Example sentences of "[adv prt] [v-ing] for a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Folly , I do n't want you to go on looking for a place of your own .
2 You know , you go on looking for a solution to this difficult problem .
3 I , I , I , carried on smoking for a number of years after that .
4 ‘ And Gabby turned out to be particularly good , which saved him from having to do the usual terrible , crap jobs that the Hawaiians had to do , and he ended up playing for a living in just about every joint in Hawaii — and there were lots of them in those days , because live music was a big thing .
5 Wander around looking for a boy in half-dead trainers with green Dayglo socks showing through .
6 For years they suffered in silence while barriers were pranged , concrete bollards damaged and other cars blocked in as the 23-year-old careered around looking for a space in the car park .
7 He flew around hoping for a break in the visibility .
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