Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [pers pn] [be] [v-ing] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | We knew they were geologists … they did n't come in contact with anybody on the island , they did n't tell people what they were doing or what they were looking for . |
| 2 | She did not question who it had been or what he was looking for . |
| 3 | The new chief executive of the Munich conglomerate , Heinrich von Pierer , told the Wall Street Journal that he is interested in one or more ‘ strategic partners ’ for Siemens Nixdorf , saying that what he is looking for is joint development and possibly manufacturing of a broad range of hardware with one or more competitors . |
| 4 | I assume that what you are hoping for is not merely a simple yes or a no , but some discussion of the matter , and I shall therefore take the liberty of presenting the evidence in some detail and at some length . |
| 5 | However , I pointed out that what I was asking for was no more than would comprise a normal police station in a provincial town and that there were many economies to be made by giving up our offices in central London . |
| 6 | than what I was paying for it . |
| 7 | Well , so do I. I want to know who you are and who you 're working for , and do n't fuck me around or I 'll have this train stopped . |
| 8 | Our job was to write the military communiques , the leaflets explaining our political programme and what we were fighting for when we moved into a new municipality , prepare tapes for the occasions we occupied the local radio stations in San Vicente and Zacatecoluca , monitor the international and national radio stations we could reach , and produce the mural newspapers for all the sub-zones of the region . |
| 9 | You know so it 's it 's it 's six of one and half a dozen of the other really , but the company worker learns to be the guidelines the rules the routines of the company and er also really backs up the company line you know and what they 're doing for them really is for the company . |
| 10 | Looks can deceive , though , because to look at her you would think she was aggressive , or dead political , but she is n't , it 's just that punk is the look she likes , and what she 's aiming for . |
| 11 | You simply have to weigh up your personal circumstances and what you are looking for from the job , keeping in mind any long-term plans that you may have for your future career development . |
| 12 | You do n't really till you go out , look round and what you 're getting for your money do you ? |
| 13 | And what I 'm looking for , Coffin thought , is what they might not remember , the little details , the sequence of small events that might shift Ted Mosse into a different perspective . |
| 14 | Is it this , is it that , is it the next thing until they 're prepared to tell you what it is , that 's the way you ask them , cos they 'll no volunteer what it is , cos what you 're looking for is a final objection for them , right now you say oh that 's a load of rubbish that does nay what , but how can you sit and study that and you learn how to use it customers , right , on the objection which is the hardest objection for any sales person to deal with , you know yourself |
| 15 | And whatever he was planning for her , she did n't care . |
| 16 | Well , if what we 're looking for is another time |
| 17 | Well that 's found D Y by D U but what we 're looking for is D Y by D X. |
| 18 | But what they were asking for our support would we also write to the bus companies again and urge them instead of the buses going down Station Lane to come through our village . |
| 19 | ‘ Obviously the return we get is good in public relations terms , but what I 'm searching for is a better quality of recruit . ’ |
| 20 | There were very few firm commitments , the language is very much that of exploring , attempting , trying , hoping , when what we were looking for was a clear legislative framework . |