Example sentences of "[verb] to be [v-ing] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | looked to be heading for defeat against after a typically workmanlike innings by Steve Greensword ( 49 ) had held Wearmouth together . |
| 2 | I hovered over the sideboard pretending to be looking for cutlery and strained my ears to catch the conversation . |
| 3 | The theory seems to have a middle class bias in that it assumes that all criminal and rule-breakers accept and cherish middle-class goals , but many delinquent activities do not appear to be aiming for material gains . |
| 4 | This may reflect a difference in emphasis in that parents seemed to be looking for information about their child 's overall character and behaviour ( eg ‘ good at sharing toys ’ ) whereas staff seemed to report specific good behaviour ( eg ‘ She 's done a lovely painting this morning ’ or ‘ He ate his dinner up nicely today ’ ) . |
| 5 | Few , indeed , seemed to be listening for sense at all . |
| 6 | The trunks of the gum trees soared bright pink , the tack room windows flared crimson and all the birds in the world seemed to be singing for joy . |
| 7 | The Trees seemed to be waiting for Tealtaoich to make the first move and the largest of the Oaks had inclined their heads quite courteously . |
| 8 | Turkey and Iran were widely seen to be vying for influence in the area . |
| 9 | What about local businesses , are they going to be getting involved , are you going to be asking for involvement from local businesses ? |
| 10 | And in the other Nat West quarter final , Northamptonshire seem to be heading for victory over Glamorgan . |
| 11 | Rumoured to be posing for Playboy for £100,000 — will she survive a second series of The Word ? |
| 12 | A two-in-hand waiting opposite , which Lefevre had assumed to be plying for hire , trotted sedately up to the stage door . |
| 13 | A report in Nezavisimaya gazeta of April 21 noted that Dudayev appeared to be hoping for support and recognition from the Islamic countries , rather than from the West , which recently had been heavily criticized in his speeches . |
| 14 | It is not an exaggeration to say that these kept the campaign afloat when it appeared to be sinking for lack of funds . |