Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] [v-ing] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Any law against me stopping for a quiet smoke ? ’ |
| 2 | Working for Virgin was fun , in a way in which working for a large , anonymous corporation such as EMI or CBS could never be . |
| 3 | I think the death of David 's father was probably what took him a while to make the decision about leaving Ken , because to lose his father , who he really adored , who had always been a pillar of strength to him , changed his life , and I think David carried a bitterness about him dying for a long time . |
| 4 | If quality control is up to scratch and this kind of general finish is maintained throughout the range , then I would not hesitate in recommending a Rockwood to anyone looking for a good , all-round , budget guitar . |
| 5 | This can be so useful to anyone looking for a secondary school , especially for the young couple with a growing child who are looking for a new area to move into . |
| 6 | Earlier Neil Kinnock , the Labour leader , hoped it would be demonstrated that Sir Nicholas did not speak for other Tories ‘ because the gutter language he used is not fit for anyone standing for a democratic party ’ . |
| 7 | With a blurb like that , it would have been hard for anyone waiting for a British response to the wave of Continental traffic calming not to get excited . |