Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] [v-ing] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When a pupil came in asking for a special book , he would rush and find it before Mr Crangle . |
| 2 | Well , I was wandering around looking for a rococo palace … ’ |
| 3 | Watching the Trooper disappear up the road , I reckon it could go on trooping for a long time yet at the right price , with very little needing doing . |
| 4 | And their arousal is so intense that if the owl finally departs they will still go on mobbing for a long while afterwards , as though they can not calm down to a normal level of activity until some considerable time has passed . |
| 5 | Inside FI , it was known that Emerson could have gone on driving for a major team and many thought it a pity that he had not stuck to doing what he knew best . |
| 6 | ‘ I never thought I 'd end up working for a bossy woman . ’ |
| 7 | But no , The Day Leeds Won The Title they were n't there , apart from one fat bloke called Jimmy who 'd gone out hoping for a quiet drink … |
| 8 | With processors galloping at 66MHz it means that there will be times when the processor is held back waiting for a slow peripheral to catch up . |