Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] [pron] [be] [v-ing] for " in BNC.
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1 | so it was , even then , it was summer after that she was trying for Em , it was two years after . |
2 | If you know the type of this you 're looking for , then you can get free use of paper , stamps and a telephone , in fact anything that 'll get you that ideal position . |
3 | We were in Verbier in March 1990 with our two sons aged 9 and 11 , both good skiers , and a daughter of 4 who was skiing for the first time . |
4 | Well it 's not either of those you 're looking for . |
5 | Maggie had drawn a blank , none of the bodies were of those she was looking for . |
6 | This was the first survey to attempt to study a nationally representative sample of those who were caring for the sick , elderly and handicapped , although there have been a variety of small local surveys and qualitative investigations of this topic . |
7 | A total of 38 Japanese MPs submitted a petition to the Myanma embassy in Tokyo on Dec. 22 expressing deep concern " about the military 's suppression and murder of those who were demonstrating for democracy , freedom of speech and the enforcement of a general election next year " . |
8 | At the age of seventeen he was playing for Antigua in the Leeward Islands tournament when he was given out caught behind . |
9 | They were produced to introduce enquirers to the authentic and essential facts of the gospel and used as a basis of instruction for those who were preparing for baptism . |
10 | In 1971 I was hoping for great things , because the British Open was at Birkdale , my home-course , but Tom could n't handle Birkdale . |
11 | When I first came across him in 1982 he was playing for Exeter University in a sevens game at Twickenham . |
12 | IN 1989 I was working for a community video project called Women 's Media Resources . |
13 | Apologies to those who are waiting for a reply ; we 're trying … |
14 | When I meet women from other countries and they talk about Western feminism and Third World feminism , I did n't see it that way at all I was looking for a political party and I found that I could n't find any which suited my political beliefs and a party that combined Third World and British issues . |
15 | By 1782 he was paying for 16 boys and 7 girls aged 4 to 11 to attend the local school , and contributing money to build the local workhouse . |