Example sentences of "[pron] [be] [v-ing] [noun] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am taking responsibility for my life . |
| 2 | I am raising money for him at the moment . |
| 3 | And , while her hopes dropped down to basement level , ‘ Now , ’ he added , ‘ I 'm taking Azor for his walk . ’ |
| 4 | I 'M DOING IT FOR YOU MICHAEL |
| 5 | I 've always been doing what this man told me or that man told me ; now I 'm doing things for myself . |
| 6 | Well , I 'm finding homes for them this time . |
| 7 | It does n't seem more than a few months since I was knitting clothes for her dolls — and now — ’ She held up her needles , speared through the left front of a pearly-white matinée jacket . |
| 8 | In one way it was good to have success so quickly , but in another way it meant I was facing things for which I was n't really prepared . |
| 9 | I was preparing things for him . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I know , I was making plans for my own wedding , but then you wo n't want to know about that . |
| 11 | It has to be remembered that India and many countries of the Far East had appalling economic and social problems , not the least of which was providing food for their expanding populations . |
| 12 | ‘ Mrs Choak , how long have you been keeping house for your brother ? ’ |
| 13 | Perhaps you are blaming others for your stuckness , instead of taking responsibility for your own life ? |
| 14 | Contrasting Mr Donovan 's distress with that of victims of industrial injury , the judge said : ‘ You should have in mind it is not a case where you are awarding damages for someone who has suffered some physical injuries which will be with him for the rest of his days . |
| 15 | The creation of a good personal library is a habit to be encouraged ; now is an excellent time to begin , when you are purchasing books for your degree studies . |
| 16 | They think that if you 're buying things for your child — the computer , video and TV — you 're doing well by them , and they do n't need a cuddle . |
| 17 | You know , I mean even at these diet clubs , oh well , you know do n't stop going out just eat what you , but if you go out and you 're eating sweets for you know , after your dinner |
| 18 | But if you 're playing guitar for your own personal pleasure , which many of us do , then you want the guitar to talk to you — not to some non-existent person sitting fifteen feet away . |
| 19 | ‘ Remember when you were delivering boots for me and that boy took them from you , how did you feel then , Will ? ’ |
| 20 | You were having points for them . |
| 21 | He has picked her up , lied to her , manipulated her insecurity and ignorance , and she is asking forgiveness for her lack of appreciation . |
| 22 | The person who acts like a chicken or conducts an orchestra for the stage hypnotist may be play acting , or he may genuinely feel that it is the hypnotist , not himself , who is taking responsibility for his actions . |
| 23 | The teacher turned up at the police station at eight the next morning to tell me she was taking responsibility for my daughter . |
| 24 | She 'd imagined the woman would have wanted to accompany Héloise de Rochefort to the private and expensive clinic in Switzerland where she was having treatment for her nerves . |
| 25 | William of Malmesbury , who was collecting material for his histories at Canterbury at this time , put the news of their discovery into his Gesta Regum , and inserted the complete texts under the year 1072 into his slightly later Gesta Pontificum . |
| 26 | This again had its useful side if one was choosing clothes for oneself . |
| 27 | The plaintiff there was claiming damages for her son 's death brought about , she alleged , by a blow from a police truncheon . |
| 28 | Thus it is almost impossible to define the typical primary school , for although every school staff would maintain that ‘ they are preparing children for their tomorrow , , the approaches adopted to achieve this end are as varied and idiosyncratic as the teachers themselves . |
| 29 | Everyone wants an original T-shirt , and they are walking advertisements for your band . |
| 30 | She said they 're getting money for nothing ! |