Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [pron] [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or perhaps it is because they are saving their best for England . |
| 2 | ‘ We 're getting her ready for the skid pan . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ You 're getting yourself ready for him coming back , ai n't you ! ’ |
| 4 | Brussels sprouts , baked potatoes , grated cheese , the variation of vegetables in the summer , a tin of vegetarian steak pudding on Sundays and a piece of fruit afterwards is a monotonous but healthy diet , and I ca n't think of many cheaper ways to feed two children and feel you 're doing your best for them at the same time . |
| 5 | Not bad , eh , when you 're giving your all for your country ? |
| 6 | But by being ashamed of who they are , they 're making it harder for other people to accept them . ’ |
| 7 | You 're making it easier for them because you want to believe what they 're saying . |
| 8 | ‘ They 're making it easier for the Oaks , ’ whispered Floy . |
| 9 | ‘ We 're trying our best for an agreement to start construction before the end of this year , ’ an official tells the Daily . |
| 10 | It 's an , a small number of , of viruses which constantly shift , and the WHO organisation which monitors flu viruses around the world , is responsible for seeing that the vaccine is made from strains that are in circulation currently , and , and we 've been getting it right for the last ten years , so I , I think there 'll be no problem this year . |
| 11 | He would insist on checking our observations before we sent them to Group on the teleprinter , and this we regarded as a deadly insult , most of us having been doing them unchecked for over three years . |
| 12 | The LCD had been doing its best for the South Eastern Circuit . |
| 13 | Vets , like all those involved in promoting responsible ownership , want to encourage owners to have their pets neutered and , while many charities talk about trying to set up discount neutering schemes , vets have been running their own for years . |
| 14 | Because all human beings are fallible , with individual fears and weaknesses , it is so easy for the foundation for a similar fear in our children to be laid even when we think we are doing our best for them . |
| 15 | If this is the best they can do when you are doing your best for your country , it stinks . |
| 16 | Timothy is hoping they 'll be smelling their best for the start of the show next Monday . |
| 17 | He should be keeping himself young for 'er . |
| 18 | ‘ And I must away to my Green Line bus — Lydia will be keeping something hot for me . ’ |
| 19 | I 'm keeping it warm for you ! ’ |
| 20 | I 'm holding you responsible for this young lady . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'll tell you what , ’ he suggested softly , as if he might be making it easy for her , although she could n't imagine why he should . |
| 22 | A firm which innocently seeks to lower costs and improve product quality may simultaneously be making it harder for entry to occur . |
| 23 | If you ca n't remove the stain yourself , at least you will possibly be making it easier for the professionals to get it out later . |
| 24 | The Lions assemble on Friday April 22 and Clandeboye Golf Club will be making itself available for an amalgamation of sluggers , hustlers , and single-handicap players to get into the swing of things . |
| 25 | ‘ I 'm making it easier for the next black man . |
| 26 | Cos without the head man a trainer ca n't train horse , and I 'm telling you that for nothing ! |
| 27 | ‘ I shall be needing them all for the meeting . ’ |
| 28 | ADVANCES in microelectronics are making it possible for countries to switch to a military strategy that is purely for defence and has no offensive capability — if they want to . |
| 29 | On food safety , my hon. Friend will be aware of the crippling effect of veterinary inspection charges on chicken-producing companies such as John Rannoch and Sovereign Chicken in my constituency , which are making it impossible for them to compete with their European counterparts . |
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