Example sentences of "[verb] [Wh adv] [pron] [be] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Was it normal , she had enquired , for elderly gentlemen making termly investigations into your scholastic progress to indicate where you were to sit for interview by laying their hand on the sofa cushion , and then , when you sat down , failing to remove their hand ? |
| 2 | And it got worse when I realised I did n't know where they were going for their lune de miel . |
| 3 | Peter Cook always used to say he did n't know why I was looking for myself , he knew exactly where I was ! |
| 4 | These show how what is taken for granted in one society would be looked upon as being not only strange but perhaps also immoral in another society . |
| 5 | She does n't wear her muzzle all the time — it depends where we 're going for a walk . |
| 6 | And it is just as horrifying an idea to contemplate being walled into such a Paradise Garden as being condemned to spend eternity playing games with balloons which never burst , receiving presents from Santa without wondering how they were paid for , being organised into teams with leaders chosen arbitrarily from among us , or eating a permanent celestial buffet of ice cream and salmon sandwiches . |
| 7 | She thought about them a lot , wondering how it was going for them on their first real day on active service ; the first day , she supposed , of the rest of their lives — of the duration , at least . |
| 8 | know when I was looking for that |
| 9 | ‘ Look , ’ said the Leader , ‘ we know where she 's making for — the Camp . |
| 10 | They are set out in detail and we have indicated how they are paid for . |
| 11 | you know you had high standards and you knew where you were aiming for and that 's what I want my kids to go through as well , you know , somebody who 's gon na do their best |
| 12 | ‘ I wonder where he 's making for ? |
| 13 | If Kuhlmann was waiting to pounce — waiting to see where we 're making for — he 'd use four cars at the most . |
| 14 | To begin to remedy this emotional block , start to notice when you are looking for praise or recognition , and in doing so , start talking about or bringing to someone else 's notice something you have not done so well . |
| 15 | But a reply of no would be an invitation to A to explain why she is looking for Ann , or why she does not know where she is . |