Example sentences of "be [adv] [v-ing] [adv prt] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although its giant neighbour , Ben Alder , can be viewed from the A9 at the top of Loch Ericht , and the peak further west along its ridge , Aonach Beag , can be seen briefly from the A86 if you 're not fishing about for an extra strong mint in the glove compartment , Carn Dearg reveals itself only to those prepared to sweat a bit . |
| 2 | You 're not going back for a month ? |
| 3 | I am bound to say My Lords that my own view is still that the size within the limits laid down by statute with a minimum of sixteen or eighteen and maximum of twenty-four would best be determined locally and if we 're not going in for a national police force , I still ca n't see what it has to do with the Secretary of State and why the Home Office should be settling the size of forty-three or so police authorities . |
| 4 | ‘ And because of remarks like that is it any wonder you 're still scratching around for a woman to share your miserable existence with ? ’ |
| 5 | This year the charity to benefit will be the Newborn Appeal , although the organising Speke 10k Committee are still looking around for a main sponsor for the event . |
| 6 | Game players every where are now queuing up for a copy of this excellent graphical game with breathtaking colours . |
| 7 | Game players every where are now queuing up for a copy of this excellent graphical game with breathtaking colours . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'm not coming back for a while . |
| 9 | ‘ I 'm just going out for a minute , Mam , I wo n't be long . ’ |
| 10 | I 'm just going out for a bit . |
| 11 | ‘ I thought we were just going out for a couple of hours ! ’ she protested hotly . |
| 12 | Ah sure he 's only staying out for a while till he gets married and that . |
| 13 | Final configuration and pricing has yet to be finalised , the firm says , and it is still casting around for a name , although Series 200 has been mooted . |
| 14 | Company secretary Peter Nicholson said : ‘ We are currently looking out for a suitable steam locomotive but it could not be too big or heavy . |
| 15 | ‘ She said she was just popping out for a minute , ’ she replied . |
| 16 | He tried to say this in a way that suggested that he was always ringing up for a natter about arsenic and thallium , that there was nothing odd about his request . |
| 17 | ‘ Sorry , no , ’ Ellie said dismissively , and if Phena thought she was also coming in for a chat she was mistaken . |
| 18 | He was also crying out for an efficient office . |
| 19 | When first envisaged , then , the lectures were not seen as the core of a forthcoming book , even though ( with their Wagnerian connection ) they bore on his current preoccupation — and even though he was currently casting around for a subject for a book . |