Example sentences of "[pron] [pers pn] [be] [v-ing] for but " in BNC.
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| 1 | It made her howl with bitterness when she was alone in the weeks that followed , and it made her grit her teeth as she strode through the streets looking for revenge , or for her baby , or for Dorothy , not too sure what she was looking for but usually coming home with nothing better than a bag of old tins . |
| 2 | She was n't entirely sure what she was looking for but she remembered what Amy had said about her husband 's church in one of the group sessions at St Sylvester 's . |
| 3 | Try to sort of keep in mind what you 're aiming for but do n't rush getting there . |
| 4 | then I think , we have n't , I think we 're getting better at attracting women into services and and providing what they 're looking for but we need to hear from them what they 're looking for , erm er with , from those services . |
| 5 | Comprehensive and easy to use , the encyclopedia manages to map the central concerns of contemporary linguistics in such a way that outsiders will not only be able to find what they are looking for but will also be persuaded to explore further . |
| 6 | Indicating understanding of poor language skills does not necessarily mean that children receive what they are asking for but the fact that poor language has not interfered with the process of communication needs to be made clear to children . |
| 7 | We were not sure what they were looking for but it was almost certainly for these 10 or 12 instruments that were now gaping holes in the dashboard of the abandoned aeroplane down on the airfield . |
| 8 | There were a lot of people there who felt seriously about what they were fighting for but people went there for a good fight really , they had n't been able to show any aggression for the last two years . |