Example sentences of "[subord] they be [v-ing] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | They may have a requirement where they are looking for a very high return on capital employed and need to attract and retain the very best people in order to achieve that . |
| 2 | If they 're going for a secluded house or a house where there 's plenty of trees and you ca n't see |
| 3 | If they were wishing for a girl by then , their prayers were answered : Emily Jane was born in Penton Street on 31 May 1857 . |
| 4 | Or if they were going for a day then I might go down and |
| 5 | Well they ai n't going to anyway does a two or three years , they 're old age pensioners , the house is too big for them cos they 're waiting for a place to move , that 's why I want to get it , get this hedge grow before the next one comes in |
| 6 | Paul Corrigan suggests that teenagers behave the way they do at the seaside , or at football matches , because they are looking for a memorable experience to balance the boredom of the rest of their lives . |
| 7 | This was important , because a national study in 1965 showed that one-fifth of women who were working part-time did so because they were caring for a sick or elderly person . |
| 8 | In particular , he will consider the problems faced by those who come back from Germany who may be made redundant and ensure that they have somewhere to live while they are looking for a job . |
| 9 | The police could not know whether they were looking for a skiff , a punt , or a cabin cruiser . |
| 10 | Whether they were going for a new place , or staying , the hired hands were all given the day off to attend the Hirings . |
| 11 | For this reason you should take young dogs out on various journeys , and not just when they are going for a walk . |
| 12 | But unbundlers did , for they were borrowing for a short haul before assets could be sold : in that time , they assumed their guesses about cash flow would be pretty safe and that asset prices would carry on rising . |