be providing information for CND supporters around the country to show how a ‘ Peace Dividend ’ could benefit their local areas . |
| 17 | His condition is said to be giving cause for concern . |
| 18 | It 's absolutely clear that the public body should be doing work for private sector organisations , and er , to my knowledge , Lincolnshire County Council have not been to that particular erm , definition , although other authorities do and I have had to stop other authorities undertaking contracts where they are er private sector organisations . |
| 19 | Some of them are reluctant to ask visiting relatives , who may already be doing shopping for them , to run extra errands , such as taking prescriptions to the chemist or clothes to the launderette or dry cleaners , changing their library books and collecting their pension ; so it is always as well to check to make sure that you are meeting these needs , or arranging for someone else to do so . |
| 20 | A doctor was called and the following day she was taken to Broadgreen , where she is believed to be having treatment for exhaustion . |
| 21 | erm strike out , interim payment , order fourteen er itself , there 's always still available to them , erm that the other side of the coin is if they get their money and of course they 're going to be threatening bankruptcy for some four thousand odd Names , I mean that 's , that 's equally devastating to individuals , erm my Lord , one would be into a type of argument on balance of convenience if we were at this stage , one would be considering the bankruptcy of the names , whether they have the funds to pay , even if judgment is given against them because vast majority do n't and what would be the point of giving judgment , this order fourteen cases saying one should n't do it in those circumstances , what if the names are right , will they get the money back , will they get a cross undertaking damages and pre er , er and to what extent do now have the funds , to what extent will it actually effect their business in the light of of |
| 22 | It is also vital to remember that the Purchaser may be assuming liability for the creditors — and whether or not that liability is described as part of the Consideration , it is in fact part of the ‘ price ’ which the Purchaser is paying . |
| 23 | Even if every child of thirteen was learning algebra at eleven o'clock on a Wednesday , each child would be learning algebra for himself , with the help of his own class teacher . |
| 24 | One of the other the other things that we will erm be taking responsibility for is , is something called the Front Line Review which I want to come back too , because it 's something that will interest you as a group erm , but that 's basically again a Council learn initiative , where the Council 's want to look at over the next month all of the front line services we provide , the , the services that you come into contact with on a day to day erm level and look at , you know , are we providing a service as you want , are we providing them efficiently , how would you like to see them better provided . |
| 25 | Art 93 , which is , with the collapse of the rival attraction formerly held at Olympia , now London 's only fair for contemporary art , will be taking place for the fifth consecutive year at Islington 's Business Design Centre ( 21–24 January ) . |
| 26 | ‘ It needs to be worked through at local level and discussions will be taking place for some time , ’ said Mr Smith . |
| 27 | To many pacifists , the conscientious objectors appeared to be substituting self-righteousness for any coherent thinking about the likely consequences of their actions . |
| 28 | ‘ I would n't be drinking lemonade for just any man , ’ she said . |
| 29 | If they were to employ staff on fixed-term contracts , they could be creating rigidity for themselves rather than flexibility . |
| 30 | ‘ Well , it must be making money for somebody ; maybe you were n't able to invest enough . |