Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] be [v-ing] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | She wrote : ‘ My mum is waiting for a heart-lung transplant . |
| 2 | my daughter 's looking for a actually . |
| 3 | She inclined her head deeply now ; then , after a moment she turned her attention to Aggie , saying , ‘ You see , my cousin is looking for a nursemaid to help with her six children . |
| 4 | My son 's looking for a wife . |
| 5 | So St Wilfrid the bishop and his clergy on bended knees lifted their hands again to heaven and gained the help of the Lord … who straightway bade the tide return before its usual hour , and while the pagans , on the coming of their king were preparing for a fourth battle , the sea came back and covered all the shore , so that the ship was floated and made its way into the deep . |
| 6 | Tilda had at first elaborated her story , saying that her mother was looking for a new Daddy , but her observation , quick as a bird 's flight , showed her that this was going too far , and she added that she and her sister prayed nightly to Our Lady of Fatima for her father 's return . |
| 7 | He had n't had to suffer as much as her — I do n't so much mean that , like fishes , his pain threshold was higher than a human being 's ( although I do n't doubt that was the case ) as that he 'd been aware that his son was missing for a shorter period than his wife . |