Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [adv prt] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Railway enthusiasts are queueing up for a nostalgic trip on a steam train . |
| 2 | Tonight was just the culmination of what 's been building up for a long time . ’ |
| 3 | This has been hanging about for a long , long time while I 've been on this and these people and they 're very special people I 've got this sword of hanging over my head . |
| 4 | The traditional multilateral institutions , IMF and World Bank , are gearing up for a major contribution . |
| 5 | Now the Japanese are gearing up for a third try . |
| 6 | You 've been mooning about for a few weeks , ’ she chuckled , ruefully . |
| 7 | For this reason , an all-round practice gives better training than a specialised one — but it may be well worth taking articles in a specialised firm if you are assured that they are looking out for a bright young man/woman like you to be a partner . |
| 8 | In patient 10 , who had been operated on for a bleeding ulcer seven years previously , a gastric lymphoma was diagnosed on the basis of biopsy specimens . |
| 9 | I er I think erm it 's silly not to have it er when you 're going in for a new set . |
| 10 | ‘ And what kind of dybbuk informs their victim that they 're slipping out for a little coffee-break or whatever ? ’ |
| 11 | ‘ It 's been going on for a long time , but yer Mum 's bin very foolish an' so have the rest . |
| 12 | There are already many alternatives to the research carried out on animals which has been going on for a long time . |
| 13 | This world has been going on for a long time , oh god knows how many , five hundred thousand million bloody years and eventually it 's going to , it , it , it , it 's going to explode and go |
| 14 | She said it had been going on for a few months . ’ |
| 15 | It is part of a rather complicated arrangement that has been going on for a few years now . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ These stories have been going round for a long time , and they grow with the telling . ’ |
| 17 | You may have to carry a spare set if you are going out for a full day 's detecting as charge life can be as low as five hours , and ni-cads should not be recharged until they are spent . |
| 18 | Changing machines means a new contract , so the company are locked in for a fresh term , again of up to nine years . |
| 19 | You might say that this thing had been brewing up for a long time , that the threat was there ; they had n't seen it . |
| 20 | East Belfast-based midfielder Keery ( 28 ) has been holding out for a better deal than the one on offer . |
| 21 | By this time , Lou and Charlie had moved too — the business had been running down for a long period and there was no point in staying in a flat over a shop that did n't exist any more . |
| 22 | Peter Tomlinson , inexperienced in television terms , had been brought in for a key " anchor " role and I could appreciate the excessive pressure on him . |
| 23 | Their relationship with the organisation is likely to be transient they are brought in for a particular event and might or might not work again for the same organisation . |
| 24 | If the complaint turns out to be more serious or if agreement can not be reached on a resolution , it must be referred back for a full investigation . |
| 25 | In Britain , those from the late Fifties and Sixties fetch about Pounds 1 , while pre-war badges can usually be picked up for a few pounds . |
| 26 | Hanson is said to be gearing up for a further full-scale foray into our industrial base . |
| 27 | I shall have to be looking out for a second hand bike-y just for the occasional trip into town without getting Stuey out of bed so I be a bit more independent than just bothering you all time , if I just wan na pop anywhere . |
| 28 | Powerful amplifiers can be turned down for a small hall , but a weak amplifier has no potential for increased volume before it starts distorting the sound . |
| 29 | B : ‘ That would be wonderful but I think we will be saving up for a long time . |
| 30 | If I 'm going out for a professional dinner , something formal , I will wear an evening dress . |