Example sentences of "[conj] [subord] [pron] [am/are] [v-ing] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | At present , road blocks can only be set if the police have reasonable grounds for believing a serious offence is about to be committed , or if they are searching for someone who intends to commit an offence . |
| 2 | If you are going for a job that you have never done before , either from necessity or because you are looking for a change of direction , you should take care to prepare for this question by listing all the experience and personal qualities you have which suit you for the job . |
| 3 | You wanted to wake up with him right there in the room and to turn to him and quote the next line of the film right back at him , to whisper it to him , make me almost believe that we are a pair of young lovers without any shame , and I do n't mean that in some tragedy queen way , but in order to say of Boy that truly I do think that it is a beauty like his that makes it all worth while , and I do feel that if we are fighting for anything , and if I was asked in a questionnaire what it was I was fighting for ( and believe me I do feel like I am fighting , more and more I think that ) , then I would answer , beauty . |
| 4 | Note that when you are acting for a seller of registered land ( unlike unregistered ) , the plan attached to the transfer must be signed by the seller alone , and not by the seller 's agent — not even by the seller 's conveyancer as you can for a buyer . |
| 5 | That was how close it was , and as Emerson once said to me , he learned that weekend , sweating out the last half-hour before the start , that when you 're running for the championship , you simply ca n't give anything away : give Stewart an inch and he would have taken a yard . |
| 6 | Erm , certainly when you 're , you 're very young , I mean that when you 're driving for attention . |
| 7 | No , no we 've got another office at Knebworth which is a village approximately six miles north of here , what I will also be doing automatically is passing your details through to the office so that as you 're looking for character property and village property they 'll be particularly appropriate okay , but also to make life easier we actually carry their details here so anything that they 've got available I 'll be able to give to you now |
| 8 | It should be remembered that generalisation about bereavement or any deep experience in life can be dangerous if carried to extremes , and if you are caring for an elderly parent of either sex who has lost his or her partner , you will have no idea of just how painful their sorrow is for them , so it will be wise simply to assume , whatever their reaction may be , that they are going through a very bad time indeed . |
| 9 | Like I said at the beginning , Rickenbacker do n't churn designs out lightly ; the Atlantis and Excalibur are the result of careful consideration , and if you 're looking for a guitar that 's not only brimming with personality but is eminently playable in just about any style , I 'd suggest you check this one out , fast … |
| 10 | There are 26 trees marked with letters and if you 're looking for Joe Jones head for that tree with the J on it . |
| 11 | Reading these two books is a serious and problematic business , and if you 're looking for a bit of post-modern frivolity then you 'd best slip something else into your holiday holdall — Sebastian Faulk 's new novel . |
| 12 | and if you 're coming for a few days you 've , you 've bag carrying and all this in the business |
| 13 | It would be an enormous relief — and if you 're waiting for me to struggle , demand you release me , you can wait till hell freezes over , Feargal McMahon , because I would n't give you the satisfaction ! ’ |
| 14 | Yeah , cos if you 're going for fifty |
| 15 | In an ideal world of course they 're not but but I 'm saying if if you 're looking for a quick fix then that 's a quick fix . |
| 16 | They can not tell us because they do n't know and because they are campaigning for power at any cost . |
| 17 | ‘ Since you ask , and since we 're talking for the record : Yes . |
| 18 | ‘ While people are cautious about a lot of developments in Europe , rightly so , and while they are looking for British advantage , rightly so , they realise it can not be done from the back of the class . |
| 19 | And while they 're looking for that direction , they are vulnerable . |
| 20 | And while we 're waiting for them , Bill Saltman 's gone off to direct the establishment of white slavery in South America . |
| 21 | ‘ If we 're acting for the smaller firm it invariably happens , and if and when we 're acting for the larger firm we always identify the key partners in the smaller firm and bring them into the new management team , ’ Mr Llambias reveals . |
| 22 | ‘ What better note to end it on than to win in a team situation and when you are playing for your country ? |
| 23 | But if you 're looking for old style Cretan atmosphere as well as a place that 's full of life , Ag Nik is the place to stay . |
| 24 | But if you 're looking for a domestic challenger to knock King John off his throne , John Wheway may be your man . |
| 25 | IT looks more like an obelisk than a hotel , but if you 're looking for the unusual and eccentric , the 218-ft Sway Tower piercing the New Forest skyline could be yours for £1million . |
| 26 | At £1,329 , the Dell is n't the cheapest 33MHz 486 machine money can buy , but if you 're looking for reassurance in the light of the recent spate of bad news ; it 's one for your shortlist . |
| 27 | Of course , Bo 's place in rock 's hallowed hall of fame was determined long ago , but if you 're hankering for music 's evergreen roots or simply wish to wallow in the master 's genius , then I Do n't Sound like Nobody apt title acts as a worthwhile crash course . |
| 28 | Of course , Bo 's place in rock 's hallowed hall of fame was determined long ago , but if you 're hankering for music 's evergreen roots or simply wish to wallow in the master 's genius , then I Do n't Sound like Nobody apt title acts as a worthwhile crash course . |
| 29 | For some types of shot models will do their own hair and make-up , but if you are acting for a manufacturer of hair preparations or beauty products you will probably need to use a hair stylist and a make-up artist . |
| 30 | But if you are searching for your dust-pan , it is out in the hall . ’ |