Example sentences of "[am/are] [adv] [verb] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In La Male Honte , " Foul shame " ( although the title itself is ambiguous , representing Anglo-French " The purse of Honte " , and the fabliau itself revolves around this ambiguity ) , the deceased Honte 's friend carries the legacy due to the crown to the king " " a son col " " : simply , " on his back " , although since we know that we are reading a " " fablel " " we are especially prepared for a word such as col = " arse " , and have to carry forward in our minds to the rest of the fabliau the notion that it might be significant that the friend carries what is due to the king on his backside . |
| 2 | that and so on , erm , erm , I , it would be nice in fact if the er Ipswich evening tabloid which gave us prominence to this rule er would give just a little space to er this latest development , erm but I would like to , not being excessively caracole I mean reading this document I do feel a slight er switch on your comments on er Pipers Vale , er which you note , there are no er nationally er or er common species which sounds as though you have designs on it , erm I , I wonder if this would be the place to ask you , you know , to make some sort of statement about Pipers Vale , you know that we are basically looking for a route which does not touch on Pipers Vale |
| 3 | Few hotels are better equipped for a Club holiday . |
| 4 | Three elements are normally required for a case of breach of confidence to succeed . |
| 5 | The club say they are already looking for a replacement . |
| 6 | Brighton and Chichester are easily reached for a day trip . |
| 7 | " She 's right , " the maid grinned , " you are just looking for a body to practise on . " |
| 8 | people are just looking for a diversion so erm |
| 9 | Byrne reckons they 've been playing brill recently and are just waiting for a chance like this — but he was talking before they got turned over 0–3 by the makems last night . |
| 10 | It 's never going to rumble through the floor in the way that a similarly priced 4x10 would , but they 're obviously catering for a gap in the market which is n't being filled very successfully . |
| 11 | You 're just looking for a date of today . |
| 12 | We 're just going for a ride on one , I hope . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ We 're still waiting for a signal from the SDLP and Dublin . |
| 14 | ‘ We 're still waiting for a signal from the SDLP and Dublin . |
| 15 | Mostly , crises arise when a guest pulls out at the last minute and we 're urgently looking for a replacement — sometimes we 've had just a matter of hours . |
| 16 | Carl : ‘ No we 've deliberately shied away from doing remixes with Boys Own and so forth , because you 're really asking for a backlash for starters and also so many dance mixes sound really soft , like PWL productions . |
| 17 | Carl : ‘ No we 've deliberately shied away from doing remixes with Boys Own and so forth , because you 're really asking for a backlash for starters and also so many dance mixes sound really soft , like PWL productions . |
| 18 | Moreover , disc junkies are said to spend hours happily bending over and going through the layers of CDs , are always hunting for a bargain and collectable item , and seldom believe in paying the full listed price . |
| 19 | Agents are usually appointed for a trial period at first , with extensions to the contract after that . |
| 20 | Tangmere are still looking for a home for T-33A 19252 — more details on . |
| 21 | The village hall committee are still looking for a secretary . |
| 22 | THE LA 's are still looking for a producer for their next album , after plans to work with PETE TOWNSHEND were scrapped . |
| 23 | The agent 's problem with acts who are still looking for a deal is how to judge their potential for success . |
| 24 | We are still looking for a connection between New Scientist and Richard Attenborough 's film Gandhi . |
| 25 | Tottenham have failed to prise Sheringham away from the City ground and are still looking for a replacement for Gary Lineker . |
| 26 | OWNERS of a site earmarked for superstore development are still waiting for a Government decision on a financial clause blocking sale of the land . |
| 27 | We are urgently searching for a set — I 've been informed that some surviving sets are twisted — and if it means that we have to look abroad for a new set in Poland than so be it ! |
| 28 | They are waiting to hear from English Heritage and are also hoping for a grant from the East Hampshire District Council . |
| 29 | Denmark , the Netherland and Belgium are also aiming for a cut in emissions . |
| 30 | The organisers are also looking for a play scheme leader to manage the project . |