Example sentences of "be [v-ing] [noun] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It must be stressed , however , that , if the potential dysfunctional effects of ROI use are to be avoided , financial controllers must make it very clear throughout the organization exactly how supervisors are using ROI for evaluation and exactly how it is to be used by SBU and divisional managers . |
| 2 | Others are using multimedia for building planning and maintenance ; Andersen Consulting in the US is developing a database which contains video images showing the location of power cables , water pipes and telephone lines . |
| 3 | We advise groups or individuals that are producing work for publication to consult with others engaged in the same activity . |
| 4 | She had been cooking rice for supper . |
| 5 | You , you , you 've all hea heard of Marie Curie , famous erm scientist who pioneered a lot of the work on radioactivity in the early part of this century and the last part of the last century she in fact was Polish , lived in , in , in Paris , married a French man called Pierre er hence she 's known as Marie Curie well Pierre Curie was also a scientist and he was er baffled by the affect that , th the fact that there did n't seem to be any biological affects er certainly the doses of radiation that , that they were , they were getting they 'd handled tons and tons of pitchblende , that 's radioactive ore they extracted several grammes of radium from it , they 'd been handling stuff for years they were n't ill , they obviously had n't died and so on . |
| 6 | Our club members had been knitting cushions for charity and at the beginning of question time Georgie asked if she could tell the story of her cushion . |
| 7 | To the end — or at least to his testimony in Poindexter 's trial , in 1990 — Reagan maintained he did not believe that he had been trading arms for hostages . |
| 8 | I am slicing bread for tea when Jancey arrives . |
| 9 | Many women have been delaying births for years . |
| 10 | ‘ Mankind has been seeking proof for centuries . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I have been smoking cigarettes for years . |
| 12 | ‘ There is a firm basis to say they are training camps for insurgents , ’ the report said , ‘ and the number of dead among the civil population and the military grows every day . ’ |
| 13 | At present , YTP courses are training people for jobs that are n't there or else training them in customer contact skills . |
| 14 | Although he had been writing letters for months he was still only a quarter of the way through the names beginning with ‘ A , . |
| 15 | Alliances We are seeking opportunities for alliances with other companies to strengthen individual business sectors and so position ourselves to maximise profitability in the future . |
| 16 | Both Fiat and Ferruzzi have already sold some of their businesses and are seeking buyers for others . |
| 17 | Someone who has been training horses for years once told me that the most important thing is to keep your youngster ‘ thinking forwards ’ . |
| 18 | Lewis began his Narnia stories for children in 1949 , but he had been publishing fiction for adults since Out of the Silent Planet ( 1938 ) , a mixture of space-fiction and theology that he was soon to extend into a trilogy , ending with That Hideous Strength ( 1945 ) . |
| 19 | ‘ As greige weavers , we 're using Tencel for strength and other properties . |
| 20 | I know they 're excepting patients for checks there , because they sometimes say they 're still busy |
| 21 | Combine this imbalance with a tendency to introduce the loved one 's name into every topic of conversation ( They 're selling cabbages for £1.25 at Austins ' — ‘ Oh , really ? |
| 22 | You 're getting strawberries for supper on Monday . ’ |
| 23 | See Mary Ann and Mitch are giving up on erm buying Christmas presents because she says you 're buying things for people and they everybody 's therefore I think that tokeny things are the best . |
| 24 | CHATEAU LAVERGNE MOULIN 1990 ( Asda , £3.35 ) : Really classy , smooth , velvety Bordeaux , the perfect choice if you 're having beef for Christmas . |
| 25 | ‘ Mummy , we 're having mussels for dinner tonight ! |
| 26 | It 's as if we 're taking responsibility for men 's problem , but if I want to be safe , I feel I have to . |
| 27 | The thousands of children who are born every year , we do n't even know in this country how many there are , because the figures the ca n't be kept , er er and these tend to be children erm born of er , anonymous donors and and I think that as a society we are wreaking such problems for the future , we 're creating secrets for families , and I would really like to hear from my fellow women here about that . |
| 28 | Did you know they 're making dentures for sheep these days ? |
| 29 | Prices of gold and other precious metals fell on rumours that Saudi investors are selling gold for sterling ; on the foreign exchanges the pound was fractionally down on yesterday 's close , ending the day at one dollar point nine five seven five , and two deutschmarks point nine six eight five . |
| 30 | It 's you know and my pride was getting a little bit dented that I 'd been selling market for years suddenly I was n't doing this . |