Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] to [be] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I think the novel is dead on and I expect to be slaughtered for it ! |
| 2 | I want to be remembered for my skill as a stills photographer . |
| 3 | ‘ I want to be measured for some more boots , ’ Edward said , ‘ but you look a little shaken so I 'm sure it can wait until another day . ’ |
| 4 | I want to be known for my driving , not as a society man or a lover or God knows what . ’ |
| 5 | Anthony , of Chipping Sodbury , near Bristol , said : ‘ I seemed to be falling for ages . |
| 6 | I happened to be looking for somewhere to mount a small African sculpture I had bought and came upon De Biasi in Tottenham Mews just off Tottenham Court Toad . |
| 7 | Whatever happened , I seem to be suffering for it . |
| 8 | I demand to be paid for the hours I put in , whether your cousin passes her exams or not ! ’ |
| 9 | In order to have my clothing coupons replaced I had to be vouched for by a responsible person , and Leslie 's uncle , who was a K.C. and Sheriff-Substitute of Fife and Kinross , kindly did this for me . |
| 10 | ‘ Perhaps I should tell you a little about myself , Mrs Wilson , ’ he said when the maid had gone , ‘ … a little about my family and Elsie 's place in it and how I come to be looking for her after such a long time . ’ |
| 11 | She expected to be thanked for her loyalty . |
| 12 | If you want to be covered for compensation , send money and monetary items by the registered post in a registered envelope sold by The Post Office . |
| 13 | So these are the sorts of things that you want to be looking for . |
| 14 | I would n't have done , if I had n't felt you deserved to be thanked for looking after the dogs . |
| 15 | Each one must have held memories of her father , but she seemed to be looking for something special . |
| 16 | How long are you going to be gone for ? ’ |
| 17 | What about local businesses , are they going to be getting involved , are you going to be asking for involvement from local businesses ? |
| 18 | You seem to be looking for a file , and you should be selecting |
| 19 | She declined to be interviewed for this article , saying that her role as a musician is more important than the fact she 's a woman . |
| 20 | Achilles tired and veered towards the stands , seeming to some spectators to carry Pretty Polly wide , but once past she appeared to be set for victory . |
| 21 | On 18 January 1984 she told a gathering of parliamentary lobby journalists that she wished to be remembered for breaking the consensus and tackling traditionally ‘ immune targets ’ . |
| 22 | She wanted to be loved for her kindness , and that would spoil her reputation … |
| 23 | You see to be going for bigger and better challenges . |
| 24 | More erm responsibility cos you have to be trained for it . |
| 25 | You have to be prepared for anything on TV . |
| 26 | You need to be prepared for that . |
| 27 | Three or four bedded rooms usually mean a twin bedded room with extra folding beds ( or bunk-beds ) which means you need to be prepared for having less space in the room . |
| 28 | You need to be playing for Inter- Kerrang . |
| 29 | Often , we seem to be spoiled for choice and hampered , even paralysed , by our fear of the unknown . |
| 30 | But if we demand to be paid for it , if we demand Wages for Housework from the State , we are saying first of all that housework is work … we are saying that we women need money of our own — if we were n't forced to depend on men for money , we would n't have to put their needs before ours , to service them sexually , physically , emotionally … we say TO BRING UP CHILDREN IS WORK and we want a WAGE for all the work we do — whether cleaning offices OR homes , producing electrical parts OR babies . |