Example sentences of "[am/are] [v-ing] for the [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am allowing for the fact that , in a substantial number of cases , investigations could not be concluded , and many complaints were withdrawn . |
| 2 | Partly I am mesmerised by its spinach-green tanks and cowling , its red pulleys , dogs and levers , its greasy leather belts , its twitching , glittering blades , stink of hot oil , petrol , exhaust … and partly I am praying for the chance that something — I 've no idea what , but just something — may go wrong … so that I , Jimbo , the firstborn , may step into the breach and save the day . |
| 3 | She told The Universe , the Catholic weekly : ‘ I am praying for the family and I feel very sorry for them . |
| 4 | A charter of Charles the Bald in 875 exempted the peasants of St-Philibert , Tournus , in Burgundy from market dues " whether they are trading for the abbey or for themselves " . |
| 5 | ‘ For here we do not have an enduring city , but we are looking for the city that is to come , ’ says the writer to the Hebrews . |
| 6 | We 're staying for the party and we 're spending the night here . ’ |
| 7 | Choose your coach with care ; be sure that they know what they are doing for the theatre and actor of today . |
| 8 | That 's why I 'm pushing for the fight and for me the sooner the better . |
| 9 | Th they told me to default on the mortgage that I 'm paying for the property that my wife lives in , because the assessment does n't take into account that I |
| 10 | I am arranging for the packaging and masters for the above title to be delivered to you with this letter . |