Example sentences of "be [adv] [v-ing] [prep] some [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if I 've been away working for some time , it 's completely different . |
| 2 | Nevertheless if they were going to fly again they were gon na pay for a seat and they 're only looking for some recompense towards a new new ticket what 's wrong with sending them a voucher y'know , a properly produced voucher that we c that 's controlled properly by and all they do is guarantee any travel at their normal travel agent , do the business , attach the voucher to the B S P |
| 3 | Erm if it 's um well generally speaking I think , thinking about what the sort of consensus would be among people who who study this sort of thing , they 're usually looking for some sort of of discrepancy in ages or powers or something . |
| 4 | It seems to me we 're also coming across some sort of Eastern influence here as well . |
| 5 | By the time the three-quarters mark of the set screeches past , you 're almost hankering after some form of relief . |
| 6 | ‘ We are really looking for some sort of justice for these people . |
| 7 | But it may not be enough according to some industry commentators . |
| 8 | I 'm not looking for some sinecure of a job with the cosy family firm , Lucy ! |
| 9 | ‘ So I 'm really hoping for some sort of sponsorship for the eight months we 're away , ’ she added . |
| 10 | Yeah , I got the impression when the TV commentators were going on about the Turks being in Europe for the last 10 years they were just looking for some excuse to explain th scum 's ineptitude . |
| 11 | Yeah , mate , I 've just got in myself change stations but er Richard 's just talking about some kid who died from meningitis but it does n't mean a lot these days does it ? |
| 12 | Yeah and it , of course it was an icy road when he went through there it was your side 's not working for some reason . |
| 13 | He 's just as likely to be found talking to a six-strong student society in Bangor as addressing 500 top Earth scientists in Washington ; he will have a drink with ( and on ) me just as readily ( or so he makes it appear ) as he will have lunch with ( and no doubt on ) the director of the US National Science Foundation ; if he 's not corresponding with some editor over some esoteric point of science , he 's trying to persuade the high-ups at the European Space Agency to do something adventurous in planetology for a change . |
| 14 | A learner is usually searching for some property which fulfils criteria which have nothing to do directly with the observed data . |
| 15 | If the effect is not present , or the unit is clearly malfunctioning in some way , switch off at once and recheck all the wiring . |
| 16 | Then , since there is no believing without some doubting and since believing is all the stronger for understanding and resolving doubt , we can say as Christians that if we doubt in believing it is also true that we believe in doubting . |
| 17 | The things like a case study where you have to gather lots of information and analyze it , I mean that 's just what the reflectors like , cos they want to feel that there 's you know they th working is not just it 's actually working on some fact . |
| 18 | Signs are constantly available to help motivated users who are actively searching for some form of information . |
| 19 | By the same token , most record-of-achievement schemes now are actively searching for some form of external accreditation through the validation of school procedures and pupils ' overall programmes . |
| 20 | Anderton said yesterday : ‘ I was just coming into some form when I had to have my operation . |
| 21 | She was still feeling to some degree quite bemused as she walked along to her room . |