Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv prt] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The DHSS reckoned someone was signing on for me while I was in prison . |
| 2 | Ten points in five crucial second-half minutes changed the complexion , Rod McCall driving over for his first international try , Roebuck converting then adding a penalty . |
| 3 | However , Jane loved dancing and the new life that was opening up for her , but when she was offered work in 1907 at the English Theatre , Paris , she was frankly scared . |
| 4 | ‘ Hi , Rex , ’ said Lazlo , not opening up for one little peep . |
| 5 | Nothing personal , Bill , but just remember that I work in this town , and for me to work here then I need doors opening up for me . |
| 6 | A new field of activity seemed to be opening up for him if only he had the courage to grasp the nettle . |
| 7 | The purpose of RE is to help them genuinely to reflect upon religion , opening up for them the possibility of a self-chosen and real commitment , religious or otherwise , so that the individual can freely play his or her role in the wider community , whether this be the faith community or society as a whole . |
| 8 | It is gearing up for its second consecutive presidential election in November , with candidates ranging from far right to soft left , and front-runners representing the centre . |
| 9 | Gearing up for its worldwide announcement on November 12 , Hewlett-Packard Co has lowered prices on its high-end 3D graphics workstations : the HP 9000 720 CRX-24Z is $25,500 , down from $36,500 — the 3D 720 CRX-24 is $23,400 from $25,400 . |
| 10 | GEARING up for their 25th anniversary , the British Aviation Preservation Council staged its 98th quarterly conference at the Yorkshire Air Museum ( YAM ) , Elvington , on November 2 . |
| 11 | And while these big men were entertaining outside St George 's Hall today , stand-up geniuses Lee Evans and Mark Thomas were gearing up for their show tonight at the Merseyside Academy . |
| 12 | We certainly will , we also launched today our er campaign for two million pounds , our General Election campaign for , for the money that we 're going to need to stand candidates in as many constituencies as possible , so we 're certainly gearing up for it , yes . |
| 13 | Welcome back:Thousands of new Oxford students have been signing up for anything from scuba diving to tiddlywinks , in this year 's freshers ' fair . |
| 14 | TOUGH guys Sylvester Stallone , 46 , and Arnold Schwarzenegger are squaring up for their latest film The Last Action Hero . |
| 15 | We were tooling up for it when we were sacked . |
| 16 | Nutty was groping round for her glasses , moaning . |
| 17 | On closer questioning , I find he has never driven a cab before ; he is an economics student filling in for his brother . |
| 18 | K. R. One night we had a strange sergeant in from the South End of the city who was filling in for our missing sergeant . |
| 19 | money that you are saving up for something |
| 20 | first , he considers saving up for it , by putting £20 into a building society two-year term share ( paying 11¾ per cent ) and setting aside the rest in a building society monthly subscription share account ( paying 12¼ per cent ) . |
| 21 | Of the company of Niccolò , the only truly happy person next day was Captain Astorre , who relished parades and believed in dressing up for them . |
| 22 | His son Stephen , who made his campaign debut at Labour 's London reception yesterday , is boning up for his finals next month . |
| 23 | Shilton , who is himself injured , has just 14 full-time professionals to choose from for the visit of Hartlepool after losing Just when Shilton thought things were looking up for his Second Division side before the 3-2 FA Cup win over Peterborough , he lost striker Paul Boardman with a foot injury and on-loan defender Richard Dryden with a groin injury . |
| 24 | Armstrong said : ‘ Things are really looking up for us now . |
| 25 | I was really afraid I 'd not get it all down , and all the time he was listening out for me . |
| 26 | In a complex orchestral passage , we shall probably not be aware of the piccolo unless we are specifically listening out for it . |
| 27 | ‘ But I ask you to be Americans again , to be interested not just in getting but in giving … not just in looking out for yourselves , but in looking out for others . ’ |
| 28 | Even the sight of Little Chef and the ponies longingly looking out for her every morning did n't make him relent . |
| 29 | ‘ We 're not looking out for her , Mother . |
| 30 | And then , because I stopped looking out for her , I stopped seeing her altogether . |