Example sentences of "[Wh adv] [pron] [vb mod] be [v-ing] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was obsessed with being flat-chested and unglamorous and I used to harp on about how he must be hankering for someone more glamorous . ’ |
| 2 | No doubt as to where I would be standing for the eight-hour day , two miles out to sea . |
| 3 | I 'd like to address the reasons why I will be voting for this motion today . |
| 4 | On the one hand we have Prince Charles and Lady Di encouraging us to do voluntary work , telling us how noble it is and on the other hand we are told it might actually go against us because it takes up our valuable time when we should be looking for work . |
| 5 | ‘ Well , I ca n't think why we should be praying for them , ’ Benny said with mock indignation . |
| 6 | But there are exceptions and one is Leslie Waddington who has enjoyed a good volume of business at ARCO where he will be exhibiting for the third successive year . |
| 7 | And once the ships came , they could hinder the disembarkation and delay the eleven hundred in their march , wherever they may be making for . |