Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] [pers pn] [be] [v-ing] for " in BNC.

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1 Again , it was with the help of Phil Andrews , who was No.1 on Venturous at that time , with Bob Wellock , an ex air/sea RAF coxswain from Liverpool Customs in command whom I was meeting for the first time .
2 But it is useful to know what the conventional rules are , and also to bear in mind who you are writing for .
3 Try to sort of keep in mind what you 're aiming for but do n't rush getting there .
4 It seems a bit odd to be asking people to join the CTC in order to further the interests of cycling in Scotland ; but if we get this leaflet off the ground we can then tell HQ what we are doing for them .
5 A contact in Spain has managed to acquire a scarce publication which we were looking for , and has given the Library a copy .
6 Erm elsewhere in my statement I have indicated an appropriate provision of employment land which is related to the population size which we are suggesting for the new settlement .
7 Your branch recently contacted the Parish Council about a sealed item which you are holding for us .
8 So although there is not as yet any definitive question , any definitive answer to this same question which was raised by Mr a couple of years ago , it is under consideration and we would hope that the sort of answer which he is hoping for might be forthcoming from that source .
9 ‘ Have they any idea who they 're looking for ? ’
10 ‘ I 'm sorry , ’ she apologised breathlessly , so bemused by that time that she had n't a clue what she was apologising for .
11 By the time the two week World Film Festival winds down at the beginning of September most of the cinephiles standing in the long queues at the box office have no idea what they 're waiting for ; they 'll watch anything that moves .
12 We had no idea what they were looking for .
13 She had no idea what she was looking for .
14 ‘ Any idea what you 're looking for ? ’
15 I had no idea what I was looking for and certainly no intention of starting on the filing cabinets .
16 Now I think it would be helpful if the borough council could clarify whether that is in fact what they 're looking for an additional land allocation .
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