Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [be] [v-ing] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She and her best friend cried when they heard I was leaving for another job . |
| 2 | It was not until they had just left the Church that Joan discovered they were going for two weeks to Tenerife . |
| 3 | In the space of a week no fewer than five North Harbour players of various stature announced they were leaving for substantial playing-working contracts in Japan , ranging from two to three years . |
| 4 | They revealed they 're looking for two suspects . |
| 5 | They revealed they 're looking for two suspects . |
| 6 | Well that 's what I thought I was going for this morning as well as that one . |
| 7 | She felt she was speaking for millions of would-be mothers in rejecting a child because it was mentally handicapped ; regrettably , she was . |
| 8 | If he thought she was falling for that … |
| 9 | I think people felt we were aiming for this point , but we never had the opportunity to do it before . |
| 10 | I felt they were looking for any excuse to start a fight . |
| 11 | She rather thought he was hoping for some reciprocal comment or gesture , but for the life of her , whether he thought it unforgivable or not , she just had to burst out laughing , and ‘ Lubor ! ’ she laughed . |
| 12 | I thought he was going for three weeks . |
| 13 | Then the 62-year-old globetrotter from Bristol revealed he was looking for two more women ! |
| 14 | and he said we 're aiming for five thousand . |
| 15 | Tonight the police said they are checking for any similarities with previous attacks . |
| 16 | ‘ Darling , ’ Arabella had said , ‘ You know that PR firm I did some work for ? I was talking with their boss the other day , and he said they were looking for new blood … ’ |
| 17 | FEDERAL officials yesterday made one arrest in their search for the bombers of the World Trade Centre in New York and authorities said they were looking for other suspects . |
| 18 | Police said they were looking for three young men in connection with the raid on Wednesday night . |
| 19 | But a young couple with a seven-year-old daughter said they were leaving for good . |
| 20 | The University denied it was hoping for some form of financial benefit from the visit . |
| 21 | The club 's community development officer , Mike Rigg , said he was looking for eight unemployed young men and women , aged 19 or over , to organise soccer schools as part of the 12-month Employment Training plan . |
| 22 | He said he was coming for some gnocchi tonight . |