Example sentences of "[be] crying [adv] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He has been crying out for support for ages , and I am sure that this new opportunity is just what he is looking for . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ This is a girl who has been crying out for help , ’ one aide said . |
| 3 | While teachers are underpaid , schools are crying out for repair and children for books , Ministers ' standard answer is to say , ’ You ca n't solve problems by throwing money at them . ’ |
| 4 | LEPINE CONTINUES shooting about the classroom , and then returns to the lectern where Maryse Leclair is crying out for help . |
| 5 | The country is crying out for leadership and all Mr Smith has to offer is a talking-shop for academics and political has-beens . |
| 6 | The country is crying out for economy ; why not an enquiry into the Liverpool Police Force ? |
| 7 | The information industry is crying out for simplification and struggles desperately under the burden of its own complex , often incomprehensible jargon . |
| 8 | I wanted her , at my convenience , to become a nurturing Mother Earth figure who would take care of my when I felt unable to cope , and the little girl who had never grown up was crying out for help and approval . |
| 9 | ‘ He was crying out for help but no one was listening , ’ his mother said . |
| 10 | He took drugs , he said , ‘ because my parents had divorced and I was crying out for love . |