Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [pron] [v-ing] for the " in BNC.

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1 PALACEGATE EPISODE ended her racing for the season on a winning note yesterday .
2 1987 's Locust Abortion Technician saw them dredging for the very dregs of sound .
3 Her anger kept her going for the best part of two days , but then Mick bumped into her and asked how Jack was , and she told him , in words of one syllable .
4 It was in this tense situation that the Labour Party , the pacifists and the Government found themselves manoeuvring for the leadership of the growing public demand for peace .
5 Maxim found himself reaching for the non-existent seatbelt .
6 Colossal close-outs kept him sprinting for the horizon .
7 It was an impressive narrative , and impressively narrated ; Clara found her craving for the bizarre and the involved richly satisfied .
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