Example sentences of "[pers pn] 's [verb] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ She 's volunteered for nursing duties . |
| 2 | ‘ I expect she 's looking for another husband , ’ she said . |
| 3 | She 's hoping for better things this time round . |
| 4 | Mrs Armitage says she 's fighting for other families too . |
| 5 | She 's settled for some biscuits and cheese and a yoghurt and a glass of orange juice . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ It 's destined for recreational use , ’ Dwayne says . |
| 7 | It 's intended for low-end machines and multiprocessors . |
| 8 | The company has formed a new netball team by combining players from LASMO North Sea and LASMO plc and it 's looking for new recruits to boost its current 15-strong membership . |
| 9 | Erm , the , all the arguments for and against organic dips have been considered this last nine months by the Veterinary Products Committee , and they 've come out with a report I think , that satisfies no one , because it does n't go either , either way in that respect at all , it 's called for more research and , and erm , development in that , in that sense . |
| 10 | The National Children 's Home says many ca n't even afford basic necessities like food and clothing , It 's calling for immediate government action to help what it calls The Lost Generation |
| 11 | It 's designed for greatest impact on gullible female tourists . ’ |
| 12 | The company claims this is because it 's designed for first-time users , but it 's a nuisance if you want to import a mailing list from another package . |
| 13 | It 's designed for short hops . |
| 14 | Besides , its new paymaster — the Russian leadership — is keen to avoid anything that would embarrass Britain , just when it 's asking for Western aid . |
| 15 | It 's late now , and it 'll be quicker than waiting for a cab — and it 's insured for all drivers . |
| 16 | It 's insured for any driver . ’ |
| 17 | And it 's running for ten hours . |
| 18 | Why all of them if he 's searching for one slave ? ’ |
| 19 | And of course , he 's searching for these chemicals because he believes they will make him well again . |
| 20 | Charles Pollard says soft sentencing is letting criminals get off lightly , and he 's calling for urgent reform of the criminal justice system . |
| 21 | He 's calling for more street demonstrations when the Queen arrives in Nicosia tomorrow . |
| 22 | He 's asked for pre-sentence reports and the case was adjourned until February 9th . |
| 23 | Now he 's advertising for another Girl Friday to share the sun , sea and sand with him . |
| 24 | Let's see if he does , he comes Chapel now , to bowl to him and he hoicks that away on that leg side , that 's the area you 're gon na try and hit it , that 's four runs , anywhere near it , so making intentions plain , he 's going for that leg side boundary , that was a real power shot , hit with a spin , this is exactly the way he played at Hove , he got away with it there , he moves on to twelve , I think there 's going to be a field change as a result of that and quite rightly so . |
| 25 | Our Dave 's coming for us , he ca n't have all that time off , he 's coming for three weeks in er |
| 26 | One of the country 's leading experts on the secret services says the evidence confirms what he 's known for some time . |