Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] be [v-ing] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Right if we were looking for a fifteenth , say we were looking for a fifteenth what would make |
| 2 | ‘ You mean you 're working for a calculating machine ? ’ |
| 3 | ah look at this mum look I 'm wiping for a pound |
| 4 | I spect he 's waiting for a train . |
| 5 | My wife , Joyce also came close and peered , but in her case I believe she was looking for a miracle . |
| 6 | ‘ I believe you 're waiting for a hip replacement . ’ |
| 7 | But Rosenthal will not be rushed into a transfer and I believe he is hoping for a cross-Channel move . |
| 8 | I said she I think she 's heading for a nervous breakdown . |
| 9 | The only grass that 's well cut is where people cut it themselves outside their own house but , in particular , erm , th I would like to see the supervision of the contract and that we do n't cough up the money unless the job 's done properly because I think we 're paying for a job that 's not being either done at all , or when it is being done it 's not being done well . |
| 10 | My proles are a bit wary of them , when they see the steam they think they 're going for a mess of pottage . |
| 11 | I think he were going for a , a month , a month and a half summat like that , and he said it were out of this world . |
| 12 | Now , what have you been doing for a whole month ? ’ |