Example sentences of "be [v-ing] for they " in BNC.

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1 Well , er the C B I and other bodies are pressing for them to come down at once , er John Major has said it 's only a question of time .
2 erm Has that been a concern of unions , or has it been other sorts of organisations that have been pressing for them over the years ?
3 Wayne was enchanted to see Hermia and Perdita , and gave the appearance of having been searching for them all day .
4 so you 're looking for them be eighty fives
5 The police have sor , have got a copy of our emergency evacuation procedures , at the moment we 're waiting for them to return it to us .
6 And while we 're waiting for them , Bill Saltman 's gone off to direct the establishment of white slavery in South America .
7 Oh you 're waiting for them
8 You know so it 's it 's it 's six of one and half a dozen of the other really , but the company worker learns to be the guidelines the rules the routines of the company and er also really backs up the company line you know and what they 're doing for them really is for the company .
9 Right this is a new thing for experimental work that we 're doing for them is it ?
10 ‘ Oh , they 'll take you for that , all right ; they 're fishing for them like mackerel . ’
11 You do n't have to start at a attitude , but yeah , if you 're watching for them , and you start to see signals , you need to be aware of these , because that 's really the situation , is n't it , that 's why I think you to be aware of influence .
12 They had been waiting for them , forewarned , rifles at the ready .
13 ‘ It seems as if John had been waiting for them to leave .
14 It was obvious to Michael and Geoffrey that the car had been waiting for them .
15 Boisson had been waiting for them .
16 No , I 've been waiting for them to get them cards in I ordered a couple of those cards with the lights at the top for Kieran to take home
17 I 've been very happy with Oxford the last 6 year I 've been racing for them .
18 Rats in cages have been injected with it and now the scientists are waiting for them to get ill so they can try and cure them .
19 Many elderly people do this each year if it is not suitable for them to go away with their family , and they understand the need those who are caring for them have for a complete break .
20 We pray for those who are unwell ; for those who have sick relatives and have been caring for them ; for those who are housebound , or are reluctant to come out of their homes ; for those who have had to work today ; for students away on courses ; for those who are away from Exeter today .
21 We have a signal when we are going for them and it is up to me to go in and score .
22 Apart from the health risk , it would have been disturbing for them to see the damage .
23 Apart from the health risk , it would have been disturbing for them to see the damage .
24 But it occurs to me that if they are having sex with their patients ( or clients ) regularly , this may well be the only useful thing they are doing for them .
25 It seems a bit odd to be asking people to join the CTC in order to further the interests of cycling in Scotland ; but if we get this leaflet off the ground we can then tell HQ what we are doing for them .
26 In those areas people can see what Labour councillors are doing for them and they only have to look at what Labour councillors are achieving locally and they will transfer their votes to labour for a national election ’ .
27 He told me that he had been asking for them , to no avail .
28 ‘ Well , I ca n't think why we should be praying for them , ’ Benny said with mock indignation .
29 That 's the proper place to be praying for them who ca n't wait till Sunday . ’
30 OUT-OF-CONTRACT Ronny Rosenthal opens business with Udinese this month — but he wo n't be signing for them , writes Ric George .
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