Example sentences of "[v-ing] [to-vb] [pron] [adv prt] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Been wanting to get them off for hours . |
| 2 | But we are given an insight into the limitations of their cognitive capabilities when we observe a spider responding to a vibrating tuning fork by attempting to wrap it up for food . |
| 3 | I 'm going to check you out for wire-taps . ’ |
| 4 | But at this second exhibition Flatpattern 's ex-wife , who has been trying to track him down for alimony , appears , denounces him and the syndicate and mayhem breaks out . |
| 5 | ( ‘ They 're trying to fit me up for burglary this time ’ . |
| 6 | After all , the press have been trying to marry me off for years . ’ |
| 7 | They 've been trying to get him out for years and years ! |
| 8 | I 've been trying to pin him down for weeks . ’ |