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

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1 We goes up town the following week then to get and I forget what I was looking for , oh it was I was looking for your blouse
2 Indicating understanding of poor language skills does not necessarily mean that children receive what they are asking for but the fact that poor language has not interfered with the process of communication needs to be made clear to children .
3 She 'll understand your anger and stop what she 's doing for the time being , but that wo n't stop her doing it again when you ca n't see .
4 Look what he 's doing for Leeds United nowadays ?
5 ‘ We know who he was working for , anyway . ’
6 ‘ Perhaps it is saying something when I tell you he was aiming for the optician 's and ended up in the carpet shop , ’ he said .
7 Anybody get what we were looking for in the , yes you should ?
8 The main point about a search is that we know what we are looking for and often we know where to look .
9 We know what we are looking for .
10 ‘ We know what we are aiming for and we know from experience how far players can go if they are prepared to work .
11 They know what they 're looking for if not who .
12 The men who 'll come in know what they 're looking for .
13 And it is , I put up on the screen there where the depots are so they know what they 're looking for , and I say , now what I want you to is tell me where the depots are .
14 Only those who know what they are looking for will stumble upon it and this seclusion exerted a strong appeal on the Ashleys .
15 It 's as , what I 'm looking for is that the people who tick it off as being okay know what they are looking for , and that maybe that it 's the right number of boxes , it might be it 's the right grade of paper , whatever it happens to be that , that , if they tick it to say it 's right , then that 's what , that they have checked in some way .
16 Choose your coach with care ; be sure that they know what they are doing for the theatre and actor of today .
17 Now I know what I 'm looking for .
18 When the buzzard is in flight , cream is the main colour you see , and if you have good eyesight and know what you are looking for , it 's quite distinctive , even from a distance .
19 Professional and pecuniary plans meet with success so long as you know what you 're aiming for and do n't let others undermine you .
20 But then , after 60 years in the business , we definitely know what you 're looking for too .
21 Awfully fun if you know what you 're looking for .
22 You know what he 's waiting for ?
23 I 'm sorry if it upsets you , but I assure you I 'm suffering for it . ’
24 Nevertheless undaunted , since things have moved on a bit since nineteen eighty seven , I suppose what I 'm looking for is some guidance as to the way in which policy I twelve has operated in practice .
25 When you find what you are looking for , that part of you which knows more than the conscious mind will send a message to the muscles in your hand , which will cause the rods to cross .
26 You find what you 're looking for quickly .
27 I would ask Mr Williamson , I presume you you 're leading for the County Council today to er take us through I five and I twelve .
28 I love what I 'm doing for Revlon but there are two things that I do think about , one is becoming an actress and the other is going to university to study art history .
29 And I think what we 're looking for is a kind of situation where everyone can play their proper part in the decision-making , but allow the person with the energy and drive to play their part as well in giving a lead , and I 'm not sure that 's such a bad thing .
30 ‘ I think what I 'm asking for a pair of shoes is fair enough though I am keeping the prices low as an incentive for my customers to come back for more . ’
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