Example sentences of "be [adv] [v-ing] for 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 | ‘ We are really looking for some sort of justice for these people . |
| 5 | ‘ So I 'm really hoping for some sort of sponsorship for the eight months we 're away , ’ she added . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | A learner is usually searching for some property which fulfils criteria which have nothing to do directly with the observed data . |
| 8 | Signs are constantly available to help motivated users who are actively searching for some form of information . |
| 9 | 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 . |