Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [pron] [be] [v-ing] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | or somebody 's looking for this or somebody 's looking for that |
| 2 | I made some comm-calls to contacts on planets here and there , pretending to some that I was looking for commissions , to others that I was in different parts of the galaxy transporting things for different people . |
| 3 | The whole episode illustrates the problems facing businesses caused by over-extending themselves and living beyond their means — there was little substance to the so-called boom of the 80s and we are paying for it today . |
| 4 | Like it 's different if you 're working for yourself because at the end of the day it all goes in your own pocket . |
| 5 | Avoid behaviour indicating sub-text like : ‘ You 're boring me rigid and I 'm looking for someone more interesting to talk to . ’ |
| 6 | I remember a graphic example of this when I was working for a blessedly short period as a Russian interpreter in Berlin in 1946 . |
| 7 | If you understand how the books are arranged you will find it much easier when you are looking for books . |
| 8 | And I did n't want to have that 'cause I was looking for respect for me but also for my area of work and it was an absolutely deliberate act . |
| 9 | Not as such so they 're pressing for an answer , the factory , but erm , he came back and said we 'd need firm prices , per kilo price , lump sum price not acceptable , customer offer of sixteen Deutschmark per kilo from , for twelve to fourteen with delivery , your request for those credit verified five months not acceptable , you offer to deliver in eight weeks in which case and we 'd get till twelve weeks , please confirm . |
| 10 | That 's not easy if you are sitting for three or four hours , but imperative if you 're watching nervous badgers . |
| 11 | I can argue that Greenfield does not make this explicit because she is taking for granted conventions that she herself has learnt in the western education system and which she expects her readers to share . |
| 12 | It 's gone dark while he 's waiting for us outside . |
| 13 | We 're with the plays , with going to the festival of course , you ca n't , you must be serious when you 're practising for something like that . |
| 14 | He is frail and it is upsetting for her . ’ |
| 15 | Billy says his 12-year-old son , Mark , is very upset and he is appealing for anyone who is offered a snake for sale in suspicious circumstances to contact the police . |
| 16 | Pleasant if you 're looking for peace and quiet , but it does have its drawbacks . ’ |
| 17 | I think the only danger of looking at E D P , is that if we 're doing for the guys in the office , then what do we do with the supervisors ? |
| 18 | He cleared the image and , for a while sat there , conscious that they were waiting for him to say what was on his mind . |
| 19 | However , as the real appeal of DTP is in its ability to manipulate pages it 's likely that we are looking for a page makeup product such as PageMaker or its many rivals . |
| 20 | Pen 's run out right okay so you 're looking for er a savings plan or a l a lump sum of money for ten years plus for your daughter ? |
| 21 | Now it 's got the three and we 're batting for each other , you know playing on the same side . |
| 22 | It 's fin okay if we 're looking for a thirtieth we 'd find thirty in there . |
| 23 | Strolling rather than walking he reached the point where the footpath to Trebyan left the road ; it was by no means obvious unless one was looking for it : a ditch , a screen of willows , and a stile all but covered with ivy . |
| 24 | Supposing you run out of hotplates and there 's no space to heat up the gravy , or will the sprouts get cold while you 're waiting for the potatoes to cook ? |
| 25 | Another disadvantage of the Building Notice procedure is that if your work is to be financed by a bank or building society , then you may be required to produce some form of documentary proof that your proposal is satisfactory when you are negotiating for your loan . |
| 26 | Not every seller welcomes such a detailed investigation of their home , but it is imperative when you are acting for a client who is proposing to purchase an old farmhouse , for example . |
| 27 | ‘ It 's not ethical as they are acting for the landlord , ’ he says . |
| 28 | If she was not careful all that she was working for , all that she had planned and schemed for , would be lost forever . |
| 29 | Ho everyone that is weary and sad come to the fountain , there 's fullness in Jesus , all that you 're longing for ! |
| 30 | er er you were going , you were going well with the , the pension you , you wanted him and your diagram was good and he was going for it but directly you showed him the diagram then you started on about this er |