Example sentences of "[verb] be [adv] [v-ing] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A couple who bought a flat which did n't officially exist are still fighting for compensation four years later . |
| 2 | Transend are continually looking for shareware that spans a wide spectrum . |
| 3 | Relatives of the men had been anxiously waiting for news . |
| 4 | They remained in control over the means of mass communications but those whose work or views they had long ignored were now clamouring for access . |
| 5 | Just a few miles away at the Camas camp 1100 refugees with a different story to tell are also preparing for winter . |
| 6 | I have been actively looking for evidence for 12 years , ’ Tom said . |
| 7 | But women have been actively asking for ordination for more than sixty years and their patience is running out . |
| 8 | Even so , asking to be charge capped is surely asking for trouble . |