Example sentences of "[pron] 'm [adv] [v-ing] for [art] " in BNC.
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1 | Yet it is not too hard to imagine how a computer parsing program might achieve some such effect : if we ask an English speaker how he does it , we may well get some reply like ‘ Well , I 'm simply looking for a sense of the word related to drinking , are n't I ? ’ |
2 | No , I 'm just joking for the tape . |
3 | Without thinking , I said , ‘ No thanks , I 'm just looking for a man . ’ |
4 | No , it 's okay er , just carry on cos I 'm just looking for a piece of paper to write it on . |
5 | I 'm just looking for the biographical summary Ellis has given me . |
6 | I will , I 'm just looking for the |
7 | As for me — well — I 'm just coming for the ride . ’ |
8 | ‘ I 'm just waiting for a cab . ’ |
9 | I 'm just waiting for a day of action on . |
10 | ‘ I 'm just waiting for a friend . ’ |
11 | I 'm just waiting for a man to knock my door and say well , you know , cos you can fined a lot do n't you ? |
12 | I 'm just waiting for a Lemon Delight . |
13 | I 'm just waiting for an official to say something along the lines of ‘ we ca n't play Roecastle in important Premier league games as he 's not match fit ’ … aaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! |
14 | Mm oh I 'm pleased about that , I 'm just waiting for the wedding bells , I said to Robert I said if they ca n't get any one to witness it , I said we 'll be there , , he said , well you I said what do you mean ? |
15 | I 'm just waiting for the coffee , you sort out what you 're doing . |
16 | I 'm just investigating for the company er going onto radio . |
17 | Yes , they 're referring to the fact I 'm just going for a , it 's a hernia operation actually , so er everybody says , oh you , no problem at all . |
18 | I 'm just going for a piss now I 'm not fucking going to the toilet . |
19 | I 'm just visiting for a few days . ’ |
20 | I 'm always looking for the positive thing in any situation . |
21 | ‘ No , I 'm really looking for the people who told my fortune at the Puck Fair , ’ I said . |
22 | ‘ I 'm only looking for a taxi . ’ |
23 | Cos you ca n't go and say well I 'm only going for a couple of weeks ! |
24 | Now what you were doing was , you got the top figure of available beds and you this time , I 'm only going for the this paper that is shown to me a an an an and produced some place in in your apartments and it says here , partly vacancies weekend in the first of August . |
25 | I 'm still heading for the hills . |
26 | Anyway I 'm still waiting for the postman . |
27 | She kept a firm grip on her voice , concealing her sudden confusion , as she responded stubbornly , ‘ I 'm still waiting for an explanation . ’ |
28 | But then I began to find it rather unsatisfying , so I 'm now looking for a job , either part-time or full time , but if that does n't work out , I shall get involved in voluntary work . ’ |