Example sentences of "[pron] [am/are] [verb] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Foreign Minister Levi told the Knesset ( parliament ) on March 18 : " Those who carried out the murder and those who sent them are destined for a painful punishment . |
| 2 | So I let her just pass , and said , ‘ Oh , darling , I am looking for a new ‘ element ’ … ’ ; and after half an hour the manager came back to me and said that she was sitting upstairs weeping . |
| 3 | Now I am looking for a new start and go on from there . ’ |
| 4 | He stormed : ‘ I am looking for a dramatic improvement in our defending . |
| 5 | And can I remind the district planning officers I am looking for a positive contribution from you on Tuesday . |
| 6 | I am staying for a few days at the Dale End Hotel while I explore the district , and I 'd like to know about the Brownies ' Bridge , as I am to do with Brownies . ’ |
| 7 | I am heading for a wilding apple tree I discovered last year — sniffed out , actually , since its lemon-yellow fruits smelt deliciously of quince and scented the air for dozens of yards around . |
| 8 | I 'm hoping for a new one this year . |
| 9 | ‘ I 'm auditioning for a new show . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ First off , ’ I said , thinking as I spoke , ‘ I 'm looking for a four-by-four . |
| 11 | I 'm looking for a rich husband to take me away from it all . ’ |
| 12 | I 'm looking for a decent income with the right company . |
| 13 | And as you have pointed out , when I take the lovely Miss Ingram as my bride , you and Adèle must leave the house , so I 'm looking for a new job for you . ’ |
| 14 | and I 'm looking for a new manager . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I 'm looking for a particular girl , ’ said Huy . |
| 16 | And then as we was coming home from Pete 's , a chap stopped us and asked us where was so I told him where was he said I 'm looking for a little black and white house I said it 's right there look ! |
| 17 | A : Obviously , I have personal feelings against Rottweilers , but I 'm calling for a total ban or muzzling in public places which should be extended to Dobermans and German Shepherds . |
| 18 | I 'm waiting for a new one . |
| 19 | You say you had stuff stood here when I 'm waiting for a bleeding . |
| 20 | I 'm known for a particular dish : snails with nettle sauce . |
| 21 | standing committees which are formed for a particular purpose on a permanent basis . |
| 22 | Legislative power is vested in the bicameral Federal Assembly ( Federalni Shromazdeni ) , which consists of a 200-member Chamber of the People ( Snemovna Lidu ) and a 150-member Chamber of the Nations ( Snemovna Narodu ) , both of which are elected for a five-year term . |
| 23 | In the Kingdom of Denmark legislative authority is vested jointly in the monarch and in a unicameral parliament ( Folketing ) , the 179 members of which are elected for a four-year term . |
| 24 | SCOTS PINE : Has longer needles which are retained for a good length of time . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | History has shown that investing in the stock market during times of economic recovery has proved rewarding for investors who are looking for a good return over the longer term . |
| 27 | Many of the interesting books of flower paintings in the Library have been donated or bequeathed by plant lovers who are looking for a good home for their paintings . |
| 28 | For people who are training for a particular sport such as karate , specific exercises can be inserted in the routine , for example alternate mae-geri or squat/standup/mae-geri . |
| 29 | Erm the views of the er of the subcommittee are that that this does appear to be er perhaps a practical solution er and at the moment , er we are looking to erm make some of the spaces , certainly in the Church Street car park erm short term , I E two hours , certainly so the people who are who are making shopping visits , or visits to the banks et cetera would get the lower car park and the the people who are staying for a longer time would be at the top . |
| 30 | It is significant that it is the Africans who are pressing for a partial lifting of the ban and the maligned fur trade has made no move in that direction . |