Example sentences of "[noun] they be [v-ing] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | With help from sympathetic resources they were hoping for a world-wide mailing of leaflets . |
| 2 | When police and soldiers resumed their search of the area around Cirencester Golf Course this morning they were looking for a body . |
| 3 | Only among the over-75s are men more likely to be caring than women ( 10 per cent compared with 6 per cent ) , mainly because of the care they are providing for a disabled spouse ( Evandron , 1990 , pp. 6–7 ) . |
| 4 | This time they 're hoping for a happier ending . |
| 5 | Muriel , probably because of her years and the fact they were looking for a more mature person , was by a hair 's breadth the front-runner , ahead of two younger girls both with experience of the insurance business . |
| 6 | Barry Pexton 45 , a former dog handler in the Sultan of Brunei 's army , and his wife Carol , 38 , left their rented home , West End Cottage , Staxton , near Scarborough , last Wednesday telling their two daughters they were going for a drink . |